Chapter IV
IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY
Article 18. Management of operation of family doctor clinics
1. The Healthcare Management Department shall act as the focal point in assisting to the Minister of Health in the state management of operation of family doctor clinics nationwide.
2. Directors of provincial-level Health Departments shall comprehensively manage family doctor clinics in their localities.
3. Health clinics of districts and towns shall examine and supervise the operation of family doctor clinics in their localities under regulations.
Article 19. Responsibilities of units of the Ministry of Health
1. The Healthcare Management Department shall:
a/ Assist the Minister of Health in guiding and organizing the establishment and development of the model of family doctor clinics;
b/ Act as the focal point and coordinate with related agencies and units in elaborating annual detail plans on the establishment and development of the model of family doctor clinics and report them to the Minister of Health for consideration and approval, and organizing approved activities under its assigned functions and tasks.
c/ To appraise application dossiers for grant of family doctor practice certificates within its competence. To guide, examine and supervise the implementation of professional regulations on the operation of family doctor clinics; and the application of information technology in clinics and the whole system;
d/ To guide provincial-level Health Departments to grant and revoke family doctor practice certificates; to appraise application dossiers, grant and revoke operation licenses for family doctor clinics in accordance with the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment and guiding legal documents;
dd/ To instruct, guide, examine and supervise the implementation of legal documents and professional regulations for family doctor clinics.
2. The Health Insurance Department shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Healthcare Management Department and related units in, guiding and examining the implementation of the regulations on health insurance-covered medical examination and treatment in family doctor clinics.
3. The Department of Science, Technology and Training shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Healthcare Management Department and related units in, guiding and organizing the elaboration and appraisal of training and constant training programs and materials for the grant of practice certificates in family medicine.
4. The Information Technology Department shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Healthcare Management Department in, guiding the application of information technology in operation of family doctor clinics.
5. The Planning and Finance Department shall coordinate with the Healthcare Management Department in elaborating, supplementing and guiding the implementation of regulations on medical examination and treatment service charges within the scope of family doctor clinics’ professional operations;
6. The Organization and Personnel Department shall coordinate with the Healthcare Management Department in guiding, examining and supervising the implementation of functions, tasks, regimes and policies on family doctors.
Article 20. Responsibilities of provincial-level Health Departments in localities where the pilot model is applied
1. To organize the establishment and development of the model of family doctor clinics in their localities.
2. To grant, re-grant and revoke family doctor practice certificates for practitioners; to appraise application dossiers and grant operation licenses for family doctor clinics in accordance with the law on medical examination and treatment.
3. To comprehensively manage family doctor clinics.
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