Procedure of issuing the medical practice certificate for foreigner

AUTHORITY

Department of medical examination and treatment.

PROCEDURE

 

 

Step 1:

The proponent of medical practice certificate file a dossier to Department of medical examination and treatment - Ministry of Health;

Step 2:

Department of medical examination and treatment shall receive and send a Received dossier form for the proponent;

Step 3:

Ministry of Health will review and appraisal the dossier to issue the medical practice certificate;

Step 4:

Issue the certificate to the proponent.

SUBMISSION OF DOSSIER

Submit the dossier by post or directly submit at the Department of medical examination and treatment – Ministry of Health.

DOSSIER

 

 

Number:

01 dossier.

Elements:

A proposal form of issuing medical practice certificate;

Valid copies of qualifications suitable for professions;

A form of completion of internship;

Valid copies of work permit issued by labor-affair competent authority;

A valid copy of any of the following documents:

  1. A certificate of proficiency in Vietnamese, applicable to foreigners registering to use Vietnamese when providing healthcare services; or

  2. A certificate of translators qualified for translation in healthcare suitable for the language the practitioner registered to use when providing healthcare services and a labor contract of the translator with the healthcare facility where he/she is working; or

  3. A certificate of proficiency in the language that the practitioner registered to use;

  4. For foreigner to register for using the language other than mother tongue to medical examination and treatment:

  5. A certificate of translator qualified for translation suitable for the language the practitioner registered to use for medical examination and treatment regarding to the law, and;

  6. A certificate of translators qualified for translation in healthcare suitable for the language the practitioner registered to use when providing healthcare services and a labor contract of the translator with the healthcare facility where he/she is working;

  7. A certificate of health suitable for providing healthcare services issued by an eligible healthcare facility or a certificate of health issued by a foreign healthcare facility within 12 months from the date of dossier submission;

  8. A criminal record (applicable to persons not subject to issuance of work permits);

  9. 02 photos size 4x6.

DURATION

Appraisal dossier and record of appraisal

20 days from the date of receiving a complete dossier;

Issuing the medical practice certificate

10 working days, from the date of having a record of appraisal.

SUBJECT

Individual.

RESULT

Valid dossier: Medical practice certificate;

Invalid dossier: Notice of dossier completion;

Ineligible dossier: Ministry of Health shall enact a written replied notification with reason.

LEGAL BASIS

  • Law on Medical examination and treatment 2009;

  • Decree no. 109/2016/ND-CP on issuance of practice certificates to healthcare practice and operation licenses to healthcare facilities;

  • Circular no. 278/2016/TT-BTC providing for fees in medical sector, and the collection, transfer, management and use thereof;

  • Decision no. 2623/QD-BYT 2017 announcing administrative procedures to be amended, supplemented and annulled in Decree 109/2016/ND-CP stipulating the issuance of practice certificates to practitioners and licensing operation of medical examination and treatment establishments promulgated by the Minister of Health.


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