Professional ranks or titles requiring license to practice medicine in Vietnam

 Professional ranks or titles requiring license to practice medicine in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 26 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, below are professional ranks or titles requiring license to practice medicine in Vietnam:

- Doctors;

- Physician assistants;

- Nurses;

- Midwives;

- Medical technicians;

- Clinical nutritionists;

- (Out-of-hospital) paramedics;

- Clinical psychologists;

- Herbalists;

- Holders of folk remedies or therapies.

 Professional ranks or titles requiring license to practice medicine in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Regulations on license to practice medicine in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, each medical practitioner may be awarded only one practising license that is valid for use nationwide. The validity period of each practising license shall be 05 years.

Each practising license shall include but not limited to the following information:

- Full name; date of birth; personal identification number for Vietnamese practitioners; Passport number and nationality for foreign practitioners;

- Professional title;

- Scope of practice;

- Validity period or expiry date of the practicing license.

Applicants for issuance, re-issuance, renewal, revision or modification of practising licenses shall pay fees defined in law on fees and charges, except as it is the fault of an agency having jurisdiction to issue practising licenses that a practising license needs to be issued, re-issued, renewed, revised or modified .

Authority to issue license to practice medicine in Vietnam

Authority to issue, reissue, renew, modify or revise practising licenses; suspend practice of medicine, revoke or withdraw practising licenses is specified in Article 28 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023 as follows:

(1) Authority to issue, reissue, renew, modify or revise practising licenses shall be regulated as follows:

- The Ministry of Health shall be accorded authority to issue, re-issue, renew, modify or revise practising licenses for the title of doctor, physician assistant, nurse, midwife, medical technician, clinical nutritionist, out-of-hospital paramedic or clinical psychologist if holders thereof are working for medical establishments under its jurisdiction;

- The Ministry of National Defence shall be accorded authority to issue, re-issue, renew, modify or revise practising licenses for the title of doctor, physician assistant, nurse, midwife, medical technician, clinical nutritionist, out-of-hospital paramedic or clinical psychologist if holders thereof are working for medical establishments under its jurisdiction;

- The Ministry of Public Security shall be accorded authority to issue, re-issue, renew, modify or revise practising licenses for the title of doctor, physician assistant, nurse, midwife, medical technician, clinical nutritionist, out-of-hospital paramedic or clinical psychologist if holders thereof are working for medical establishments under its jurisdiction;

- Medical agencies under provincial People’s Committees shall be accorded authority to issue, re-issue, renew, modify or revise practising licenses for those titles specified in clause 1 of Article 26 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, except as prescribed in point a, b and c of this clause.

(2) Authority to suspend, withdraw or revoke practising licenses shall be regulated as follows:

- The Ministry of Health shall be empowered to suspend medical practitioners working for medical establishments nationwide from their practice of medicine; revoke or withdraw practising licenses of medical practitioners working for medical establishments under its jurisdiction;

- The Ministry of National Defence shall be empowered to enforce suspension of practice of medicine, revocation or withdrawal of practising licenses on medical practitioners working for medical establishments under its jurisdiction;

- The Ministry of Public Security shall be empowered to enforce suspension of practice of medicine, revocation or withdrawal of practising licenses on medical practitioners working for medical establishments under its jurisdiction;

- Medical agencies under provincial People’s Committees shall be empowered to suspend medical practitioners working for medical establishments falling within their remit from their practice of medicine; revoke or withdraw practising licenses of medical practitioners working for medical establishments under their jurisdiction.

Mai Thanh Loi

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