Joint Circular No. 07/2015/TTLT-BCA-BQP-BYT guides the examination and treatment of persons under temporary detention, pre-trial detention, convicts, compulsory educational facility inmates, and students at rehabilitation schools managed by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense at state medical facilities.

JOINT CIRCULAR

Guidelines on medical examination and treatment for persons under temporary detention, pretrial detention, convicts, probationers at compulsory educational facilities, and students at rehabilitation schools managed by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense at state medical examination and treatment facilities

compulsory educational facility inmates, students of rehabilitation schools under the Ministry of Public Security,

pursuant to the Law on Criminal Procedure 2010;specialized agency under the People's Committee of the province/city.

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PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Circular jointly issued provides guidance on medical examination, treatment, and management of persons under temporary detention, pretrial detention, imprisonment, compulsory educational facility inmates, and students of rehabilitation schools (collectively referred to as managed subjects) under the management of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense at state medical facilities.

Article 2. Applicability

This Circular applies to temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools under the management of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense; state medical facilities from district level to central level and equivalent.

Article 3. Principles of Implementation

1. Implement the humanitarian policy of the State in medical examinations, treatments, and ensuring food, accommodation, living conditions, and treatment for persons under temporary detention, pretrial detention, imprisonment, compulsory educational facility inmates, and students of rehabilitation schools according to this Circular and other relevant laws.

2. Ensure management requirements for persons under temporary detention, pretrial detention, imprisonment, compulsory educational facility inmates, and students of rehabilitation schools and coordination relations between medical facilities and temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools in medical work for these subjects.

Article 4. Funding Assurance

The funds for medical examinations and treatments for persons under temporary detention, pretrial detention, imprisonment, compulsory educational facility inmates, and students of rehabilitation schools shall be guaranteed from the State budget within the annual financial plan of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense.

Chapter II

MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT AT MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR PERSONS UNDER TEMPORARY DETENTION, PRETRIAL DETENTION, IMPRISONMENT, COMPULSORY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY INMATES, AND STUDENTS OF REHABILITATION SCHOOLS

Article 5. Responsibilities of temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools

1. Temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools are responsible for transferring managed subjects requiring medical examination and treatment beyond the professional capacity of their own infirmaries or health units (hereinafter referred to as unit health) to medical examination and treatment at district-level medical facilities or the nearest state medical facilities.

2. Temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools are responsible for arranging transportation means, escorting officers, managing officers, and health officers to transfer managed subjects for medical examination and treatment to medical facilities or when transferring to another medical facility.

3. Temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools are responsible for providing hospital transfer papers, summaries of treatment at unit health, and implementing procedures and formalities for transferring managed subjects for medical examination and treatment as prescribed by the Ministry of Health; simultaneously, they must inform the relatives or lawful representatives of the managed subjects so that they can cooperate in care and treatment. Relatives or lawful representatives of managed subjects undergoing medical examination and treatment may voluntarily support nutritional supplements and medication as prescribed by doctors for patients and coordinate and cooperate with temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools with managed subjects undergoing medical examination and treatment for care and management. In cases where persons under temporary detention or pretrial detention are in the investigation, prosecution, or trial stage, such coordination and cooperation must be agreed upon in writing by the head of the agency handling the case.

4. Temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, rehabilitation schools are responsible for managing, supervising, and protecting managed subjects undergoing medical examination and treatment; coordinating with medical facilities to implement medical examination and treatment procedures as prescribed by law.

Article 6. Responsibilities of medical examination and treatment facilities

1. Medical examination and treatment facilities shall be responsible for receiving and conducting medical examinations and treatments for managed subjects who are entitled to such services, on par with other patients. These facilities shall cooperate and facilitate conditions for temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational institutions, and rehabilitation schools to manage and closely monitor these subjects. In cases where the medical examination and treatment facility exceeds its professional capacity to treat, it must promptly notify and coordinate with temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational institutions, and rehabilitation schools to transfer the patient to a higher-level medical examination and treatment facility for treatment. If a managed subject undergoing medical examination and treatment suffers from a serious illness with unusual progression and poor prognosis, the medical examination and treatment facility shall inform the temporary detention center, pretrial detention center, prison, compulsory educational institution, and rehabilitation school, and coordinate to resolve the situation.

2. In emergency situations, if temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational institutions, and rehabilitation schools lack specialized transportation means, medical examination and treatment facilities shall provide such means to transport the patient to a higher-level facility for treatment.

In cases where a managed subject undergoing emergency treatment requires surgery or surgical intervention but cannot obtain consent from the managed subject or their representative, or if the temporary detention center, pretrial detention center, prison, compulsory educational institution, or rehabilitation school has notified but the relatives or legal representatives have not arrived to sign the surgical consent form, the head of the medical examination and treatment facility shall act in accordance with Clause 3 of Article 61 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.

3. Information related to the health condition of managed subjects undergoing medical examination and treatment shall be exchanged and agreed upon with the managing authority of the subjects.

4. When a managed subject undergoing medical examination and treatment completes their examination or stable treatment and is returned to the temporary detention center, pretrial detention center, prison, compulsory educational institution, or rehabilitation school, the medical examination and treatment facility shall process the discharge procedures for the patient in accordance with Clause 7 of Article 58 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment. In cases where judicial authorities, managing authorities of the subjects undergoing medical examination and treatment, and other relevant agencies require borrowing medical records at the facility for reading, copying medical records, and conclusions on health status to serve operational tasks or legal issues, this shall be carried out in accordance with Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 59 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.

Article 7. Inpatient Treatment Rooms at Medical Examination and Treatment Facilities

1. Medical examination and treatment facilities shall be responsible for arranging separate inpatient treatment rooms for managed subjects who need inpatient treatment and accommodation for police officers and soldiers on duty, management, and security personnel, in accordance with the conditions of the medical examination and treatment facility and the requirements of the police and military forces for managing the subjects.

2. Based on actual conditions, medical examination and treatment facilities shall cooperate with temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational institutions, and rehabilitation schools in the area to build and jointly use a separate treatment area for managed subjects undergoing medical examination and treatment within the medical examination and treatment facility.

3. The costs for constructing, renovating, repairing, installing equipment, maintaining treatment activities, and managing the separate treatment area or some individual rooms for managed subjects undergoing medical examination and treatment at the medical examination and treatment facility shall be borne by the temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational institutions, and rehabilitation schools.

Article 8. Diet, clothing, accommodation, and daily life for individuals receiving medical examination and treatment at state medical examination and treatment facilities

1. The diet, accommodation, and daily life regime for individuals under management who are receiving medical examination and treatment during their treatment period at medical examination and treatment facilities shall be applied as if they were being treated at infirmaries, health units of temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, and rehabilitation schools. In cases where individuals must follow a special diet due to their medical condition or upon the doctor's prescription, the medical examination and treatment facility must notify the managing authority of the individual receiving medical examination and treatment to coordinate implementation. The costs for diet, accommodation, and daily life shall be borne by the temporary detention center, pretrial detention center, prison, compulsory educational facility, or rehabilitation school, along with support from the family of the individual receiving medical examination and treatment or from other legitimate sources of funding.

2. The clothing regime for individuals receiving medical examination and treatment who are hospitalized shall be implemented according to the regulations of the medical examination and treatment facility.

Article 9. Handling cases where individuals receiving medical examination and treatment die at medical examination and treatment facilities

When individuals receiving medical examination and treatment at medical examination and treatment facilities die, the medical examination and treatment facility shall handle the procedures as stipulated in Article 65 of the Medical Examination and Treatment Law and coordinate with the temporary detention center, pretrial detention center, prison, compulsory educational facility, or rehabilitation school that has individuals receiving medical examination and treatment who have died to resolve the matter in accordance with the law.

Article 10. Coordination relationships

1. Leaders of medical examination and treatment facilities and leaders of temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, and rehabilitation schools with individuals receiving medical examination and treatment at hospitals must regularly exchange or organize meetings every six months to implement this Circular and other relevant legal normative documents.

2. Health staff of temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, educational institutions, and rehabilitation schools must regularly contact departments directly treating individuals receiving medical examination and treatment to monitor the progression of their medical conditions and provide assistance when requested.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 11. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from December 15, 2015.

2. Circular Jointly Issued No. 04/2010/TTLT-BCA-BYT dated August 9, 2010, by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Health guiding the provision of medical examination and treatment for individuals under temporary detention, pretrial detention, prisoners, inmates, and students at state hospitals shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular Jointly Issued takes effect.

Article 12. Responsibility for Implementation

1. The Minister of Public Security and the Minister of National Defense are responsible for directing the guidance and inspection of temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, and rehabilitation schools within their respective Ministries to organize the implementation of this Circular Jointly Issued.

2. The Minister of Health is responsible for directing hospitals, Provincial Health Departments, and state medical examination and treatment facilities to cooperate with temporary detention centers, pretrial detention centers, prisons, compulsory educational facilities, and rehabilitation schools to properly carry out medical examination and treatment services for individuals under temporary detention, pretrial detention, prisoners, inmates, and students at compulsory educational facilities and rehabilitation schools who are ill.

3. The Director of temporary detention centers, Warden of pretrial detention centers and prisons, Director of compulsory educational facilities, and Principal of rehabilitation schools are responsible for organizing the implementation of this Circular Jointly Issued.

During the process of implementation, if there are any difficulties, units and localities shall report them to the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Health for consideration and coordination to resolve them./.