Vietnam: Authority over grant of the decision on prices of medical services outside of the scope of coverage by the health insurance fund

10:55, 15/12/2018

On November 30, 2018, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued Circular No. 37/2018/TT-BYT prescribing the ceilings of the range of prices of medical services outside of the scope of coverage by the health insurance fund at state-owned healthcare establishments.

The authority over grant of the decision on prices of medical services outside of the scope of coverage by the health insurance fund is prescribed as follows:

- Provincial People’s Councils shall be accorded authority to grant the decision on specific prices of medical services provided by healthcare establishments under their remit;

- The Minister of Health shall be accorded authority to decide on the specific prices of medical examination and treatment services provided by healthcare establishments affiliated to the Ministry of Health and special-rank or first-rank hospitals of Ministries and central regulatory bodies;

- If healthcare establishments affiliated to Ministries or central regulatory bodies render technical services which have not yet specified in regulations on prices of medical services at local jurisdictions, healthcare establishments must formulate the pricing plan filed to the Ministry of Health for its consideration and grant of its decision;

- If the ceiling prices of new technical services referred to in clause 1 and 2 of Article 69 in the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment of Vietnam and other technical services have not yet been regulated, healthcare establishments must calculate and recommend prices to competent authorities in order to obtain the decision on temporary prices.

View more details at Circular No. 37/2018/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from January 15, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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