Special allowance scheme in the healthcare sector effective from July 15th.

TPO - The Government has just issued Decree No. 192/2026 stipulating a number of specific allowances in the health sector; monthly support for village and neighborhood health workers and village midwives.

The highest pay for a shift is 325,000 VND per person.

The applicable subjects include officials and employees working at public health facilities; commune, ward, and special zone health stations; military and civilian health stations; officers and professional soldiers; and healthcare workers providing primary healthcare services in villages and residential areas...

According to the Decree, employees working 24/7 on weekdays are entitled to the following allowances:

The rate is 325,000 VND/person/shift for medical facilities of special and first class; the Central Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, and the Central Institute of Forensic Psychiatry Bien Hoa.

The government has issued a decree stipulating special allowances in the healthcare sector.

The rate is 255,000 VND/person/shift for Grade II medical facilities, regional forensic psychiatric centers, the Military Forensic Institute under the Ministry of National Defense, the Forensic Examination Center under the Institute of Criminal Science, Ministry of Public Security , and the National Coordination Center for Organ Transplantation (for coordinating the collection, transportation, and preservation of human tissues and organs).

The rate is 185,000 VND/person/shift for: other medical facilities, forensic departments under the Criminal Technical Department of the Provincial Police, public outpatient emergency medical facilities (for on-call duty at emergency points), commune-level health stations, health station branches under commune-level health stations, military-civilian health stations, military-civilian infirmaries, infirmaries of the People's Police, and public social assistance facilities under the Ministry of Health.

The rate is 70,000 VND/person/shift for: facilities caring for and nursing war veterans; and other public social assistance facilities.

If on duty 24/7 in a department or special area, the on-call allowance is calculated at 1.5 times the rate stipulated above.

If on duty 24/7 on a weekend, the on-call allowance is calculated at 1.3 times the rate specified above; if on duty on public holidays or Tet (Lunar New Year), the on-call allowance is calculated at 1.8 times the rate specified above…

The decree also stipulates that employees on duty under the resident system are entitled to an allowance ranging from 35,000 to 160,000 VND per person per shift, depending on the category of the medical facility.

In addition, employees working 24/7 shifts receive a meal allowance of 40,000 VND per person per shift.

Surgical and procedural allowance scheme

Surgical allowance rates are regulated as follows:

The lead surgeon, anesthesiologist, or acupuncturist receives a surgical allowance ranging from 100,000 to 560,000 VND per person per surgery, depending on the type of surgery.

Surgical assistants, anesthesia assistants, or acupuncturists are entitled to a surgical allowance ranging from 60,000 to 400,000 VND per person per surgery.

Surgical assistants receive a surgical allowance ranging from 40,000 to 240,000 VND per person per surgery.

The procedure allowance is 0.3 times the allowance for similar surgeries as stipulated above.

In addition, the Decree also stipulates a monthly support allowance for village and neighborhood health workers and village midwives. Accordingly, during their term of service, village and neighborhood health workers and village midwives will receive a monthly allowance.

Specifically, a rate of 0.7 times applies to village and neighborhood health workers and village midwives working in: villages with 350 or more households; villages in disadvantaged areas as defined by the Government; and neighborhoods with 500 or more households.

A rate of 0.5 times applies to village and neighborhood health workers and village midwives working in the remaining villages and neighborhoods.

The decree will take effect from July 15, 2026.

Levels of allowances for epidemic prevention:

Infectious diseases in Group A: those eligible for epidemic control allowance are divided into two groups, Group 1: 420,000 VND/day/person; Group 2: 280,000 VND/day/person.

Infectious diseases in group B: 280,000 VND/day/person.

Infectious diseases in group C: 210,000 VND/day/person.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/che-do-phu-cap-dac-thu-trong-linh-vuc-y-te-tu-157-post1848221.tpo