Chương II Nghị định 152/2006/NĐ-CP: Các chế độ bảo hiểm xã hội

Chapter II

SOCIAL INSURANCE REGIMES

Section 1. SICKNESS REGIME

Article 8.- Laborers specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3 and at Point b, Clause 4, Article 2 of this Decree are entitled to the sickness regime when:

1. Taking leave due to sickness or accident and having the certification of a medical establishment.

In case of taking leave due to sickness or accident because of self-infliction, drunkenness, abuse of drug or other addictives, laborers are not entitled to the sickness regime.

2. Taking leave to take care of under-seven children who get sick and have a certification of a medical establishment.

Article 9.- Period for enjoying the sickness regime under Article 23 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. The maximum period for enjoying the sickness regime in a year defined in Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Social Insurance is calculated according to working days, excluding public holidays, New Year holidays and weekends. This period is counted from January 1 to December 31 of the calendar year, irrespective of laborers' time of starting to participate in social insurance.

2. For laborers working under normal conditions, doing heavy, hazardous or dangerous occupations or jobs or working regularly in regions with a regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or higher the maximum period for enjoying the sickness regime in a year is specified in Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Social Insurance.

The lists of extremely heavy, hazardous and dangerous occupations and jobs and heavy, hazardous and dangerous occupations and jobs shall be promulgated by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Health.

The list of geographical areas with regional allowance coefficients of 0.7 or higher shall be promulgated by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Nationality Committee.

Article 10.- The period for enjoying the regime upon sickness of children under Article 24 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. The period for enjoying the regime upon sickness of a child in a year shall be calculated according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 9 of this Decree and depend on the number of days taking care of the sick child and be 20 working days at most if the sick child is under 3 years old, or 15 working days at most if the sick child is between full 3 years and under 7 years old.

2. When both parents are covered by social insurance, if their child is still sick after either of them has spent the whole period for enjoying the regime, the other parent is entitled to the regime according to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 11.- Salary or remuneration levels on which social insurance premiums are based serving as a basis for calculating the sickness regime under Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 25 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. The salary or remuneration level on which social insurance premiums are based serving as a basis for calculating the sickness regime is the salary or remuneration of the month preceding the leave on which social insurance premiums are based.

2. If a laborer enjoys the sickness regime right in the first month of participating in social insurance, the salary or remuneration level on which social insurance premiums are based serving as a basis for calculating the sickness regime is the salary or remuneration of that month.

Article 12.- Convalescence and health rehabilitation after sickness under Article 26 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. Laborers who remain weak after the period of enjoying the sickness regime under the provisions of Article 23 of the Law on Social Insurance are entitled to convalescence and health rehabilitation.

2. The period of convalescence and health rehabilitation in a year includes also public holidays, New Year days, weekends and travel days, if laborers have convalescence and health rehabilitation at a rest home. The number of days for convalescence and health rehabilitation shall be decided by employers and the grassroots or provisional trade union executive committee, specifically as follows:

a/ Ten days at most, if laborers remain weak after the period of sickness due to a disease requiring a long period of treatment;

b/ Seven days at most, if laborers remain weak after a period of sickness and surgery;

c/ Five days for other cases.

3. The daily benefit level:

a/ Equivalent to 25% of the common minimum salary, if laborers have convalescence and health rehabilitation at home;

b/ Equivalent to 40% of the common minimum salary, if laborers have convalescence and health rehabilitation at a rest home; this benefit level covers travel cost, meals and accommodation.

Section 2. MATERNITY REGIME

Article 13.- The maternity regime covers laborers specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3 and at Point b, Clause 4, Article 2 of this Decree.

Article 14.- Conditions for enjoying the maternity regime under Clause 2, Article 28 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. Female laborers who give birth and laborers who adopt children of under 4 months old must have paid social insurance premiums for full 6 months or more within 12 months before childbirth or child adoption.

2. A laborer who meets all conditions specified in Clause 1 of this Article but already stops working before the time of childbirth or adoption of a child of under 4 months old is still entitled to the maternity regime according to the provisions of Articles 31, 32, 34 and Clause 1 of Article 35 of the Law on Social Insurance.

Article 15.- The period of leave after giving birth under Article 31 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. The period of leave under the maternity regime for female laborers depends on their working conditions, physical status and the number of infants per birth, specifically as follows:

a/ Four-month leave, if they perform occupations or jobs under normal working conditions;

b/ Five-month leave, if they perform heavy, hazardous or dangerous occupations or jobs; work under the 3-shift regime; or work regularly in a region with a regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or higher;

c/ Six-month leave, for female laborers who are disabled persons suffering a working capacity decrease of 21% or higher;

d/ In case of giving birth to twin or more infants, in addition to the leave period specified at Points a, b and c of this Clause, the mother is entitled to an additional leave of 30 days for each infant from the second.

2. If the newborn child dies, the mother is entitled to take leave under the maternity regime as follows:

a/ If the newborn dies before 60 days of age, the mother is entitled to take leave for 90 days counting from the date of childbirth;

b/ If the newborn child dies 60 days or more of age, the mother is entitled to take leave for 30 days counting from the date her child dies.

The leave period specified in this Clause does not exceed the period of leave after giving birth specified in Clause 1 of this Article and is not counted into the period of leave for personal reasons as provided for in the labor law.

3. If only the father or the mother is covered by social insurance or both the father and mother are covered by social insurance and the mother dies in childbirth, the father or the person directly nursing the newborn child is entitled to the maternity regime until the child is full 4 months old.

Article 16.- The average of the monthly salary or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based serving as a basis for calculating the maternity benefit under Clause 1, Article 35 of the Law on Social Insurance is the average of the monthly salary or remuneration of 6 months preceding the leave on which social insurance premiums are based.

For laborers who have paid social insurance premiums for less than 6 months, the maternity allowance they are entitled to when having prenatal checks-up, miscarriage, abortion, fetocytosis or stillbirth or taking contraceptive measures defined in Articles 29, 30 and 33 of the Law on Social Insurance is the average of the salary or remuneration of the months of paying social insurance premiums.

Article 17.- Convalescence and health rehabilitation after childbirth under Clause 1, Article 37 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. Female laborers who remain weak after the leave period due to miscarriage, abortion, fetocytosis or stillbirth under Article 30 of the Law on Social Insurance or after the leave period after child birth under Article 31 of the Law on Social Insurance may take leave for convalescence and health rehabilitation.

2. The period of convalescence and health rehabilitation in a year includes also public holidays, New Year days, weekends and travel days, if laborers have convalescence and health rehabilitation at a rest home. The number of days for convalescence and health rehabilitation shall be decided by employers and the grassroots or provisional trade union executive committee, specifically as follows:

a/ Ten days at most, if female laborers give birth to twin or more infants;

b/ Seven days at most, if female laborers undergo an operation during delivery;

c/ Five days, for other cases.

3. The daily benefit level is:

a/ Equivalent to 25% of the common minimum salary, if female laborers take leave for convalescence and health rehabilitation at home;

b/ Equivalent to 40% of the common minimum salary, if they have convalescence and health rehabilitation at a rest home; this benefit level covers travel cost, meals and accommodation.

Section 3. LABOR ACCIDENT AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE REGIMES

Article 18.- The labor accident and occupational disease regimes cover laborers specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3 and at Point b, Clause 4, Article 2 of this Decree.

Article 19.- Conditions for enjoying the labor accident regime under Clause 1, Article 39 and conditions for enjoying the occupational disease regime under Clause 1, Article 40 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. Suffering an accident at workplace and during working hours, including time for breaks, mid-shift meals, preparation and completion of work.

2. Suffering an accident outside the workplace or beyond working hours while on assignment by their employers.

3. Suffering an accident en route to and from residence and workplace within a reasonable time and on a reasonable route.

A reasonable time is the time needed for arriving at workplace before working hours or for returning home after working hours. A reasonable route is the route regularly traveled between permanent residence or registered place of temporary residence and workplace.

4. Suffering a disease on the list of occupational diseases while working in an environment or doing a job involving hazardous elements. The list of occupational diseases shall be promulgated by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Article 20.- Assessment of working capacity decrease under Article 41 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. Laborers suffering a labor accident or an occupational disease are entitled to assessment or re-assessment of their working capacity decrease when falling into one of the following cases:

a/ Their health conditions have become stable after treatment of an injury or a disease;

b/ Their health conditions have become stable after treatment of a recurring injury or disease.

2. Laborers are entitled to thorough assessment of their working capacity decrease when falling into one of the following cases:

a/ Suffering both a labor accident and an occupational disease;

b/ Getting labor accidents repeatedly;

c/ Suffering from various occupational diseases.

Article 21.- Lump-sum allowance under Article 42 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. Laborers suffering from a working capacity decrease of between 5% and 30% due to a labor accident or an occupational disease are entitled to a lump-sum allowance.

2. The lump-sum allowance level is calculated according to the following formula:

The lump-sum allowance level = The allowance level calculated based on the working capacity decrease level + The allowance level calculated based on the number of years of paying social insurance premiums.

a/ The allowance level calculated based on the working capacity decrease level is as follows: Laborers with a 5% working capacity decrease are entitled to 5 months' common minimum salary, which shall be added with 0.5 of the monthly common minimum salary for every additional 1% of working capacity decrease;

b/ The allowance level calculated based on the number of years of paying social insurance premiums is as follows: Laborers are entitled to an allowance level equivalent to 0.5 of the salary or remuneration of the month preceding the leave on which social insurance premiums are based, for one year or less of paying social insurance premiums, which shall be added with 0.3 of such salary or remuneration for every additional year of paying social insurance premiums.

Article 22.- Monthly allowance under Article 43 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. Laborers suffering a working capacity decrease of at least 31% due to a labor accident or an occupational disease are entitled to a monthly allowance.

2. The monthly allowance level is calculated according to the formula provided in Clause 2, Article 21 of this Decree, in which:

a/ The allowance level calculated based on the level of working capacity decrease is as follows: Laborers with a 31% working capacity decrease are entitled to a monthly allowance equivalent to 30% of the common minimum salary, which shall be added with 2% of the common minimum salary for every additional 1% of decrease;

b/ The allowance level calculated based on the number of years of paying social insurance premiums is as follows: Laborers are entitled to a monthly allowance equivalent to 0.5% of the salary or remuneration of the month preceding the leave on which social insurance premiums are based, for one year or less of paying social insurance premiums, which shall be added with 0.3% of such salary or remuneration for every additional year of paying social insurance premiums.

Article 23.- Laborers who take leave and enjoy monthly labor accident or occupational disease allowances are entitled to social insurance assured by the social insurance fund.

Article 24.- Convalescence and health rehabilitation after treatment of injury or sickness under Article 48 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. Laborers who remain weak though their health conditions have become stable after treatment of injury caused by a labor accident or of sickness caused by an occupational disease are entitled to take leave for convalescence and health rehabilitation.

2. The period of convalescence and health rehabilitation in a year includes also public holidays, New Year days, weekends and travel days, if laborers have convalescence and health rehabilitation at a rest home. The number of days for convalescence and health rehabilitation shall be decided by employers and the grassroots or provisional trade union executive committee, specifically as follows:

a/ Ten days at most, if laborers suffer a working capacity decrease of 51% or more due to a labor accident or an occupational disease;

b/ Seven days at most, if laborers suffer a working capacity decrease of between 31% and 50% due to a labor accident or an occupational disease;

c/ Five days, if laborers suffer a working capacity decrease of between 15% and 30% due to a labor accident or an occupational disease.

3. The daily benefit level is:

a/ Equivalent to 25% of the common minimum salary, if laborers take leave for convalescence and health rehabilitation at home;

b/ Equivalent to 40% of the common minimum salary, if they have convalescence and health rehabilitation at a rest home; this benefit level covers travel cost, meals and accommodation.

Section 4. RETIREMENT REGIME

Article 25.- The retirement regime covers laborers specified in Article 2 of this Decree.

Article 26.- Conditions for enjoying retirement pension under Clause 1, Article 50 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

Laborers are entitled to retirement pension when falling into one of the following cases:

1. Being 60 years old for men or 55 years old for women and having paid social insurance premiums for full 20 years or more;

2. Being between full 55 years and full 60 years old for men or between full 50 years and full 55 years old for women, having paid social insurance premiums for full 20 years or more and, out of which, having performed heavy, hazardous or dangerous occupations or jobs for full 15 years or having worked in regions with a regional allowance coefficient of 0.7 or more for full 15 years;

3. Being between full 50 years and full 55 years and having paid social insurance premiums for full 20 years or more and, out of which, having worked in coal mines for full 15 years;

4. Being infected with HIV/AIDS due to an occupational accident and having paid social insurance premiums for full 20 years.

Article 27.- Conditions for enjoying retirement pension upon working capacity decrease under Article 51 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

Laborers who have paid social insurance premiums for full 20 years or more and suffered a working capacity decrease of at least 61% are entitled to retirement pensions lower than those for qualified persons specified in Article 26 of this Decree when falling into one of the following cases:

1. Being full 50 years old for men or 45 years old for women;

2. Having performed especially heavy, hazardous or dangerous occupations or jobs for full 15 years or more, irrespective of their age.

Article 28.- Monthly retirement pension under Article 52 and lump-sum allowance upon retirement under Article 54 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. For qualified laborers under Article 26 of this Decree, the monthly retirement pension is equivalent to 45% of the average of the monthly salary or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based specified in Article 31 of this Decree, corresponding to 15 years of paying social insurance premiums, which shall be added with 2% for men or 3% for women for each additional year of paying social insurance premiums; the maximum rate is equivalent to 75%.

2. For qualified laborers under Article 27 of this Decree, the monthly retirement pension shall be calculated as provided for in Clause 1 of this Article, which shall be then reduced by 1% for each year of early retirement as provided for in Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 26 of this Decree.

3. The lowest monthly retirement pension is equivalent to the common minimum salary.

4. The lump-sum allowance level shall be calculated based on the number of years of paying social insurance premiums, counting from the thirty-first year on for men and the twenty-sixth year on for women. For each year of paying social insurance premiums, laborers are entitled to 0.5 of the average of the monthly salary or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based.

5. When calculating the monthly retirement pension and the lump-sum allowance upon retirement specified in Clauses 1, 2 and 4 of this Article, if the period of paying social insurance premiums has less than 3 odd months, these months shall not be counted; if it has between full 3 odd months and full 6 odd months, these months shall be counted as half year; if it has between more than 6 odd months and full 12 odd months, these months shall be counted as one year.

Article 29.- Retirement pensions shall be adjusted on the basis of the rise in cost-of-living index and economic growth. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in studying the adjustment level in each period and submit it to the Government for stipulation.

Article 30.- Conditions for enjoying and levels of lump-sum social insurance benefit for persons ineligible for enjoying retirement pension under Clause 1 of Article 55 and the levels of lump-sum social insurance benefit under Article 56 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. Laborers are entitled to a lump-sum social insurance benefit when falling into one of the following cases:

a/ They reach the retirement age specified in Article 26 of this Decree while having paid social insurance premiums for less than 20 years;

b/ They suffer a working capacity decrease of at least 61% while having paid social insurance premiums for less than 20 years;

c/ They discontinue paying social insurance premiums after a 12-month leave and request a lump-sum social insurance benefit while having paid social insurance premiums for less than 20 years;

d/ They settle abroad.

2. The level of lump-sum social insurance benefit shall be calculated based on the number of years of paying social insurance premiums; for each year, laborers are entitled to one month and a half of the average of the monthly salary or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based.

3. When calculating the level of lump-sum social insurance benefit, if the period of paying social insurance premiums has some odd months, these months shall be counted according to Clause 5, Article 28 of this Decree.

Article 31.- The average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based for calculation of retirement pension and lump-sum allowance under Article 58, Article 59 and Article 60 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. For laborers participating in social insurance before January 1, 1995:

a/ For laborers subject to the salary regime set by the State and having the entire period of paying social insurance premiums under this salary regime, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based in the last 5 years before their retirement.

b/ For laborers having the entire period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime decided by their employers, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based in the entire period.

c/ For laborers who have both a period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime set by the State and a period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime decided by their employers, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based in these periods, in which for the period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime set by the State, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries on which social insurance premiums are based according to Point a of this Article. If this period is less than five years, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries of the months of paying social insurance premiums.

2. For laborers participating in social insurance from January 1, 1995, to before January 1, 2007:

a/ For laborers subject to the salary regime set by the State and having the entire period of paying social insurance premiums under this salary regime, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries in the years of paying social insurance premiums before their retirement as follows:

- If they paid social insurance premiums for the period from January 1, 1995, to December 31, 2000, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries on which social insurance premiums are based in the last 6 years before their retirement;

- If they paid social insurance premiums for the period from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2006, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries on which social insurance premiums are based in the last 8 years before their retirement.

b/ For laborers having the entire period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime decided by their employers, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based in the entire period;

c/ For laborers with both a period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime set by the State and a period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime decided by their employers, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based in these periods, in which for the period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime set by the State, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries on which social insurance premiums are based according to Point a of this Clause. If the number of years is less than that stipulated at Point a of this Clause, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries of the months of paying social insurance premiums.

3. For laborers participating in social insurance from January 1, 2007 on:

a/ For laborers subject to the salary regime set by the State and having the entire period of paying social insurance premiums under this salary regime, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries on which social insurance premiums are based in the last 10 years before their retirement;

b/ For laborers having the entire period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime decided by their employers, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based in the entire period;

c/ For laborers with both a period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime set by the State and a period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime decided by their employers, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based in these periods, in which for the period of paying social insurance premiums under the salary regime set by the State, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries on which social insurance premiums are based according to Point a of this Clause 1. If this period is less than 10 years, the calculation shall be based on the average of monthly salaries of the months of paying social insurance premiums.

Article 32.- Adjustment of salaries and remuneration for which social insurance premiums have been paid under Clause 2, Article 61 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

Salaries and remuneration for which social insurance premiums have been paid, which serve as the basis for calculation of the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based for laborers subject to the salary regime decided by their employers shall be adjusted on the basis of the cost-of-living index of each period.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in, studying the adjustment level in each period and submit it to the Government for stipulation.

Article 33.- Suspension from enjoyment of monthly retirement pension or social insurance allowance under Article 62 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. Laborers enjoying a monthly retirement pension or social insurance allowance shall be suspended from enjoying this retirement pension or social insurance allowance in one of the following cases:

a/ They are subject to an imprisonment sentence, which is not suspended;

b/ They illegally leave the country;

c/ They are declared missing by the court.

2. Laborers who have completely served an imprisonment sentence, who return after being declared missing by the court or who lawfully return and settle in the country after leaving the country will continue enjoying their monthly retirement pension or social insurance allowance.

Article 34.- Persons on monthly retirement pension are entitled to health insurance assured by the social insurance fund.

Section 5. SURVIVORSHIP REGIME

Article 35.- Funeral allowance under Clause 1, Article 63 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

When the following subjects die, the persons who take care of their funeral are entitled to a funeral allowance equivalent to 10 months' common minimum salary:

1. Laborers specified in Article 2 of this Decree, who are paying social insurance premiums;

2. Laborers who reserve a period of paying social insurance premiums;

3. Persons who are on retirement pension, monthly labor accident or occupational disease allowance and have stopped working.

Article 36.- Cases of eligibility for monthly survivorship allowance under Article 64 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. When the following subjects die, their relatives specified in Clause 2 of this Article are entitled to a monthly survivorship allowance:

a/ They have paid social insurance premiums for full 15 years or more but have not yet received a lump-sum social insurance benefit;

b/ They are on retirement pension;

c/ They die of a labor accident or an occupational disease (even during first-time treatment);

d/ They are on monthly labor accident or occupational disease allowance for a working capacity decrease of at least 61%.

2. Relatives of the subjects specified in Clause 1 of this Article who are eligible for monthly survivorship allowance include:

a/ Children of under 15 years old (including natural children, lawfully adopted children, out-of-wedlock children recognized by law or natural children born after their fathers die); children of under 18 who are still going to school; children of full 15 years or older who suffer a working capacity decrease of at least 81%;

b/ Wives of full 55 years or older or husbands of full 60 years or older; wives of under 55 years old or husbands of under 60 years old who suffer a working capacity decrease of at least 81%;

c/ Natural fathers, natural mothers, fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law, other persons whom these subjects are obliged to nurture, who are full 60 years or older for men or full 55 years or older for women;

d/ Natural fathers, natural mothers, fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law, other persons whom these subjects are obliged to nurture, who are under 60 years old for men or under 55 years old for women and suffer a working capacity decrease of at least 81%.

The relatives specified at Points b, c and d of this Clause must have no income or have monthly incomes lower than the common minimum salary.

Article 37.- Levels of monthly survivorship allowance under Article 65 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. The monthly survivorship allowance for each relative specified in Clause 2, Article 36 of this Decree is equivalent to 50% of the common minimum salary;

A relative who has no direct raiser is entitled to a monthly survivorship allowance equivalent to 70% of the common minimum salary.

2. For one dead person who is specified in Clause 1, Article 36 of this Decree, the number of relatives entitled to a monthly survivorship allowance shall not exceed 4; in case of 2 or more dead persons, their relatives are entitled to 2 times the allowance specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The duration during which a relative enjoys a monthly survivorship allowance begins on the month following the month the subject specified in Clause 1, Article 36 of this Decree dies.

Article 38.- Cases of eligibility for lump-sum survivorship allowance under Article 66 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

When the subjects specified in Article 35 of this Decree, who fall into one of the following cases, die, their relatives are entitled to a lump-sum survivorship allowance:

1. The dead persons do not fall into the subjects specified in Clause 1, Article 36 of this Decree.

2. The dead persons fall into one of the subjects specified in Clause 1 of Article 36 of this Decree but have no relative eligible for monthly survivorship allowance under Clause 2, Article 36 of this Decree.

Article 39.- Levels of lump-sum survivorship allowance under Article 67 of the Law on Social Insurance are specified as follows:

1. The levels of lump-sum survivorship allowance for relatives of laborers who are paying social insurance premiums or laborers who reserve a period of paying social insurance premiums shall be calculated based on the number of years of paying social insurance premiums, with each year equivalent to one and a half month of the average of monthly salaries or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based; the lowest level is equivalent to 3 months' average monthly salary or remuneration on which social insurance premiums are based.

2. The levels of lump-sum survivorship allowance for relatives of laborers who are on retirement pension before their death shall be calculated based on the period of enjoying retirement pension. If they die within the first 2 months of enjoying the retirement pension, the allowance level is equivalent to 48 months of the retirement pension they are enjoying; if they die in subsequent months, for each additional month receiving the retirement pension, the allowance level is reduced by 0.5 of the monthly retirement pension; the lowest level is equivalent to 3 months of the currently enjoyed retirement pension before death.

Article 40.- Calculation of the retirement regime and survivorship allowance regime for persons who paid voluntary social insurance premiums then
paid compulsory social insurance premiums under Article 68 of the Law on Social Insurance is specified as follows:

1. For laborers who paid voluntary social insurance premiums then paid compulsory social insurance premiums, the calculation of their retirement regime or survivorship allowance regime shall be based on the period of paying voluntary social insurance premiums plus the period of paying compulsory social insurance premiums.

2. For laborers specified in Clause 1 of this Article, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall guide the way of calculating the average of monthly salaries or remuneration or the average of monthly incomes on which social insurance premiums are based.