Vietnam: Annulment of some Articles on reproductive health from November 12, 2018

07:52, 20/11/2018

Recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued Decree No. 155/2018/NĐ-CP on amendments to some articles related to business conditions under state management of the Ministry of Health.

Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government has annulled some Articles on reproductive health, to be specific:

- Annul Article 7 of the Decree No. 88/2008/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government on sex reassignment.

- Annul Clause 1, Article 1 of Decree No. 98/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government on amendments to some Articles of the Decree No. 10/2015/ND-CP on giving birth through in vitro fertilization and conditions for altruistic gestational surrogacy.

- Annul Circular No. 29/2010/TT-BYT on guiding some Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 88/2008/ND-CP on sex reassignment.

Besides, Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP also amends requirements for health facilities to be licensed to conduct medical intervention for sex reassignment, specifically:

A health facility will be licensed to conduct medical intervention for sex reassignment if it satisfies the following requirements:

- Be a public general or specialized hospital which has departments of surgery, obstetrics and pediatrics and is located in a province or a central-affiliated city, or a private hospital which has departments of surgery, obstetrics and pediatrics.

- Its practice scope of medical intervention for sex reassignment is approved by a competent authority.

View more details at Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 12, 2018.

- Thanh Lam -

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