Chương III Thông tư 07/2014/TT-BYT: Trách nhiệm thực hiện

Chapter III

RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Article 8. Responsibility of the Ministry of Health

1. Guide and direct the Department of Health located in centrally-affiliated cities and provinces (hereinafter referred to as the Department of Health), health departments of Ministries, governmental agencies and non-business health service providers affiliated to the Ministry of Health to enforce this Circular.

2. Arrange training sessions for the Ministry of Health, health departments of Ministries and governmental agencies and non-business health service providers affiliated to the Ministry of Health, which is aimed at enhancing their employee's awareness of this Code of Conduct, emphasizing the responsibility for implementation.

3. Cooperate with Vietnam National Union of Health Workers in encouraging the leadership of the Department of Health and Chairperson of Health Unions located in cities or provinces, health departments of Ministries and governmental agencies and non-business health service providers affiliated to the Ministry of Health to enter into the commitment to competing in compliance with the Code of Conduct.

4. Provide the guide for the health affiliates of the Ministry of Health, and refer to the provisions hereof to introduce the Code of Conduct for health workers which is required to meet the practical demands of each organization; set criteria for competition and identification of penalties imposed on each violation in accordance with laws.

5. Examine, supervise the direction of how the Department of Health in cities or provinces, and health departments of Ministries and governmental agencies enforce this Code and how healthcare establishments nationwide conform to this Code as well.

6. Organize a meeting about preliminary, final report or assessment on compliance of health workers, employees working at healthcare establishments with this Code.

7. Assign the Organization and Staff Department to act as the focal point in implementing this Circular.

Article 9. Responsibility of the Director of the Health Departments located in cities or provinces, and Heads of Health Departments of Ministries and governmental agencies

1. Organize propagation events where entities concerned shall be trained to be well aware of provisions laid down in this Circular on providing the Code of Conduct for officials, civil servants and employees working at health establishments under their management.

2. Cooperate with Unions at the same level to encourage employees working in the health system to participate in competitions; work with the leadership and Chairperson of their affiliates' unions to request their employees to sign their commitment to complying with this Code.

3. Provide guidance for healthcare establishments and refer to the provisions hereof to introduce the Code of Conduct for health workers which is required to meet the practical demands of each organization; set criteria for competition and identification of penalties for each violation in accordance with laws.

4. Examine the implementation of this Circular at their affiliates; make a hotline available at their affiliates in order to accept and deal with any complaint from the public.

5. Give rewards in a timely manner to exemplary and excellent health workers; impose strict penalties for any violation against this Code as stipulated by laws.

6. Hold a meeting about half-year or annual assessment of how this Circular is implemented; submit a report on the implementation result to the Ministry of Health.

Article 10. Responsibility of professional associations affiliated to health authorities

1. Cooperate with competent State management agencies to promulgate the Rules of Professional Ethics for their members in accordance with laws.

2. Provide guidance or training sessions for their members with the aim of propagating and enhancing their member's awareness of the Code of Conduct and Rules of Professional Ethics for medical practitioners.

3. Examine and monitor their member's medical practice; detect and handle any violation against the Code of Conduct, Rules of Professional Ethics in accordance with each association's regulations; request State management agencies to handle such violation in accordance with laws.

Article 11. Responsibility of Heads of Health Divisions located at districts, towns or provincial cities

1. Set the plan to implement this Circular for submission to district-level People’s Committee for approval.

2. Cooperate with the Department of Health in organizing propagation events where entities concerned shall be trained to be well aware of provisions laid down in this Circular on providing the Code of Conduct for officials, civil servants and employees working at health establishments under their management.

3. Cooperate with relevant organizations in inspecting and controlling implementation of this Circular applied to healthcare establishments under their management.

Article 12. Responsibility of Heads of healthcare establishments

1. Implement this Circular on providing the Code of Conduct for officials, civil servants and employees working at health establishments under their management.

2. Thoroughly grasp, train and confer with related entities about the contents given in the Code of Conduct, responsibility for implementation stipulated by this Circular.

3. Given provisions enshrined in this Circular, promulgate the Code of Conduct for officials, civil servants working at health establishments which must correspond to the practical requirement of each organization.

4. Publicly attach this Code at healthcare establishments.

5. Promulgate rules and criteria for competition, reward, commendation, penalties for specific violations; give rewards to exemplary and excellent employees as well as impose strict penalties for any violation against this Code.

6. Cooperate with Trade Unions of each organization to attract many employees to participate in competitions; collect signatures from Heads of hospital departments and offices (or equivalents) of each organization to commitment to strict compliance with this Code.

7. Examine, monitor operating activities of each division and health worker; launch a hotline to receive complaints from the public and install surveillance cameras at all of divisions in an organization.

8. Hold a meeting about half-year or annual assessment of how this Code is implemented; submit a full report on the implementation result to competent authorities as stipulated by laws.

9. Bear legal responsibility and be held accountable to the superior for:

a) Implementing the Code of Conduct in each organization;

b) Letting violations against this Code occur amongst health workers under their supervision.

Article 13. Responsibility of Heads of departments, divisions and equivalents of a healthcare establishment (hereinafter referred to as department or division)

1. Strictly implement this Code of Conduct.

2. Confer with staff of departments and divisions about the proper method for implementing the Code of Conduct.

3. Support competitions that take place in an organization.

4. Examine, expedite operating activities in a division or department.

5. Collect signatures from Heads of organizations, and other division and department, employees of the same division or department, on commitment to participating in competitions.

6. Help the public grasp thoroughly and be aware of Don'ts such as giving on-duty health workers gifts or sums of money.

7. Bear responsibility for letting any violations against this Code occur amongst health workers under their supervision.

Article 14. Responsibility of health workers

1. Learn and strictly comply with regulations on Dos and Don’ts for health workers. In addition to regulations laid down in this Circular, health workers are also required to implement other relevant regulations.

2. Enter into the commitment to heads of departments or divisions on strict compliance with the Code of Conduct for health workers in accordance with instructions of specific organizations.

3. Prove proactive and encourage colleagues to comply with this Code.

4. Encourage people to strictly comply with laws so that health workers shall be provided the best condition for their good performance of assigned tasks and duties.

5. Assume their personal responsibility to be subject to laws, internal rules and regulations of an organization in case of breach of this Code of Conduct.