[LEGAL ARTICLE]

Obtaining a medical practice certificate is one of the mandatory requirements for people who would like to work in medical practice. MEDLAW hereby informs to you in the article below the requirements to be granted a medical practice certificate. 

1. Pursuant to Article 18 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 stipulating the conditions for granting medical practice certificate to Vietnamese people

2. Pursuant to Article 19 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 stipulating the conditions for granting medical practice certificates in Vietnam to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese

3. Pursuant to the above grounds, conditions for granting practice certificates to Vietnamese: 

Regarding degree/diploma, the person who needs to be granted a practice certificate must have one of these following diplomas, certificates:

• Professional diplomas in health granted or recognized in Vietnam; or Certificates of herbalists; or Certificates of owners of herbal remedies or treatment methods. 
• Possessing a written certification of the practice duration, except for herbalists and owners of herbal remedies or treatment methods. 
• Possessing a health certificate for practicing medical examination and treatment. 
• In addition, in order to perform practice medical examination and treatment, the person who granted the medical practice certificate must not fall into cases of being banned from professional practice or work related to the medical or pharmaceutical profession under court rulings or decisions; not being examined for penal liability: serving penal sentences or rulings of courts or administrative sanction decisions on confinement to educational or medical treatment establishments: not being disciplined by caution or a higher level related to professional medical examination and treatment; or losing civil act capacity or having civil act capacity restricted.

4. Conditions for granting practice certificates to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese are: 

For foreigners, the issuance of medical examination and treatment practice certificates also needs to meet the conditions mentioned above. In addition, such person must also meet the requirements on language use in medical examination and treatment specified in Article 23 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009, have a criminal record approved by a competent agency of the host country. At confirmation, have a work permit issued by a competent state agency in charge of labor in Vietnam in accordance with the provisions of the labor law.

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