| THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness -------- |
| No: 11/2001/TT-BYT | Hanoi, June 06, 2001 |
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE CONDITIONS FOR MASSAGE SERVICE PRACTICE
Pursuant to the Enterprises Law and the legal documents guiding the implementation thereof, the Government’s Decree No. 11/1999/ND-CP of March 3, 1999 on goods banned from circulation, commercial services banned from provision, goods and services subject to business restriction or conditional business, the Government’s Decree No. 02/2000/ND-CP of February 3, 2000 on business registration, the Government’s Decree No. 03/2000/ND-CP of February 3, 2000 guiding the implementation of a number of provisions of the Enterprises Law;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Private Practice of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Government’s Decree No. 06/CP of January 29, 1994 detailing a number of articles of the Ordinance on Private Practice of Medicine and Pharmacy;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/CP of December 12, 1995 on enhancing the management of cultural activities and cultural services, stepping up the elimination of a number of grave social evils;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 30/2000/ND-CP of August 11, 2000 on cancellation of a number of permits and turning a number of permits into business conditions,
The Health Ministry hereby guides the conditions for massage service practice as follows:
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Private Practice of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Government’s Decree No. 06/CP of January 29, 1994 detailing a number of articles of the Ordinance on Private Practice of Medicine and Pharmacy;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/CP of December 12, 1995 on enhancing the management of cultural activities and cultural services, stepping up the elimination of a number of grave social evils;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 30/2000/ND-CP of August 11, 2000 on cancellation of a number of permits and turning a number of permits into business conditions,
The Health Ministry hereby guides the conditions for massage service practice as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Massage is a method in the system of physiotherapy methods aiming to rehabilitate and improve human health.
2. Medical examination and treatment establishments, functional rehabilitation establishments and hotels providing massage services shall have to comply with the provisions of this Circular.
3. Beauty saloons, face lift and street massage shall not be governed by this Circular.
4. The blind’s societies at all levels, if meeting all the conditions prescribed in Section II on conditions for massage service providing establishments of this Circular may register for provision of massage services.
II. CONDITIONS FOR MASSAGE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
1. They must have doctors in charge of massage service practice: The doctors in charge must satisfy the following requirements:
a/ Professionally:
- Being doctors specialized in functional rehabilitation.
