Competence of local authorities at two levels in the field of mothers and children

In the Circular, the Ministry of Health clearly states the authority to receive reports on the results of the Month of Action for Children as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 5 of Circular No. 28/2019/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 26, 2019 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the organization of the Month of Action for Children implemented by the People's Committees at the provincial level.

Implementation procedure: The People's Committee at the commune level sends a report on the results of the Month of Action for Children to the People's Committee at the provincial level before the 20th of each year.

Regarding the authority to receive reports on the results of organizing children's forums as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 14 of Circular No. 29/2019/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 26, 2019 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the organization of children's forums implemented by the People's Committees at the provincial level.

Regarding the implementation procedure, the People's Committee at the commune level synthesizes and sends a report on the results of organizing the children's forum to the People's Committee at the provincial level no later than 15 days from the end of the children's forum.

Regarding the implementation of regulations on alternative care for children , the Ministry of Health clearly states that in receiving the list and records of children being cared for at facilities in need of alternative care, every 6 months, the head of the social assistance facility is responsible for making a list and records of children being cared for at facilities in need of alternative care and forwarding them to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee for approval according to management authority as a basis for finding individuals and families to provide alternative care for children;

The Ministry of Health clearly stated the authority to receive reports on the results of the Month of Action for Children as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 5 of Circular No. 28/2019/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 26, 2019 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the organization of the Month of Action for Children implemented by the People's Committees at the provincial level.

The Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level where the individual or family registering to receive alternative care resides is responsible for receiving the list and records of children in need of alternative care approved by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee or the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee managing the social assistance facility under their authority and assigning them to the commune-level child protection officer to carry out activities to support alternative care for children according to regulations.

Regarding the determination of children eligible for alternative care , the Ministry of Health clearly states that the authority to determine children eligible for alternative care is stipulated in Clause 2, Article 5 of Circular No. 14/2020/TT-LDTBXH dated November 28, 2020 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the implementation of regulations on alternative care for children approved by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee or the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee according to the management authority.

The Ministry of Health also clarified that the authority to advise individuals and families selected for the list of alternative care recipients as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 7 of Circular No. 14/2020/TT-LDTBXH is implemented by specialized health agencies under the People's Committees of provinces, People's Committees of communes, and child protection service providers.

Regarding the authority to coordinate the receipt of alternative care for children as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 7 of Circular No. 14/2020/TT-LDTBXH, implemented by the People's Committee at the commune level.

The implementation procedure is as follows: The People's Committee at the commune level reviews and compiles a list of individuals and families in need of alternative care;

Monthly information on children and individuals and families receiving alternative care selected is sent to the People's Committee of the commune where the individual or family in need of alternative care resides to continue providing alternative care for children according to regulations.

On the authority to receive requests for connection and service transfer for children of the commune level and coordinate and connect to help children access services according to the support and intervention plan for children prescribed in Point b, Clause 1, Article 10 of Circular No. 14/2020/TT-LDTBXH implemented by the People's Committee at the commune level.

The Ministry of Health clearly states the responsibility for performing the tasks specified in Clause 2, Article 15 of Circular No. 14/2020/TT-LDTBXH to be performed by the People's Committees at the commune level.

This Circular takes effect from July 1, 2025; expires from March 1, 2027.

The Ministry of Health emphasizes that during the effective period of this Circular, if the provisions on authority and responsibility for state management in this Circular are different from the Circulars issued by the Minister of Health before July 1, 2025, the provisions in this Circular shall apply.

TRAN LAM

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