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Law

46/2014/QH13

Law Amending and Supplementing Several Articles of the Health Insurance Law No. 46/2014/QH13

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health

Vietnam's ministry for public health: medical examination and treatment, preventive medicine, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, food safety, health insurance and population policy. In 2025 it also took on child-protection functions from the former MOLISA.

Document Type
Document Number
Status
Date Effective
Issuing Body
Official Source URL
Law
46/2014/QH13
Partially in effect
01/01/2015
Ministry of Health
https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/36793

Summary

Law 46/2014/QH13, passed by the National Assembly, amends and supplements several articles of the Health Insurance Law 25/2008/QH12. It restructures who must participate, how contributions are based, and how benefits scale, and it is a foundational reference for health insurance contribution calculations on take-home pay. The Law confirms that health insurance is a compulsory, not-for-profit scheme organized by the State. It introduces household-based participation, defining a participating household as everyone listed in the household registration or temporary residence book, and adds the concept of a basic medical service package paid for by the health insurance fund. On the contribution base, the Law provides that the health insurance contribution is set as a percentage of the wage used as the…

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