What are the penalties for spreading infectious disease to the community in Vietnam?

What are the penalties for spreading infectious disease to the community in Vietnam? (Illustrative photo)

According to Article 14 of Decree 117/2020/ND-CP, penalties for other violations against other regulations on preventive medicine in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for employing persons infected with infectious diseases to directly do the jobs that may cause the spread of such infectious diseases to others or to the public unless they directly engage in production or trading of foods, food additives, food processing aids, food containers or primary packages of foods, or directly provide food and beverage services.

2. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to comply with measures for prevention and control of infectious diseases at the request of competent authorities, except the cases prescribed in Article 5 through 13 of Decree 117/2020/ND-CP.

3. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000 shall be imposed for taking advantage of epidemics for imposing irrational prices of drugs, medical devices, pharmaceutical starting materials, and materials used in manufacturing of medical devices serving prevention and management of epidemics.

4. Additional penalties:

- The certificate of eligibility for pharmacy business, pharmacy practicing certificate, or operation of the violating entity shall be suspended for a fixed period of 06 – 12 months in case of taking advantage of epidemics for imposing irrational prices of drugs, medical devices, pharmaceutical starting materials, and materials used in manufacturing of medical devices serving prevention and management of epidemics;

- The certificate of eligibility for pharmacy business, pharmacy practicing certificate, or operation of the violating entity shall be suspended for a fixed period of 12 – 24 months if taking advantage of epidemics for imposing irrational prices of drugs, medical devices, pharmaceutical starting materials, and materials used in manufacturing of medical devices serving prevention and management of epidemics involves goods worth more than VND 50.000.000 or re-committed.

5. Remedial measure:

The violating entity is compelled to return any different amounts to buyers or sellers in case of taking advantage of epidemics for imposing irrational prices of drugs, medical devices, pharmaceutical starting materials, and materials used in manufacturing of medical devices serving prevention and management of epidemics. Any payments which cannot be made to payers shall be paid to state budget in accordance with regulations of law.

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

Thuy Tram

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