Circular No. 22/2013/TT-BYT dated August 9, 2013 of the Ministry of Health on guiding on continuous training in health sector

 THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Circular No.  22/2013/TT-BYT dated August 9, 2013 of the Ministry of Health on guiding on continuous training in health sector

Pursuant to the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment dated November 23, 2009, and the Government’s Decree No. 87/2011/ND-CP dated September 27, 2011, detailing and guiding implementation of a number of Articles of Law on medical examination and treatment;

Pursuant to the Law on Education dated June 14, 2005; the Government’s Decree No. 75/2006/ND-CP dated August 02, 2006, detailing and guiding implementation of a number of Articles of the Law on Education and the Government’s Decree No. 31/2011/ND-CP dated May 11, 2011, amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Decree No. 75/2006/ND-CP;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 63/2012/ND-CP dated August 31, 2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

At the request of Director of the Science, Technology and Training Department;

The Minister of Health promulgates the Circular guiding on continuous training in health sector.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular provides guidance on continuous training, organization and management of continuous training in health sector.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. This Circular applies to:

a) Health officers working at the health establishments in nationwide.

b) Facilities of continuous training in health sector.

2. This Circular does not apply to training courses for possess of diplomas under the national education system and specialized training types of Health sector: Specialized medicine at level I, Specialized medicine at level II, inpatient physician

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the following terms are construed as follows:

1. Continuous training means short-term training courses including: Training, improving to update knowledge, skills, attitude of specialized fields which the trained persons are undertaking; re-training, training according to task of directions at various levels, training to transfer techniques and other courses of training professional operations of health sector not in system of national education diplomas.

2. Continuous training facilities include hospitals, institutes with hospital beds; research institutions; medical professional and vocational educational facilities; other educational facilities included branch code of health science branch group; centers of training medical human resource, which are appraised and recognized by the Ministry of Health as prescribed in this Circular.

3. Medical officers include civil servants, public employees, and persons in charge of professional operations in health facilities.

4. Code of the continuous training facility means a system of signs to classify and manage the continuous training facilities which are recognized by the Ministry of Health.

Chapter II

CONTINUOUS TRAINING

Article 4. Obligations of continuous training

1. Medical officers working in health facilities must have obligations to take part in the continuous training with the aim to meet requirements on professional operations which they are undertaking.

2. Implementation of the continuous training obligation is one of criterion for head of unit to assess the level of finishing tasks and course of occupational development of medical officers.

3. Medical officers, who practice in medical examination and treatment, fail to implement fully the training obligation in 2 consecutive years as prescribed in this Circular, are withdrawn certificate of practicing in accordance with law on medical examination and treatment.

4. Medical officers, who are participating in domestic and overseas long-term training courses related to their assigned professional operations, are not required to implement the continuous training obligation in accordance with this Circular.

5. Heads of medical establishments shall be responsible for facilitating medical officers to participate in the continuous training courses.

Article 5. Duration of continuous training

1. The medical officers, who have been granted certificate of practice and are practicing in medical examination and treatment, have obligation to participate in continuous training courses of 48 periods of learning in 2 consecutive years minimally.

2. The medical officers, other than cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article, have obligation to participate in continuous training course of 120 periods of learning in 5 consecutive years minimally, in which it is 12 periods of learning for every year minimally.

3. Medical officers participating in various continuous training forms may accumulate periods to calculate duration for continuous training.

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