Is it legal for a hospital to refuse to provide emergency treatment to a patient in Vietnam?
In Vietnam, is it legal for a hospital to refuse to provide emergency treatment to a patient? In Vietnam, what rules govern a patient's right to choose during a medical examination? Last week when a member of my family became seriously ill and had to go to the emergency room. The hospital, on the other hand, stated that it was overloaded and did not provide emergency care. Can you tell me if the hospital has the authority to refuse to provide emergency treatment? Thanks for your advice.
<subquestion>In Vietnam, Is it legal for a hospital to refuse to provide emergency treatment to a patient?</subquestion>
Pursuant to Article 6 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009:
Article 6. Prohibited acts
1. Refusing to provide or intentionally delaying first aid for patients.
2. Providing medical examination and treatment without a medical practice certificate or during the time subject to suspension from professional practice; providing medical examination and treatment services without an operation license or during the time subject to suspension from operation.
3. Practicing medical examination and treatment or providing medical examination and treatment services outside the scope of professional operation under a medical practice certificate or operation license, except cases of emergency.
4. Hiring, borrowing, leasing or lending medical practice certificates or operation licenses.
5. Practitioners selling drugs to patients in any forms, except herb doctors, herb assistant doctors, herbalists and owners of family remedies.
6. Applying medical professional methods and techniques which have not been recognized and using drugs which have not been licensed for circulation, in medical examination and treatment.
7. Advertising professional capacity and qualifications untruthfully or beyond the scope of professional operation under medical practice certificates or operation licenses; abusing traditional herbal medicament knowledge or other medical knowledge to advertise treatment methods or drugs untruthfully.
Pursuant to applicable laws,the hospital does not have the authority to refuse emergency treatment to a patient.
<subquestion>In Vietnam, What rules govern a patient's right to choose during a medical examination</subquestion>
Pursuant to Article 10 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009:
Article 10. Rights to choice in medical examination and treatment
1. To fully receive information, explanations and counseling about their disease status, results and possible risks to choose diagnosis and treatment methods.
2. To accept or refuse to participate in bio­medical research in medical examination and treatment.
3. To nominate representatives to perform and protect their rights and obligations in medical examination and treatment.
