Supplementing 03 cases of medical examination and treatment under health insurance in appropriate level in Vietnam from March 01, 2021

The Circular No. 30/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam has supplemented the following 03 cases of receiving medical examination and treatment under health insurance in appropriate level, including:

- Holders of notice of re-examination appointment in case they have been transferred according to Clause 5 Article 15 of the Decree No. 146/2018/NĐ-CP;

- Individuals who have donated their organs and require immediate treatment after donating organs;

- Newborn babies who must receive treatment upon birth.

In addition to the 03 new cases mentioned above, according to the current provisions of the Circular No. 40/2015/TT-BYT and Circular No. 30/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, participants of health insurance in the following cases are still eligible for medical examination and treatment under health insurance in appropriate level, including:

- Health insurance participants apply for medical examination and treatment in initial medical examination and treatment establishments specified on their health insurance cards;

- Health insurance participants who apply for initial medical examination and treatment in medical examination and treatment establishments of communes or general clinics or district hospitals may receive medical examination and treatment covered by health insurance in other medical stations of communes or general clinics or district hospitals in the same provinces;

- Health insurance participants who are in state of emergency are provided with emergency medical aid in any medical examination and treatment establishment in the country;

- Health insurance beneficiaries who benefit from transfer of administrative levels for receiving medical examination and treatment under health insurance as per the law;

- Health insurance participants who obtain documents proving their stay in other administrative divisions when they go on working trips, participate in concentrated education in training programs, semi-boarding programs and apply for initial medical examination, treatment in medical examination and treatment establishments of the same or equivalent administrative level as their initial medical examination and treatment establishments specified on health insurance cards.

View more details at the Circular No. 30/2020/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from March 01, 2021.

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