MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF VIETNAM
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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No. 4920/BYT-KHTC
Re: payment of the cost of SARS-CoV-2 tests via Real-time RT-PCR technique

Hanoi, September 9, 2022

 

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After receiving feedback from several units and local authorities  on difficulties in implementing and paying the cost of SARS-CoV-2 tests via Real-time RT-PCR technique (Official Dispatch No. 2232/UBND-KGVX dated July 13, 2022 and Official Dispatch No. 2400/UBND-KGVX dated July 26, 2022 of the People’s Committee of Hanoi City; Official Dispatch No. 4991/SYT-KHTC dated July 22, 2022 of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Official Dispatch No. 1811/SYT-TTr dated July 19, 2022 of the Health Department of Phu Yen province, and Official Dispatch No. 3069/SYT-KHTC dated August 22, 2022 of the Health Department of Hai Phong province), the Ministry of Health of Vietnam has the following suggestions:

1. The Ministry of Health of Vietnam has promulgated directive documents and professional guidelines on testing subjects in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic and the implementation of COVID-19 tests based on the actual situation and requirements of each local authority. The Ministry of Health of Vietnam requests units and local authorities to strictly implement the testing according to directives and guidelines of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam in a scientific and practical manner that is appropriate to the epidemic situation, avoiding exploits and waste.

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2.1. In case of paying the cost of SARS-CoV-2 tests according to regulations of laws on medical services and health insurance and cases covered by the state budget according to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (except for cases where SARS-CoV-2 tests are conducted in the community): Comply with regulations and guidelines of Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BYT dated February 18, 2022 of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on the price of SARS-CoV-2 testing services (previously is Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BYT dated November 8, 2021 of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam).

2.2. In case of conducting SARS-CoV-2 tests in the community covered by the state budget and cases of conducting SARS-CoV-2 tests not prescribed in Clause 2.1 mentioned above covered by the state budget: Comply with forms of bidding, assigning tasks, and placing orders prescribed in Decree No. 32/2019/ND-CP dated April 10, 2019 of the Government of Vietnam on assigning tasks, placing orders, or bidding for the provision of public products and services funded by the state budget’s recurrent expenditures.

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2.3. In case of emergencies and the price for placing orders from units providing SARS-CoV-2 testing services has yet to be issued by local authorities, comply with Official Dispatch No. 4356/BYT-KHTC dated May 18, 2021 of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam requesting the temporary payment of order costs and signing of contracts according to the temporary price and conduct the payment and final settlement according to regulations after receiving the approval of the order price from competent authorities.

In case People’s Committees of provinces or centrally affiliated cities have temporarily paid the order price and signed the contract according to the temporary price, People's Committees of provinces or centrally affiliated cities shall decide on the order price to form a basis for payment and settlement of costs for SARS-CoV-2 testing service providers.

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- The Ministry of Health of Vietnam has promulgated Decision No. 1436/QD-BYT dated March 4, 2021, Decision No. 4228/QD-BYT dated September 1, 2021, Decision No. 4686/QD-BYT dated October 5, 2021, and Decision No. 5160/QD-BYT dated November 8, 2021 on economic and technical norms of SARS-CoV-2 testing services as the basis for the Ministry of Health of Vietnam to promulgate the price of SARS-CoV-2 testing services in Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BYT dated November 8, 2021 which has been replaced by Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BYT dated February 18, 2022.

- People’s Committees of provinces and centrally affiliated cities shall, based on technical procedures and the actual implementation of services in their areas, issue, amend, and supplement economic and technical norms and cost norms (if any) that apply to public products or services to form a basis for the issuance of unit prices and prices of public products and services according to regulations prescribed in Point b Clause 2 Article 26 of Decree No. 32/2019/ND-CP.

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4. Regarding voluntary or requested tests:

- Subjects of voluntary or requested tests: units and local authorities shall rely on the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, directives of the Government of Vietnam, the National Steering Committee of COVID-19 Prevention and Control, and the implementation of their epidemic prevention and control to conduct the implementation as per regulation.

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5. People’s Committees of provinces and cities shall direct and increase the inspection and examination, strictly handle violations (if any), and prevent the situation of taking advantage of the epidemic to increase the price of medical services in general and COVID-19 testing services in particular of medical facilities in their areas and pay attention to continue the implementation of the following contents:

- Implementation of thrift and effective testing methods. In the case of conducting pooled-sample tests, apply the pooled-sample price and not the single-sample price or stipulate a lower price for pooled-sample testing for collection and payment with patients.

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- Non-public medical facilities eligible for conducting COVID-19 tests as per regulation shall not take advantage of the epidemic situation to increase the price of COVID-19 testing services while implementing decisions on the price, price declaration, and price listing in compliance with regulations.

Above are the suggestions of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam regarding several contents related to the payment of the price of SARS-CoV-2 tests and the Ministry of Health of Vietnam requests People’s Committees of provinces and cities to direct the implementation of such suggestions; Health Departments of provinces and cities, medical facilities, and Health Authorities of Ministries and Central Authorities to comply with regulations.

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MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Tran Thanh Thuan

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