Lawmakers propose specific regulations of financial autonomy for public medical establishments
National Assembly deputies exchanged views on a draft Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended) and some of its contents with mixed opinions, during the ongoing fourth session of the 15th legislature on October 24 morning.
NA deputies discuss draft Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended). (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly deputies exchanged views on a draftLaw on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended) and some of its contentswith mixed opinions, during the ongoing fourth session of the 15th legislature on October 24 morning.
Chairwoman of the NA Committee on Social Affairs Nguyen Thuy Anhsaid that the revised draft Law has 12 chapters and 121 articles, 15 articles more than the draft submitted to the National Assembly at the third session.
Some deputies said that medical examination and treatment is a specialservice, and the authority to decide on these prices still needs to follow theprinciple of exact and adequate calculation.
The State manages and promulgates medical check-up andtreatment prices for public establishments, and stipulates the price range for thoseimplementing the autonomy and socialisation mechanisms. Prices offered by the privatemedical establishments must comply with the provisions of the Law on Prices,but a mechanism on price control is required to protect the interests ofpatients.
Deputy Tran Khanh Thu from Thai Binh province proposed the addition of an article stipulating financial autonomy for the public healthestablishments.
Health Minister Dao Hong Lan (Photo: VNA)
Health Minister Dao Hong Lan said that the draft law willconcretise forms of attracting social resources in medical examination andtreatment; and initially address the current shortcomings that medical facilitiesare facing.
It can solve the problem of the price of medical examinationand treatment not calculated accurately and adequately, she stressed.
Regarding the National Medical Council’s organisation of nationalassessments of medical school graduates, Lan said that it is in line with internationalintegration trends in the region and in the world.
The draft law stipulates that State management agencies will base themselves on these assessment results to grant medical examination and treatmentpractice licenses to ensure objectivity in assessing the professional capacityof medical examination and treatment practitioners./.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a conference that sought experts’ opinions on the draft Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended) in Hanoi on August 12.
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NA deputies discuss draft Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended). (Photo: VNA) 
Health Minister Dao Hong Lan (Photo: VNA) 
