Chương II Thông tư 16/2014/TT-BYT: Chức năng, nhiệm vụ, điều kiện, thẩm quyền, thủ tục cấp chứng chỉ hành nghề bác sĩ gia đình

Chapter II

FUNCTIONS, TASKS, CONDITIONS AND COMPETENCE OF FAMILY DOCTORS AND PROCEDURES FOR GRANT OF FAMILY DOCTOR PRACTICE CERTIFICATES

Article 4. Functions and tasks of family doctors

1. Family doctors have the functions of medical examination and treatment, management, protection, care for and improvement of all-round health of individuals, households and the community.

2. Family doctors have the following tasks:

a/ To comprehensively and continuously manage health of individuals, households and the community;

b/ To screen for early detection of diseases;

c/ To give first aid, examination and treatment, provide functional rehabilitation to individuals, households and the community within the professional operation scope stated in their practice certificates;

d/ To provide advices on health, disease prevention, prevention and control of health risks so as to improve the capacity of individuals, households and the community in taking initiative in protecting, caring for and improving their health;

dd/ To provide information on health of individuals and households managed by family doctors in accordance with law;

e/ Other tasks within the scope of practice stated in their practice certificates.

Article 5. Rights of family doctors

1. To provide health insurance-covered medical examination and treatment when satisfying the conditions prescribed by the law on health insurance.

2. To transfer patients to medical examination and treatment establishments in compliance with regulations on transfer of medical examination and treatment levels in case of necessity under the Ministry of Health’s regulations.

3. To receive feedback from medical examination and treatment establishments that receive patients transferred by family doctor clinics.

4. To receive training and retraining to improve their professional qualifications.

Article 6. Conditions for Vietnamese to obtain a family doctor practice certificate

A Vietnamese person may be considered for grant of a family doctor practice certificate when meeting all the following conditions:

1. Condition of degree:

a/ An applicant for family doctor practice certificate before January 1, 2016, must possess at least a general doctor degree and a certificate of training or retraining in family medicine for at least 3 months granted by a training establishment accredited by the Ministry of Health or provincial-level Health Department;

b/ An applicant for family doctor practice certificate on or after January 1, 2016, must possess at least a general doctor degree and a level-1 specialized doctor, level-2 specialized doctor, family medicine master or doctor degree or a certificate of specialized training in family medicine granted or recognized in Vietnam.

2. Condition of medical examination and treatment practice period:

a/ An applicant for family doctor practice certificate before January 1, 2016, must possess a document certifying his/her period of medical examination and treatment practice of 18 months at medical examination and treatment establishments in accordance with the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment and the Minister of Health’s Circular No. 41/2011/TT-BYT of November 14, 2011, guiding the grant of practice certificates to practitioners and operation licenses for medical examination and treatment establishments;

b/ An applicant for family doctor practice certificate on or after January 1, 2016, must possess a document certifying his/her period of medical examination and treatment practice of 18 consecutive months or more at general hospitals.

The practice period of a person with a level-1 specialized doctor degree, level-2 specialized doctor degree or certificate of specialized training in family medicine shall be calculated as a training period. Certified copies of level-1 specialized doctor degrees, level-2 specialized doctor degrees or certificates of specialized training in family medicine are considered certificates of practice period. Particularly, those possessing certificates of specialized training in family medicine must also have certificates of continuous practice period of 18 months in addition to the practice period which is considered a training period.

3. Falling outside the cases specified in Clause 4, Article 18 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.

Article 7. Conditions for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese to obtain family doctor practice certificates and have their family doctor practice certificates recognized

1. Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese may be considered for grant of family doctor practice certificates when fully meeting the following conditions:

a/ All the conditions prescribed in Article 6 of this Circular;

b/ Falling outside the cases prescribed in Clause 4, Article 18 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment;

c/ The conditions prescribed in Clauses 2, 3 and 4, Article 19 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.

2. Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese that have family doctor practice certificates granted by foreign countries shall comply with Article 22 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.

Article 8. Competence, dossiers and procedures for grant and re-grant of family doctor practice certificates and registration of family doctor practice

The competence, dossiers and procedures for grant and re-grant of family doctor practice certificates and registration of family doctor practice comply with the Minister of Health’s Circular No. 41/2011/TT-BYT of November 14,2011, guiding the grant of practice certificates to practitioners and operation licenses to medical examination and treatment establishments, and other relevant legal documents.