THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Circular No. 04/2013/TT-BYT dated January 21, 2013 of the Ministry of Health guiding the approval and application of medical examination prices and treatment service to medical examination and treatment establishment managed by other ministries and branches
Pursuant to the November 14, 2008 Law on health insurance;
Pursuant to clause 4 Article 88 of the November 23, 2009 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment;
Pursuant to the Decree No. 63/2012/ND-CP dated August 31, 2012 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;  
The Minister of Health promulgates the Circular guiding the approval and application of medical examination prices and treatment service to medical examination and treatment establishment managed by other ministries and branches,
Article 1. Scope and subjects of application
1. This Circular provides on guiding the approval and application of the prices of medical examination and treatment service to state medical examination and treatment establishments managed by other ministries, branches, including medical examination and treatment establishments of Ministries, Ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, Groups, state enterprises (hereinafter referred to as medical examination and treatment establishments of Ministries, branches). 
2. This Circular does not apply to state medical examination and treatment establishments managed by the Ministry of Health and state medical examination and treatment establishments managed by localities.
Article 2. Provisions on the approval and application of the prices of medical examination and treatment services
1. For special-rank, rank- I hospitals directly managed by Ministries, branches: The Minister of Health shall approve the prices of medical examination and treatment services to each facility.
2. For health stations of agencies, units, organizations, Army and People’s health stations, Army and People’s clinics: Applying the prices of medical examination and treatment services for Ward Health station in local as stipulated by provincial People’s Council or People’s Committee.
3. For Army and People’s infirmary: Applying the prices of medical examination and treatment services for Regional General clinics in local as stipulated by provincial People’s Council or People’s Committee.
4. For rank- II, III, IV hospitals directly managed by remaining Ministries, branches (including Army and People’s hospitals): Applying the prices of medical examination and treatment services for medical examination and treatment establishments at same rank in local as stipulated by provincial People’s Council or People’s Committee.
5. For medical examination and treatment establishments of Ministries, branches not yet performed ranking, Health management agencies of Ministries, branches shall coordinate with provincial social insurance agencies in unifying application of prices of medical examination and treatment services for medical examination and treatment establishments at same rank in local as stipulated by provincial People’s Council or People’s Committee pending the ranking as prescribed by the Ministry of Health.
6. In case medical examination and treatment establishments of Ministries, branches perform technical services apart from regulation on local examination and treatment service prices, medical examination and treatment establishments of Ministries, branches must formulate plan on prices as guided by the Ministry of Health and report the Ministry of Health for consideration and decision.