Financial mechanism of the National Center for Health Information in Vietnam

Financial mechanism of the National Center for Health Information in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Financial mechanism of the National Center for Health Information in Vietnam

- The Center is a public service unit under the Ministry of Health, assigned financial autonomy and responsibility according to the provisions of the law.

- The Center has an organized accounting apparatus according to the provisions of the Accounting Law, and is responsible for effectively managing and using assets and funding sources to perform the task of providing public services according to the provisions of the law on finance and accounting.

- Opening a transaction account: The Center opens an account at the State Treasury to reflect state budget expenditures, public non-business service revenues using the state budget, and fees according to the law on fees and charges; it may also open a deposit account at a commercial bank or the State Treasury to reflect revenues and expenditures from service activities according to the provisions of law.

(Article 16 of the Regulations on Organization and Operation of the National Health Information Center under the Ministry of Health issued together with Decision 2233/QD-BYT in 2023)

2. Financial sources of the National Center for Health Information in Vietnam

The financial source of the National Health Information Center is specified in Article 17 of the Regulations on Organization and Operation of the National Health Information Center under the Ministry of Health issued together with Decision 2233/QD-BYT in 2023 as follows:

- State budget sources:

+ Funding for providing public administrative service activities in the list of public administrative services using the state budget, including state budget sources for ordering or bidding to provide public administrative services according to regulations;

+ Funds to support regular expenses after the unit has used the remaining non-business revenue and fee revenue (if any)
to spend on performing tasks and providing public services on the list of public services using the state budget but not ensuring regular expenditure;

+ Funds for regular expenditures to carry out tasks assigned by the State (if any): Funds for implementation of national target programs; counterpart capital funding for implementation of projects with foreign capital sources according to regulations of competent authorities; Funds for performing tasks assigned by competent authorities; funding for scientific research; funding for streamlining payroll; Funds for training and fostering officials and employees according to approved projects;

+ Development investment capital for capital construction investment projects approved by competent authorities according to the provisions of the public investment law.

- Revenue from professional activities:

+ Revenue from public service activities;

+ Revenue from production and business activities; Joint venture activities and associations with organizations and individuals in accordance with the provisions of law; and projects approved by competent authorities in accordance with the functions and tasks of public service units;

+ Revenue from leasing public assets: The unit fully implements the provisions of law on management and use of public assets and must have the public asset leasing project approved by the competent authority.

- The fee revenue is left to the public service unit to spend according to the provisions of the law on fees and charges.

- Loan capital source of the unit; sources of aid and sponsorship according to the provisions of law.

- Other sources of income as prescribed by law (if any).

3. Financial management of the National Health Information Center in Vietnam

- The Center is responsible for managing and using funds, organizing financial and accounting work, opening accounting books to monitor revenue and expenditure, preparing and storing accounting documents according to the Law on State Budget, Accounting Law and current regulations. Every year, the Center is responsible for preparing revenue and expenditure estimates to send to the Ministry of Health according to regulations; using funding sources effectively and in accordance with regulations; reporting usage status to competent authorities to promptly adjust funding sources; Prepare and report periodic and annual settlement reports in accordance with regulations.

- Developing internal spending regulations for autonomy and self-responsibility according to current regulations.

- Carrying out financial disclosure and financial self-inspection according to current law regulations.

(Article 20 of the Regulations on Organization and Operation of the National Health Information Center under the Ministry of Health issued together with Decision 2233/QD-BYT in 2023)

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