On 14 November 2011, the Ministry of Health promulgated the Circular 41/2011/TT-BYT guiding the grant of practice certificates to medical examination and treatment practitioners and operation licenses to medical examination and treatment establishments.
Under the Circular, medical examination and treatment establishments are granted the license when fully meeting 06 conditions. Specifically, for size criteria, health care organizations must have at least 30 beds; the specialized hospitals and the hospital of traditional medicine must have at least 20 beds; Eye hospitals using high technology must have at least 10 beds.
For physical facilities and medical equipments, health care organizations must ensure that the area for each bed is at least 50m2; the front side of the hospital should be at least 10m; besides, health care organizations must meet requirements on radiation safety, medical waste management, fire safety in accordance with regulations and ensure to have enough electricity, water and other conditions to serve the patients.
Besides, health care organizations must have enough medical equipment and tools in accordance with the operation of hospitals; emergency vehicles in and out of hospitals; number of staff who work full time in each department must be at least 50% of medical practitioners in the department…
The Circular shall take effect on January 01, 2012 and replace the Circular No. 07/2007/TT – BYT dated May 25, 2007 providing guidelines on private practice of modern medicine, traditional medicine and medical equipment.
