As regulated in the Decree No. 147/2003/NĐ-CP, only three acts are prohibited including: Organizing illegal drug detoxification; Lending, leasing or transferring voluntary drug detoxification licenses or using them for other purposes; Infringing upon the life, health, honor, dignity and property of detoxification patients; showing discrimination against detoxification patients.

However, in this Decree, in addition to these acts mentioned above, the Government supplements four prohibited acts including: voluntary drug detoxification establishments apply therapeutic methods or using medications to support drug detoxification treatment without licenses granted by the Ministry of Health; Conducting drug detoxification beyond the operation scope stated in their voluntary drug detoxification licenses; Making advertisements at variance with or beyond the operation scope stated in their voluntary drug detoxification licenses; Using land of detoxification establishments for improper purposes.
This Decree takes effect on December 2, 2011. Establishments licensed before the effective date of this Decree must complete licensing procedures under this Decree within 1 year.

Besides, new regulations also clearly define conditions regarding heads of detoxification establishments and persons in charge of professional operations of detoxification establishments. Specifically, heads of detoxification establishments must possess a collegial or higher degree and have been trained in drug detoxification. Persons in charge of professional operations of detoxification establishments must be medical doctors who have been granted practice certificates in psychiatry or detoxification support therapy, have been engaged in medical examination and treatment for at least full 36 months, including at least full 12 months performing detoxification work...