Decision No. 167-BYT/QD supplements 5 occupational diseases to the List of Occupational Diseases Covered by Insurance, including: Arsenic Poisoning and Occupational Arsenic Compound Poisoning, Occupational Nicotine Poisoning, Occupational Pesticide Poisoning, Decompression Sickness, Chronic Occupational Bronchitis. Workers suffering from these diseases will be entitled to insurance benefits as prescribed.
Scope of application
Workers
Key points
- Workers who have been assessed as having one of the above five occupational diseases (Arsenic Poisoning and Occupational Arsenic Compound Poisoning, Occupational Nicotine Poisoning, Occupational Pesticide Poisoning, Decompression Sickness, Chronic Occupational Bronchitis) shall enjoy insurance benefits as provided for in the Labor Code.
- This Decision takes effect from the date of issuance.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Workers in fields with risks of contracting newly protected occupational diseases will be better safeguarded, reducing financial burdens when they fall ill.
- Enterprises need to enhance awareness and implement preventive measures to prevent the occurrence of newly supplemented occupational diseases.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Which new diseases entitle workers to insurance benefits?
Workers suffering from one of the following five occupational diseases: Arsenic Poisoning and Occupational Arsenic Compound Poisoning, Occupational Nicotine Poisoning, Occupational Pesticide Poisoning, Decompression Sickness, Chronic Occupational Bronchitis, shall be entitled to insurance benefits.
When are workers entitled to insurance benefits?
Workers who have been assessed as having one of the above five occupational diseases shall be entitled to insurance benefits as provided for in the Labor Code.
When does this Decision take effect?
This Decision takes effect from the date of issuance.
What must enterprises do to comply with this Decision?
Enterprises need to enhance awareness and implement preventive measures to prevent the occurrence of newly supplemented occupational diseases.
How will workers suffering from these new occupational diseases be entitled to insurance benefits?
Workers who have been assessed as having one of the above five occupational diseases shall be entitled to insurance benefits as provided for in the Labor Code and implementing regulations thereof.
Full text
Pursuant to …;
Regarding the issuance to supplement 5 occupational diseases into the List of Occupational Diseases Entitled to Insurance
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THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
Pursuant to Article 106 of the Labor Code on the issuance of the List of Occupational Diseases;
Pursuant to Decree No. 68/CP dated October 11, 1993 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers of the Ministry of Health's organizational structure;
Pursuant to Circular No. 334/LDTBXH-BHLĐ dated January 29, 1997 of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs delegating the Ministry of Health to issue a decision to supplement 5 occupational diseases into the List of Occupational Diseases Entitled to Insurance in 1997;
After receiving the agreement of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor at Circular No. 1592/TLĐ dated December 31, 1996;
Pursuant to …;
Article 1.- Issuing to supplement 5 occupational diseases into the List of Occupational Diseases Entitled to Insurance (with attached appendices).
1. Arsenic and Arsenic Compound Occupational Poisoning Disease (Appendix 1).
2. Nicotine Occupational Poisoning Disease (Appendix 2)
3. Pesticide Occupational Poisoning Disease (Appendix 3).
4. Decompression Sickness (Appendix 4).
5. Chronic Bronchitis Occupational Disease (Appendix 5)
Article 2.- Workers who have been assessed as suffering from the diseases specified in Article 1 of this Decision shall enjoy the benefits prescribed in the Labor Code and the guiding documents implementing the Labor Code.
Article 3.- This Decision takes effect from the date of its issuance.
Article 4.- The Heads of the Office, Directors of the Department of Sanitation and Epidemic Prevention and other Departments under the Ministry of Health, heads of subordinate units of the Ministry of Health, directors of provincial health services, heads of health sectors, and heads of related units are responsible for implementing this Decision.
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