Chương V Luật người cao tuổi năm 2009: Trách nhiệm của cơ quan nhà nước về công tác người cao tuổi

Chapter V

STATE AGENCIES' RESPONIBILITIES FOR ELDERLY-RELATED WORK

Article 28. Agencies performing the state management of elderly-related work

1. The Government performs the unified state management of elderly-related work.

2. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs is answerable to the Government for the performance of the state management of elderly-related work.

3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, coordinate with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in performing the state management of elderly-related work.

4. People's Committees at all levels shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, perform the slate management of elderly-related work; incorporate elderly-related activities in local socio-economic development plans; and create conditions for agencies, organizations and individuals to participate in taking care of and promoting the role of the elderly.

Article 29. Responsibilities of ministries and ministerial-level agencies

1. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall:

a/ Formulate and submit to competent agencies for promulgation or promulgate according to its competence legal documents, programs and plans on elderly-related work;

b/ Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial-level People's Committees in. implementing legal documents on the elderly and programs and plans on elderly-related work;

c/ Inspect and examine the enforcement of the law on the elderly;

d/ Implement international cooperation on the elderly;

e/ Make reports on the elderly:

f/ Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in making statistics on the elderly;

g/ Assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with other ministries, ministerial-level agencies in. promulgating and organizing the implementation of regulations on training of officers in charge of elderly-related work;

h/ Assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with the Ministry of Health in, prescribing professional standards for and training caretakers of the elderly;

i/ Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government- attached agencies and provincial-level People's Committees in, planning elderly-caretaking establishments nationwide.

2. The Ministry of Health shall:

a/ Guide and organize the care for the elderly's health at medical establishments and in communities; guide the management of the elderly's chronic diseases;

b/ Formulate, and organize the implementa­tion of. programs on prevention, examination and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes. Alzheimer and other chronic ailments and reproductive health-related diseases for the elderly;

c/ Train gerontological doctors and health workers.

3. The Ministry of Home Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with other ministries and ministerial-level agencies in. studying and submitting to the Government for promulgation regulations on organization of. regimes and policies towards, officers in charge of elderly-related work.

4. The Ministry of Finance shall guide the budget allocation for the realization of policies on care for. and promotion of the role of. the elderly and provide operation funds for the Vietnam Elderly Association under the law on the state budget.

5. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall appraise and approve according to its competence state projects on care for, and promotion of the role of. the elderly; assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in. making statistics on the elderly.

6. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall direct the support of the elderly in cultural, physical training, sports, recreation and tourist activities; care for. and promote the role of. the elderly in families. 7. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall direct mass media agencies to promptly and accurately propagate policies and the law on the elderly.