Decision No. 104/BYT-QD On Delegating the Exploitation of Health Insurance to Localities

The Decision delegates to local health insurance agencies the exploitation of health insurance (HIA) for certain agencies, units, and enterprises that employ Vietnamese workers or have direct foreign investment. This Decision applies to health insurance agencies of provinces and centrally administered cities, except for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Document No.104/BYT-QĐ
Document typeDecision
Issuing authorityMinistry of Health
Signed byLê Ngọc Trọng — Đang cập nhật
Updated02/07/2026
FieldUncategorized
Issued date10/02/1993
Effective date10/02/1993
Expiry date25/08/1999
StatusExpired
✦ Smart summary

The Decision delegates to local health insurance agencies the exploitation of health insurance (HIA) for certain agencies, units, and enterprises that employ Vietnamese workers or have direct foreign investment. This Decision applies to health insurance agencies of provinces and centrally administered cities, except for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Scope of application

Health insurance of provinces and centrally administered cities

Key points

  • Health insurance of provinces and cities is authorized to exploit HIA for central agencies, international organizations, units within export processing zones, foreign representative offices employing Vietnamese labor, joint ventures with foreign countries, and enterprises with direct foreign investment in Vietnam.
  • This Decision does not apply to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Reducing administrative burden for agencies, units, and enterprises exploiting HIA.
  • Negative impact: May increase management costs for health insurance of provinces and cities.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Which agencies and units are eligible for exploiting health insurance?

Central agencies, international organizations, units within export processing zones, foreign representative offices employing Vietnamese labor, joint ventures with foreign countries, and enterprises with direct foreign investment in Vietnam.

To which provinces and cities does this Decision apply?

This Decision applies to health insurance of provinces and centrally administered cities, except for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Who is responsible for implementing this Decision?

The Heads of the Office, Directors of the Department of Labor Organization, Directors of the Department of State Asset Management, Director of National Health Insurance, Directors of Health Insurance of provinces and centrally administered cities, and Directors of Health Insurance sectors.

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Pursuant to …;

Regarding the delegation of health insurance exploitation to localities

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Pursuant to Circular No. 12/TT-LB dated September 18, 1992, of the Joint Ministry of Health - Finance - Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the implementation of Decree No. 299/HĐBT dated August 15, 1992, of the Council of Ministers promulgating the Health Insurance Regulations;

At the proposal of the Director of the Vietnam Health Insurance.

Pursuant to …;

Article 1: Now delegates to the Health Insurance of provinces and centrally governed cities to directly exploit health insurance for central agencies and units, international organizations, units within export processing zones, foreign representative offices in Vietnam employing Vietnamese workers, joint ventures with foreign countries, and foreign-invested enterprises operating within their respective provincial or city jurisdictions. (Except for the jurisdictions of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and units under sectoral health insurance which have been organized by the Ministry of Health).

Article 2: The Heads of the Office, Heads of the Department of Labor Organization, Heads of the Department of State Asset Management, Director of Vietnam Health Insurance, Directors of Health Insurance of provinces and centrally governed cities, and Directors of Sectoral Health Insurance are responsible for implementing this decision./.

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