In order to continue implementing the Master Program on State Administrative Reform for the 2011-2020 period, the Prime Minister has approved the Plan for Simplifying a Group of Administrative Procedures and Regulations Related to Medical Examination and Treatment Facilities under the Management Scope of the Ministry of Health.
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The plan is issued along with Decision 894/QD-TTg. The decision simplifies 2 groups of procedures with 13 reform contents, including:
Group 1: Procedures for licensing the operation of healthcare facilities
Content 1: Eliminate the mandatory requirement for facilities to provide a “Certified copy of the establishment decision for state-owned healthcare facilities or a business registration certificate for private healthcare facilities or an investment certificate for foreign-invested healthcare facilities.” (Amendment of Clause 1 Article 46 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 2: Eliminate the requirement to provide a “Certified copy of the practicing certificate for all practitioners and personnel records of those working in healthcare at the facility who do not need to be issued a practicing certificate.” (Amendment of Points c, d Clause 1 Article 39 Circular 41/2011/TT-BYT)
Content 3: Eliminate the requirement to provide a “Certified copy of the patient transport contract for hospitals without emergency transport vehicles.” (Amendment of Clause 1 Article 46 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 4: Eliminate the requirement to provide an establishment decision issued by a competent state authority for commune/ward healthcare stations. (Amendment of Clause 1 Article 46 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 5: Decentralize the authority for examination and licensing of healthcare facilities as follows:
- The Department of Health currently has sufficient conditions (in terms of capacity) to issue operational licenses for state and private healthcare facilities under its management, except for hospitals under ministries and sectors.
- For Departments of Health that currently do not have sufficient conditions (in terms of capacity), the Ministry of Health will continue to examine and grant operational licenses for private hospitals during this period while the Departments of Health work to enhance their capacity (with the support of the Ministry). Afterward, the examination and licensing responsibilities for private hospitals will be transferred to the Departments of Health.
- The Ministry of Health will stipulate the requirements for Departments of Health to be qualified to examine and license private hospitals.
(Amendment of Article 45 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 6: Reduce the examination time to grant operational licenses for healthcare facilities.
(Amendment of Article 47 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Group 2: Procedures for issuing medical practice certificates to Vietnamese individuals.
Content 1: Replace the requirement to provide a “Certified copy of the diploma or professional qualification certificate for oriental medicine practitioners or a certificate of traditional medicine prescription or treatment method issued by the Minister of Health or the Director of the Provincial Department of Health” with “A certified copy or original to be compared with the copy….” (Amendment of Point b Clause 1 Article 5 Circular 41/2011/TT-BYT)
Content 2: Replace the requirement to provide an “Autobiography certified by the People’s Committee of the commune (commune-level town) where the person resides or certified by the head of the unit where the person works” with one of the following documents:
- “Autobiography certified by the head of the unit where the person works” for those applying for a medical practice certificate who are working in healthcare facilities at the time of application.
- “Self-written autobiography” for those applying for a medical practice certificate who are not working in healthcare facilities at the time of application.
(Amendment of Clause 1 Article 27 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 3: Judicial record for those applying for a medical practice certificate:
- Maintain the requirement to provide a judicial record for those applying for a medical practice certificate who are not working in healthcare facilities at the time of application.
- Eliminate the requirement to provide a judicial record for those applying for a medical practice certificate who are working in healthcare facilities at the time of application.
(Amendment of Clause 1 Article 27 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 4: Eliminate the requirement to provide a “Health certificate for practicing issued by a healthcare facility that meets the conditions prescribed by the Minister of Health.”
(Amendment of Clause 1 Article 27 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 5: Clearly stipulate the subjects eligible for a medical practice certificate for technicians, including those who graduate as medical technicians, bachelors in biology, bachelors in chemistry, bachelors in biochemistry, university pharmacists, radiation engineers.
(Amendment of Article 17 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 6: Exempt the practice confirmation certificate for those who have an intern doctor degree, first-level specialization, second-level specialization with a total practice time converted as per the regulations in Article 24 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.
(Amendment of Article 24 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Content 7: Exempt the practice confirmation certificate for those who have practiced medical examination and treatment before January 1, 2012, but have a certificate confirming a medical practice duration of 5 years, including 3 years in a specialization.
(Amendment of Article 24 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009)
Detailed content Decision 894/QD-TTg at Thu Ky Luat.
