Proposing new functions, tasks and powers of the Department of Health

The Ministry of Health proposes new regulations on the functions, tasks and powers of the Department of Health.

Accordingly, the Department of Health is a specialized agency under the People's Committee of a province or centrally-run city (Provincial People's Committee). The Department of Health has legal status, its own seal and account in accordance with the provisions of law.

The Department of Health is subject to the direction and management of the organization, staffing and work of the Provincial People's Committee; at the same time, it is subject to the direction, guidance and inspection of the expertise and profession of the Ministry of Health .

Functions and tasks of the Department of Health

According to the draft, the Department of Health has the function of advising and assisting the Provincial People's Committee in state management of: disease prevention; medical examination, treatment, rehabilitation; medical examination, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry; mothers and children; population; social protection; prevention and control of social evils (excluding drug addiction treatment and post-drug addiction treatment management); traditional medicine; pharmaceuticals, cosmetics; food safety; medical equipment; health insurance and state management of public services in the fields under the scope and authority of the Provincial People's Committee.

Regarding medical examination, treatment, rehabilitation; medical examination, forensic examination, forensic psychiatric examination , the Department of Health directs, guides, and organizes the implementation of legal documents, technical regulations, and national technical standards on medical examination, treatment, rehabilitation, medical examination, forensic psychiatric examination according to the management hierarchy and according to the provisions of law.

The Department of Health issues, reissues, extends, adjusts, suspends, and revokes practice certificates for medical practitioners and issues, adjusts, suspends, and revokes operating licenses for medical examination and treatment facilities in the area under its management according to the provisions of law; appraises and approves the list of techniques performed at medical examination and treatment facilities managed by the Department of Health according to decentralization and provisions of law; directs, guides on expertise and performs the task of protecting and taking care of the health of cadres under its management according to regulations.

Regarding disease prevention , the Department of Health directs, guides, and organizes the implementation of professional regulations and national technical standards on the prevention and control of infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases, occupational diseases, and injuries; determining drug addiction, prevention and treatment of addiction to opioids and other narcotics; environmental health, climate change, school health, hygiene and occupational health; community nutrition; border health quarantine; waste management within medical facilities; management of chemicals, insecticides, and disinfectants used in the household and medical sectors in accordance with the provisions of law.

Directing, guiding, and organizing the implementation of vaccination activities and the use of medical biological products for subjects according to the provisions of law; organizing the reception of dossiers, posting information about facilities that have declared eligibility for vaccination on the Department of Health's electronic information page according to the provisions of law; announcing, re-announcing eligible facilities, suspending, canceling dossiers announcing facilities that are eligible to operate in the treatment of addiction to opium-like substances with substitute drugs according to the provisions of law; being the focal point for the work of preventing the harmful effects of tobacco, preventing the harmful effects of alcohol and beer according to the provisions of law...

Regarding food safety , the Department of Health supervises the quality and food safety of food products under its management authority and establishments producing and trading food additives, food processing aids; tools, packaging materials, containers in direct contact with food; bottled drinking water, natural mineral water; ready-to-use ice, ice used for food processing; functional foods; micronutrients and other foods in the area according to the decentralization of the Ministry of Health; organizes the reception and management of records, issues Certificates of acceptance of product declaration registration, Certificates of confirmation of advertising content for medical nutritional foods, foods for special diets, nutritional products for children up to 36 months old; organizes the reception of self-declarations of products under the management of the health sector; Granting of certificates of food safety eligibility to establishments producing bottled drinking water, natural mineral water, ready-to-use ice, ice used for food processing, establishments producing supplementary foods, medical nutritional foods, foods for special diets, nutritional products for children up to 36 months old, additives, food processing aids, micronutrients, establishments producing other foods not specified in the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment , and food service establishments.

In addition, the Department of Health presides over and coordinates with relevant agencies to manage food safety in the area; manage safety conditions for small-scale food production and trading establishments, street food, business establishments, food services, food safety at markets in the area and subjects according to management levels; conduct inspections, resolve complaints, denunciations, and handle violations of food safety in the management area according to authority...

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Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/de-xuat-moi-chuc-nang-nhiem-vu-quyen-han-cua-so-y-te-102250516144214892.htm