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QUESTION

Hello admin, may I ask that I currently have CCHN (Scope of activity: Surgical examination and treatment) and a Master's degree in Otorhinolaryngology, so what techniques can I perform in Otolaryngology? Throat? Thanks admin for the reply.

ANSWER:

Hello, thank you for sending a question to MEDLAW, based on the information you provided, MEDLAW advises as follows:

According to the information you provided, you have been granted a CCHN within the scope of surgical examination and treatment activities.

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 4  and Section IX, Appendix II of Circular 35/2019/TT/BYT, medical practitioners whose scope of professional activities is medical examination and treatment specialist may perform professional techniques in their respective specialties specified in Appendix II issued with this Circular. Whereby, Specialized techniques in the Department of Surgery do not include specialized techniques in Otorhinolaryngology so you will not be performing techniques in this specialty.

However, Pursuant to Section 3 of Official Letter 787/BYT/KCB dated February 2, 2021, for professional techniques in a specialty other than the one for which the practitioner has been granted, the practitioner is entitled to perform these techniques. after the following conditions are met:

• Có have a certificate or certification that specialized technical training is granted by a lawful training institution;
• To be examined and treated by the person in charge of professional and technical expertise of the medical facility allows to do so in writing without adding the scope of professional activities., mà không cần bổ sung phạm vi hoạt động chuyên môn.

Referring to your case, in order to perform specialized techniques in the specialty of Otolaryngology, you need a certificate or certificate of such specialized technical training issued by a legal training institution and approved by the person responsible for the training. the professional and technical responsibilities of the medical examination and treatment establishment permitting them to be performed in writing. In addition, you can also apply for the addition of the Otolaryngology specialty to the scope of your specialty. After performing the procedure to add to the scope of professional activities, you will be able to perform specialized techniques under the ENT specialty depending on the techniques you register and approved by the Department of Health.

Specifically, the legal basis for your case is as follows:

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular 35/2019/TT/BYT on stipulating the scope of professional activities for medical examination and treatment practitioners

1. Practitioners being doctors whose professional activities are specialized medical examination and treatment may perform professional techniques in the respective specialties specified in Appendix II issued with this Circular and provide first aid. , give first aid, give first aid, monitor, care for and treat the patient until the patient is transferred to another medical examination and treatment facility.

Pursuant to Section 3 of Official Letter 787/BYT-KCB on the implementation of additional granting of the scope of professional activities for practitioners who are doctors

1. For professional techniques in a specialty other than the one for which the practitioner has been granted, the practitioner may perform the technique after obtaining a certificate or certificate of specialized technical training issued by the training institution. legally granted and authorized in writing by the person in charge of professional and technical expertise of the medical facility, without the need to supplement the scope of professional activities as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 11 of Decree 155. /2018/ND-CP dated 12/11/2018 of the Government Amending and supplementing a number of regulations related to business investment conditions under the scope of state management of the Ministry of Health.