Circular No. 02/2026/TT-BYT amends Circular No. 57/2024/TT-BYT on the分级处理行政程序的规定，属于卫生部管理的诊疗领域。

CIRCULAR

Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain Articles of Circular No. 57/2024/TT-BYT dated December 31, 2024 of the Ministry of Health on the delegation of administrative procedures in the field of medical examination and treatment under the management authority of the Ministry of Health

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Decree No. 42/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 27, 2025 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

At the proposal of the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Department; the Director of the Medical Examination and Treatment Management Department;

The Minister of Health promulgates this Circular amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain Articles of Circular No. 57/2024/TT-BYT dated December 31, 2024 of the Minister of Health on the delegation of administrative procedures in the field of medical examination and treatment under the management authority of the Ministry of Health.

Article 1. Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain Articles of Circular No. 57/2024/TT-BYT dated December 31, 2024 of the Minister of Health on the delegation of administrative procedures in the field of medical examination and treatment under the management authority of the Ministry of Health

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 12 of Article 1 as follows:

“12. Establishing the inspection team for issuing, reissuing, and adjusting permits for medical examination and treatment facilities, including requesting experts to join the inspection team in the following cases:

a) Medical examination and treatment facilities directly under the Ministry of Health, except for the cases specified in point a, Clause 12, Article 2 and Article 2a of this Circular;

b) Private hospitals during the transitional period before January 1, 2027, except for the cases specified in point b, Clause 12, Article 2 of this Circular.”

2. Supplementing Article 2a after Article 2 as follows:

“Article 2a. Delegation of administrative procedures in the field of medical examination and treatment under the authority of the Ministry of Health to the Maternal and Child Health Department

Establishing the inspection team for adjusting permits for medical examination and treatment facilities, including requesting experts to join the inspection team for medical examination and treatment facilities providing assisted reproductive technology services and surrogacy for humanitarian purposes in the following cases:

1. Medical examination and treatment facilities directly under the Ministry of Health;

2. Private hospitals during the transitional period before January 1, 2027.”

3. Abolishing Article 3.

4. Amending the title of Clause 1 of Article 7 as follows:

“1. The Director of the Medical Examination and Treatment Management Department, the Director of the Traditional Medicine Management Department, and the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Department shall be responsible for:”

5. Amending Article 8 as follows:

“Article 8. Implementation

The Head of the Ministry's Office; Heads of Departments; Directors of Departments; Health Ministries and sectors; Provincial People's Committee Health Departments and related agencies and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

In the course of implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, please report to the Ministry of Health (Medical Examination and Treatment Management Department) for timely guidance and resolution./.”

Article 2. Effective Date

This Circular takes effect from March 25, 2026.

Article 3. Transitional Provisions

For applications submitted before the effective date of this Circular: The receiving agency will continue to process according to current regulations until the completion of the administrative procedure.