What are the procedures and contents of the health examination in Vietnam?

What are the procedures and contents of the health examination in Vietnam? (Internet image) 

1. Dossier of medical examination in Vietnam

- ME Dossier of person at full 18 (eighteen) years or older is the ME certificate made according to the set form in Annex 1 promulgated together with Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT, pasted with a portrait at size of 04cm x 06cm, taken on white background, within 06 (six) months counted to the day of submitting ME dossier.

- ME Dossier of person under 18 (eighteen) years is the ME certificate made according to the set form in Annex 2 promulgated together with Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT, pasted with a portrait at size of 04cm x 06cm, taken on white background, within 06 (six) months counted to the day of submitting ME dossier.

- For persons who is lost, incapable or limited of civil acts requesting ME but not in case of periodical ME, ME dossier includes: ME certificate as prescribed in clause 1 or clause 2 of Article 4 of Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT and written consent of their father or mother of legal guardian.

- For persons performed periodical ME, ME dossier includes:

= Periodical ME book made according to the set form in Annex 3 promulgated together with Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT;

= Letter of introduction of agencies, organizations where that person working for case of separate periodical ME or named in list of periodical ME confirmed by agencies, organizations where that person working for periodical ME under contract.

(Article 4 of Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT)

2. Procedures for medical examination in Vietnam

- Dossier of medical examination is submitted at ME establishment.

- After receiving dossier of ME, the ME establishments shall implement the jobs:

= Comparing the picture in ME dossier with the person who arrives for ME;

= Affixing with an integrity seal on picture after comparing as prescribed in point a this clause for cases specified in clauses 1, 2 and 3 Article 4 of Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT;

= Checking and comparing ID card or passport of guardian of person performed ME for case specified in clause 4 Article 4 of Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT;

= Guiding the ME process for the person performed ME, hi/her guardian (if any);

= ME establishments implement ME under process.

(Article 5 of Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT)

3. Contents of medical examination

- In case of ME for persons at full 18 (eighteen) years or older but not case of periodical ME: Examining under contents inscribed in ME certificate specified in Annex 1 promulgated together with Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT.

- In case of ME for persons under 18 (eighteen) years but not case of periodical ME: Examining under contents inscribed in ME certificate specified in Annex 2 promulgated together with Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT.

- For case of periodical ME: Examining under contents inscribed in periodical ME book specified in Annex 3 promulgated together with Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT.

- For cases of ME under the set of specialized health standard: Examining under contents inscribed in ME certificate specified in the ME certificate form of that speciality.

- For cases of ME at the request: Examining under content required by person performed ME.

(Article 6 of Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT)

4. Classification of health in Vietnam

- Persons performing clinical examination, preclinical examination for ME subjects must clearly inscribe result of examination and classification of health by speciality, signing and taking responsibility before law for their medical examination and medical examination result.

- Based on the medical examination result of each speciality, person allocated by ME establishments for making conclusion on the health classification and signing in ME certificate, periodical ME book (hereinafter abbreviated to the conclusion person) shall perform conclusion on the health classification as follows:

= Classifying health of person performed ME as prescribed in the Decision 1613/BYT- QD or Classifying health as prescribed in the set of specialized health standard for case of specialized ME;

= Clearly inscribing the diseases of the person performed ME (if any). In case where the persons performed ME get diseases, the conclusion person must advice the plan on medical treatment, functional rehabilitation or introduce speciality examination for medical examination and treatment.

- After classifying health, the conclusion person must sign, clearly inscribe full name and affix with the seal of ME establishments in ME certificate or periodical ME book (the seal used for official transaction of ME establishments as prescribed by law on management and use of seal).

If the person performed ME request for issuing more ME certificate, seal will be affixed after copying the ME certificate as prescribed in Article 8 of this Circular.

(Article 7 of Circular 14/2013/TT-BYT)

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