Illustrative image (Source: VNA)workers are not allowed to register as heads of private hospitals or medical
facilities established and operated following the enactment of the Enterprise
Law and Co-operative Law, according to a newly-issued .
The regulation excludes those who are sent by
authorised State agencies to manage and operate medical facilities partly
funded by the State. The decree does not apply to medical facilities operated
by the army.
The Decree 109/2016/NĐ-CP allows healthcare
workers to be responsible for professional activities at only one medical
facility. They are also only allowed to be in charge of one department at one
facility.
According to the decree, medical workers are
permitted to work for one or more medical facilities, but have to complete
their hours at one facility before starting at another.
The regulation also clarifies conditions to
issue operating licences for hospitals and clinics. Accordingly, general
hospitals must have at least 30 beds, while specialising hospitals and
hospitals for traditional medicine must have at least 20 beds. Optical medicine
hospitals using advanced technology must have at least 10 beds.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
