Joint Circular No. 15/TTLT issued by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Finance provides guidance on managing funds for preventing and controlling goiter, specifying sources of funds, methods of budget allocation, expenditure items, and ways to distribute central funds to localities.
适用范围
Ministry of Health - Ministry of Finance; Vietnam Salt Corporation, iodized salt enterprises, provincial health departments, traditional iodized salt production facilities, goiter prevention stations.
要点
- All funds for preventing and controlling goiter must be reflected in the State Budget and can only be expended based on approved plans (Article 3).
- Annually, the Ministry of Health prepares a budget estimate and submits it to the Ministry of Finance for review and inclusion in the State Budget, which is then submitted to the Council of Ministers (Article 4).
- Iodized salt production facilities must strictly comply with contracts signed with their supervising health authorities, ensuring the production and distribution of iodized salt in terms of quantity, quality, time, and location (Article 5).
- Provincial health departments directly implementing the goiter prevention program must prepare budgets and submit quarterly and annual final reports according to regulations to the Head of the Goiter Prevention Program (Article 6).
- Central funds supporting localities cover costs such as additional production expenses from mixing iodine with regular salt, packaging material costs for iodized salt, and testing chemicals (Article B1).
🌐 本文件的社会影响
- Positive impact: Enhances the effectiveness of goiter prevention efforts through strict financial management and increased resources, improving public health care.
- Negative impact: May impose financial burdens on traditional iodized salt production facilities, requiring close cooperation among units to ensure compliance with regulations.
❓ 常见问题
What must iodized salt production facilities do?
Iodized salt production facilities must strictly comply with contracts signed with their supervising health authorities, ensuring the production and distribution of iodized salt in terms of quantity, quality, time, and location (Article 5).
What actions should provincial health departments take to manage funds?
Provincial health departments must prepare budgets and submit quarterly and annual final reports according to regulations to the Head of the Goiter Prevention Program (Article 6).
What expenses does the central government support for localities?
Central funds supporting localities cover costs such as additional production expenses from mixing iodine with regular salt, packaging material costs for iodized salt, and testing chemicals (Article B1).
When is the annual budget preparation process conducted?
Annually, the Ministry of Health prepares a budget estimate and submits it to the Ministry of Finance for review and inclusion in the State Budget, which is then submitted to the Council of Ministers (Article 4).
Are there any provisions regarding the allocation of central government support funds to localities?
Quarterly, the Ministry of Finance will directly allocate funds to the Ministry of Health according to the approved quarterly plan within the annual budget framework, with the Head of the Goiter Prevention Program and the Director of the Central Endocrine Hospital responsible for distributing and transferring funds (Clause II).
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CIRCULAR
JOINT MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FINANCE DECREE NO. 15/TT-LB DATED MAY 4, 1991 GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL GOITER
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To implement Decision No. 16/CP dated January 2, 1969 of the Council of Ministers on the prevention and control of goiter and Announcement No. 49B dated December 6, 1990 of the Office of the Council of Ministers, and the opinion of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers to strengthen the prevention and control of goiter managed by the Ministry of Health;
The Joint Ministry of Health and Finance provides guidelines for managing central funds allocated to localities for the prevention and control of goiter as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The National Program for the Prevention and Control of Goiter and Iodine Deficiency Disorders is of great importance, particularly for mountainous provinces. The sources of funding for implementing this program include:
- Funds from the central government budget
- Local government budgets
- Contributions from the public
- International aid from organizations
- Other sources: donations, gifts, and support from domestic and foreign agencies, enterprises, and individuals.
2. All funds for the prevention and control of goiter must be reflected in the State Budget and can only be spent based on approved plans and programs for preventing and controlling goiter.
3. Annually, the Ministry of Health will prepare a budget estimate for expenditures within the program to prevent and control goiter and submit it to the Ministry of Finance for review and inclusion in the State Budget to be submitted to the Council of Ministers.
4. For international aid for the prevention and control of goiter, the Director of the National Program for the Prevention and Control of Goiter shall be responsible for managing and allocating such funds according to contracts signed with the funding agencies, while reporting to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance.
5. Direct production facilities for iodized salt to prevent and control goiter, such as the Salt Corporation, iodized salt factories funded by UNICEF for provinces, and small-scale iodized salt producers must strictly adhere to production and distribution contracts signed with the supervising health authorities, ensuring sufficient quantities, quality, timely delivery, and correct destination.
Goiter stations must administer iodine oil injections according to specified targets and regions.
6. Every quarter and annually, provincial health departments directly implementing the program to prevent and control goiter and cretinism must prepare budget estimates and submit final reports according to current regulations through the Director of the Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter for review, consolidation, and settlement with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance.
II. CONTENTS OF BUDGET ALLOCATION
A. EXPENSES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF GOITER
B. GOITER
1. Central government funds supporting localities for the following expenses:
a. Compensation for additional production costs arising from mixing iodine with regular salt for iodized salt production facilities.
b. Costs for purchasing PE packaging materials for iodized salt, chemicals for testing iodized salt (excluding international aid portions).
c. Subsidies for administering iodine oil injections in areas severely affected by goiter.
2. Local government budgets for the prevention and control of goiter include:
All expenses for the administrative structure and activities of the goiter prevention and control program at the local level (provincial goiter stations) within the local budget for disease prevention.
B. METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING CENTRAL SUPPORT FUNDS TO LOCALITIES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF GOITER
- Quarterly, the Ministry of Finance will directly allocate funds to the Ministry of Health according to the quarterly plan approved within the annual budget framework announced to the Director of the Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter and the Director of the Central Endocrine Hospital, who are responsible before the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance for distributing and transferring centrally supported funds to provincial health departments according to approved plans, allowing them to proactively arrange production contracts for salt and purchase necessary medicines and chemicals to ensure the prevention and control of goiter. If there are difficulties, the provincial health department must discuss and report to the Provincial People's Committee for resolution. Specifically, for subsidizing iodized salt production costs and transportation costs to deliver iodized salt to localities by the Central Salt Corporation - based on the production and distribution contracts signed between the Ministry of Health and the Central Salt Corporation, quarterly allocations will be made based on actual reports from the corporation, and the Ministry of Finance will directly allocate these funds to the Central Salt Corporation and inform the Ministry of Health for overall consolidation into the approved budget for expenditures on the prevention and control of goiter.
Quarterly and annually, the Central Salt Corporation is responsible for settling accounts regarding the production and delivery of iodized salt to localities according to signed contracts, including subsidies for iodized salt production and transportation costs to localities - Settlement reports should be sent to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Management) and the Ministry of Health.
- Quarterly and annually, the Director of the Program reviews and consolidates expenditure settlements from iodized salt production units and provincial health departments submitted to the Ministry of Health (Department of Finance and Accounting) and the Ministry of Finance.
c. Local government funds for the prevention and control of goiter allocated to provincial health departments according to quarterly and annual budgets, with provincial health departments settling accounts according to regulations.
This Circular takes effect from the date of signature. During implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, the Director of the Program for Preventing and Controlling Goiter, provincial finance departments, and provincial health departments are requested to report to the Joint Ministries for consideration and resolution.
III. IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
This Circular takes effect from the date of issuance. During implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, the Program Director for Goiter Prevention, the Finance Departments, and the Health Departments of the provinces are requested to report to the Joint Ministry for consideration and resolution.
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