Nghe An: Rectifying advertising of medical examination and treatment services

DepartmentMedicalNghe An has just issued Official Dispatch No. 5201/SYT-NVY on advertising medical examination and treatment services in Nghe An province to the Department of Information and Communications of Nghe An and public and non-public medical examination and treatment facilities in the province.

Accordingly, in the past time, in the province, there are still some medical examination and treatment facilities that have not strictly complied with regulations on advertising medical examination and treatment services. Some electronic information pages and social networks have posted contentadvertisementmedical examination and treatment services... but have not been verified, affecting the rights of people when they trust to contact or use the service.

Checking a clinic in Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Photo: Thanh Chung

To ensure the rights of people in accessing medical examination and treatment services in the province, the Department of Health requests the Department of Information and Communications to direct media and press agencies in the province to request the provision of advertising content confirmation for advertisements for medical examination and treatment services. Absolutely do not advertise medical examination and treatment services without confirmation of the content from the competent authority (according to the provisions of Circular No. 09/2015/TT-BYT dated May 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Health).

Themedical facilityPublic and non-public health facilities in the province must strictly implement the confirmation of advertising content for medical examination and treatment services according to the provisions of Circular No. 09/2015/TT-BYT of the Minister of Health dated May 25, 2015 and instructions on the procedures for issuing certificates of advertising content for medical examination and treatment services. Directors of medical facilities in the province are responsible for advertising content for medical examination and treatment services before the Department of Health.

The Department of Health Inspectorate presides over and coordinates with the Department of Medical Affairs to review and establish inspection teams to directly or indirectly inspect compliance with regulations on advertising medical examination and treatment services of medical examination and treatment facilities in the province. During the inspection, examination and supervision process, if medical examination and treatment facilities are found to be non-compliant with current regulations, it is recommended to make a record and impose penalties for violations according to the provisions of Articles 49 and 56 of Decree 38.2021/ND-CP dated March 29, 2021 of the Government regulating sanctions for administrative violations in the field of culture and advertising./.

Thanh Chung