THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 01/2002/TT-BYT
Hanoi, February 06, 2002
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
Pursuant to the Government’s Resolution No.90/CP of August 21, 1997 on orientations and undertakings for the socialization of educational, medical and cultural activities;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.73/1999/ND-CP of August 19, 1999 on policies to encourage the socialization of activities in the fields of education, health, culture and sports;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.177/1999/ND-CP of December 22, 1999 promulgating the Regulation on organization and operation of social funds and charity funds;
Pursuant to the Finance Minister’s Decision No.56/2000/QD-BTC of April 19, 2000 issuing the Regulation on financial management of social funds and charity funds;
Pursuant to the Health Ministry’s Circular No.08/2000/TT-BYT of April 21, 2000 guiding the implementation of the Government’s Decree No.73/1999/ND-CP of August 19, 1999 on policies to encourage the socialization of activities in the fields of education, health, culture and sports;
Pursuant to the Health Ministry’s Circular No. 20/2000/TT-BYT of November 28, 2000 guiding the consideration for granting of certificates for practice of traditional medicine and pharmacy for business registration of the provision of services for medical examination and treatment with traditional medicines and trading of traditional medicines;
Pursuant to the Health Ministry’s Circular No.21/2001/TT-BYT of September 28, 2001 guiding the conditions for and scope of medical examination and treatment practice at people-founded establishments;
Pursuant to the Finance Ministry’s Circular No.18/2000/TT-BTC of March 1, 2000 guiding a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No.73/1999/ND-CP of August 19, 1999 on policies to encourage the socialization of activities in the fields of education, health, culture and sports;
Pursuant to the Health Ministry’s Circular No.19/2000/TT-BYT of November 24, 2000 guiding the consideration for granting of medical examination and treatment practice certificates;
Pursuant to the Health Ministry’s Circular No.01/2001/TT-BYT of January 19, 2001 guiding the consideration for granting of pharmaceutical trading practice certificates;
The Health Ministry hereby provides the following detailed guidance on organization and operation of humanitarian medical examination and treatment establishments:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Humanitarian medical examination and treatment establishments are the people-founded medical examination and treatment establishments set up, managed and administered by humanitarian or charity organizations according to law provisions.
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