On 9 January 2023, the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Law No. 15/2023/QH15 on Medical Examination and Treatment, which sets out a significant number of new regulations on healthcare and medical activities. The New Law will take effect on 1 January 2024, replacing the current Law No. 40/2009/QH12 on Medical Examination and Treatment dated 23 November 2009.
On 8 November 2021, the Government issued Decree No. 98/2021/ND-CP on management of medical devices (“Decree 98”). Decree 98 took effect from 1 January 2022 and replaced Decree No. 36/2016/ND-CP, Decree No. 169/2018/ND-CP and Decree No. 03/2020/ND-CP.
In brief The Ministry of Health (“MOH”) has published a draft circular dated December 2020, proposing the publication of lists of substances whose usage is banned in the production and trading of health supplements (“Draft Circular”). This Draft Circular is expected to come into effect in 2021, with no indication…
The Ministry of Health issued Circular 26/2020/TT-BYT (“Circular 26”) dated 28 December 2020 to amend and supplement Circular 22/2013/TT-BYT dated 9 August 2013 (“Circular 22”) regarding continuous medical education (CME) for medical officials.
Circular 26 came into effect on 1 March 2021.
The Ministry of Health issued Circular 26/2020/TT-BYT (“Circular 26”) dated 28 December 2020 to amend and supplement Circular 22/2013/TT-BYT dated 9 August 2013 (“Circular 22”) regarding continuous medical education (CME) for medical officials.
Circular 26 came into effect on 1 March 2021.
The Ministry of Health (“MOH”) has issued Circular No. 14/2020/TT-BYT dated 10 July 2020 (“Circular No. 14”), which will regulate various aspects of the bidding process of medical devices for public health establishments. This circular will take effect on 1 September 2020.