Vietnam: Health facility intentionally concealing epidemic development will face severe penalties

Vietnam: Health facility intentionally concealing epidemic development will face severe penalties (Illustrative Image)

According to Article 10 of Decree 117/2020/ND-CP, violations against prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in health facilities in Vietnam shall result in the following penalties:

1. A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 3.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations in Vietnam:

- Failing to report or untruthfully reporting personal infectious disease development to doctors and healthcare workers;

- Failing to register for health monitoring with the medical station of commune, ward or communal-level town where the person infected with a group-A infectious disease resides after he is discharged or completes treatment at a health facility;

- Failing to provide counseling on measures for prevention and control of infectious diseases for patients and their families.

2. A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations in Vietnam:

- Failing to provide information on persons infected with infectious diseases receiving medical services at the health facility to the preventive medicine agency of the same level;

- Failing to monitor the health of doctors and healthcare workers who directly provide medical examination and treatment for persons infected with group-A infectious diseases;

- Failing to implement measures for prevention and control of the spread of infectious diseases from infected persons;

- Failing to clean, disinfect, sterilize and implement other measures for prevention and control of infectious diseases when detecting environment carrying pathogens causing group B or C infectious diseases, persons infected with, or suspected of infection with, group B or C infectious diseases, or persons carrying pathogens causing group B or C infectious diseases.

3. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 7.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to notify competent health agencies when detecting environment carrying pathogens causing group A infectious diseases, persons infected with, or suspected of infection with, group A infectious diseases, or persons carrying pathogens causing group A infectious diseases.

4. A fine ranging from VND 7.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to clean, disinfect, sterilize and implement other measures for prevention and control of infectious diseases when detecting environment carrying pathogens causing group A infectious diseases, persons infected with, or suspected of infection with, group A infectious diseases, or persons carrying pathogens causing group A infectious diseases.

More details can be found in Decree 117/2020/ND-CP effective from November 15, 2020.

Thuy Tram

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