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THE MINISTRY OF
HEALTH
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 08/2008/QD-BYT
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Hanoi, February
14, 2008
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DECISION
PROMULGATING
THE REGULATION ON CONDITIONS FOR MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS REMOVING AND
TRANSPLANTING HUMAN TISSUES AND ORGANS AND ORDER OF AND PROCEDURES FOR
LICENSING THEIR OPERATION
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
Pursuant to the Governments
Decree No. 188/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2007, defining the functions, tasks,
powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2006 Law on Donation, Removal and Transplantation
of Human Tissues and Organs and Donation and Recovery of Cadavers;
At the proposal of the director of the Medical Examination and Treatment
Management Department of the Ministry of Health,
DECIDES
Article 1. To promulgate
together with this Decision the Regulation on conditions for medical
establishments removing and transplanting human tissues and organs and order of
and procedures for licensing their operation.
Article 2. This Decision
takes effect 15 days after its publication in CONG BAO.
Article 3. The director of
the Office, the Chief Inspector, directors of Departments, directors of Bureaus,
of the Ministry of Health, directors of provincial/municipal Health Services,
directors of the Health Ministry-attached hospitals, and heads of health
agencies under the management of other branches shall implement this Decision,
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FOR THE MINISTER
OF HEALTH
VICE MINISTER
Nguyen Thi Xuyen
REGULATION
ON
CONDITIONS FOR MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS REMOVING AND TRANSPLANTING HUMAN TISSUES
AND ORGANS AND ORDER OF AND PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING THEIR OPERATION
(Promulgated together with the Health Ministers Decision No. 08/2008/QD-BYT
of February 14, 2008)
A. MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS
REMOVING AND TRANSPLANTING HUMAN TISSUES AND ORGANS MUST SATISFY THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS:
I. MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS REMOVING
AND TRANSPLANTING HUMAN TISSUES MUST:
1. Have sufficient medical
personnel who are professionally capable and qualified, and have been trained
at tissue transplantation establishments and granted a specialty certificate or
diploma by these establishments,
2. Have a chief of the tissue transplantation
team who is capable of transplanting tissues on humans: and specialists who
have been trained in removal of tissues from the deceased,
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4. Have a section for post-transplantation
treatment and supervision,
5. Have laboratories (of their own
or through association with other establishments) to meet requirements on
diagnosis and supervision of donors and recipients before, during and after
transplantation such as blood lest, blood transfusion, biochemistry,
microbiology, pathological surgery, diagnostic radiography, functional
exploration, immunologic test and quantification of anti-rejection drugs (cyclosporin A, tacrolim).
6. Have adequate medical equipment
and instruments, meaning to fully have special-use equipment and instruments
(of their own or through association with other parties) for each kind of
tissue transplantation.
7. Have sufficient types and
volumes of medicines and drugs for post-transplantation treatment.
8. Have a sterilized place for
removal of tissues of the deceased.
9. Have an experimental
transplantation unit (in cooperation with research or training institutions).
II. MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS REMOVING
AND TRANSPLANTING ORGANS OF LIVING HUMANS MUST:
1. Have sufficient medical
personnel who are professionally capable and qualified, and have been trained
at human organ transplantation establishments and granted a specialty
certificate or diploma by these establishments.
2. Have a chief of the human organ
transplantation team who has directly conducted or participated in transplant
operations.
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Three closed and interrelated rooms
mean three rooms which are interconnected in a closed space separated from the
outside environment.
4. Have a technical section,
comprising;
- A post-transplantation treatment
unit.
- A post-transplantation
examination and supervision unit.
5. Have an experimental
transplantation unit.
6. Have laboratories for blood
test, blood transfusion, biochemistry, microbiology, pathological surgery,
diagnostic radiography and functional exploration. Be capable of or enter into
association with other parties for testing immunology and quantifying
anti-rejection drugs to meet requirements on diagnosis and supervision of
donors and recipients before, during and after human organ transplantation.
7. Have a blood ventilation and
dialysis unit for kidney transplantation.
8. Have adequate medical equipment
and instruments, meaning to fully have equipment and instruments (of their own
or through association with other parties) for transplantation of each human
organ.
9. Have sufficient types and
volumes of medicines and drugs for post-transplantation treatment.
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1. Medical establishments which do
not transplant human organs must:
a/ Have a recovery ward and
specialists for recovering brain-dead persons pending removal of organs.
b/ Have sufficient conditions and
equipment for determining brain death as prescribed by law.
c/ Have a team of experts for
determining brain death as prescribed by law.
d/ Have a system of communication
and means of transport meeting prescribed requirements.
2. Medical establishments which
transplant human organs must:
a/ Satisfy the conditions
specified in Section II and Clause 1 of this Section.
b/ Have a team of experts for
removing human organs and equipment for preserving and transporting human
organs to sites of transplantation.
B. ORDER OF AND PROCEDURES FOR
LICENSING MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR REMOVAL AND TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN
TISSUES AND ORGANS
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- A written request to the Ministry
of Health for registration of removal and transplantation of human tissues and
organs; medical establishments under provincial/municipal Health Services, the
Ministry of Defenses Army Medical Department and the Ministry of Public Securitys Health Department must obtain a written approval
of their respective state management agencies (provincial/ municipal Health
Services, the Ministry of Defenses Army Medical Department and the Ministry of
Public Securitys Health Department).
- A scheme on removal and
transplantation of human tissues and organs, covering contents on personnel
organization, material foundations and medical equipment and funds for
operation.
2. Order of and procedures for
licensing medical establishments for removal and transplantation of human
tissues and organs:
a/ Step 1: A medical establishment
satisfying the conditions specified in Sections I, II and III shall submit to
the Ministry of Health a dossier of registration for removal and
transplantation of human tissues and organs.
b/ Step 2: The Minister of Health
shall issue a decision to establish an appraisal council which shall appraise
the medical establishments conditions for removal and transplantation of human
tissues and organs.
An appraisal council is composed of
specialists in surgery, recovery, hematology-immunology, microbiology and other
specialties related to the removal and transplantation of human organs.
c/ Step 3: After being appraised,
the medical establishment shall complete contents of its schemes in conformity
with conclusions of the appraisal council (if any) in its report oil appraisal
results to the Ministry of Health for consideration.
d. Step 4: Within 10 working days
from the date of receiving a valid dossier the Minister of Health shall issue a
decision to establish an appraisal council: within 15 days, the appraisal
council shall conduct on-site appraisal and report appraisal results to the
Ministry of Health. Based on the councils appraisal results, the Minister of
Health shall issue a decision recognizing the medical establishments
satisfaction of conditions for removal and transplantation of human tissues and
organs; when a medical establishment fails to meet these requirements, within 5
days, the Ministry of Health shall issue a written reply clearly stating the
reason.
A medical establishment may remove
and transplant human tissues and organs only after the Health Ministers
decision recognizing its satisfaction of conditions for removal and
transplantation of human tissues and organs is issued.