In Vietnam, is it permissible to re-issue medical practice certificate if it is damaged?
In Vietnam, can a damaged medical practice certificate be re-issued? Which agency has the authority to re-issue the practice certificate if the grantee works at the Provincial-level General Hospital?
Hello Lawnet. I just received my medical practice certificate. Due to my carelessness, I let my 3-year-old son tear off a corner of the certificate. Could you please let me know in case of such damage, will I be able to re-issue it? Thanks for your advice.
<subquestion>In Vietnam, can a damaged medical practice certificate be re-issued?</subquestion>
Pursuant to Article 25 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2009 stipulating medical practice certificates in Vietnam as follows:
1. Medical practice certificates shall be granted to those fully meeting the conditions specified in Article 18 or Article 19 of this Law.
2. A medical practice certificate shall be granted once and is valid nationwide.
3. A medical practice certificate contains the following details:
a/ Full name, birth date, address of residence and professional diplomas:
b/ Form of professional practice:
c/ Scope of professional operation.
4. A practitioner who loses his/her medical practice certificate or whose medical practice certificate is damaged may be granted another certificate.
5. The Minister of Health shall promulgate the form of medical practice certificate.
6. The Government shall devise a roadmap to grant medical practice certificates to ensure that by January 1. 2016, those engaged in medical examination and treatment at state medical examination and treatment establishments by the effective date of this Law will possess a medical practice certificate.
As regulations above, in your case, you are permissible to re-issue of your medical practice certificate.
<subquestion>Which agency has the authority to re-issue the practice certificate if the grantee works at the Provincial-level General Hospital?</subquestion>
Pursuant to Article 26 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2009 stipulating competence to grant, re-grant and revoke medical practice certificates in Vietnam as follows:
1. The Minister of Health shall grant, re-grant and revoke medical practice certificates for:
a/Those working at medical examination and treatment establishments under the Ministry of Health:
b/Those working at medical examination and treatment establishments under other ministries, except the cases specified in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article:
c/ Foreigners practicing medical examination and treatment in Vietnam.
2. Directors of provincial-level Health Departments shall grant, re-grant and revoke medical practice certificates for those working at medical examination and treatment establishments in localities under their management, except the cases specified in Clauses 1 and 3 of this Article.
3. The Minister of National Defense shall provide the grant, re-grant and revocation of medical practice certificates for those working at medical examination and treatment establishment under his/her management.
As regulations above, if the grantee works at a Provincial-level General Hospital, provincial-level Health Department of that province shall have authority to re-grant medical pracitce certificate.

Article 25 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment in 2009