Implement solutions to ensure medicines and medical equipment.

The Government has just issued Resolution No. 30/NQ-CP dated March 4, 2023 on continuing to implement colutions to ensure medicines and medical equipment. In particular, there are correction of regulations on payment of medical expenses covered by health insurance.
Implement solutions to ensure medicines and medical equipment.
Implement solutions to ensure medicines and medical equipment. (Source: VPG)

Resolution No. 30/NQ-CP amending Clause 4 of Resolution No. 144/NQ-CP dated November 5, 2022 of the Government as follows:

Allowing continued payment of medical examination and treatment expenses covered by health insurance for technical services performed by machines provided by contractors after winning the bid for materials and chemicals according to the contractor selection results. approved by a competent authority in accordance with the Law on Bidding, as follows:

a) For contracts signed before November 5, 2022: follow the term of the contract.

b) For contracts signed from November 5, 2022: until there are legal documents on this issue, including contracts signed in the form of direct procurement. .

In case the contract term specified at Points a and b of this Clause expires, the payment will continue until the purchased supplies and chemicals are used up."

Also according to Resolution 30/NQ-CP, in the case in the bidding documents, the investor or the bid solicitor (hereinafter referred to as the investor) stipulates the content of the successful bid for materials and chemicals. If the contractor is responsible for providing medical equipment to use materials and chemicals, the winning contractor must provide medical equipment at the request of the investor.

Medical examination and treatment expenses for technical services performed by machines provided by contractors after winning bids for supplies and chemicals specified in this Clause shall be paid by the Health Insurance Fund. In case the contract expires, the payment will continue until the purchased materials and chemicals are used up.

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(Source: VPG)