Decision No. 27/2006/QĐ-BYT supplements four occupational diseases to the List of Occupational Diseases Covered by Insurance, applicable to workers who have contracted these diseases. The diseases include: Occupational asthma, Occupational carbon monoxide poisoning, Occupational oil rash, and Occupational dermatitis, nail inflammation, and periungal inflammation.
Scope of application
Workers who have contracted the occupational diseases added to the List.
Key points
- The Ministry of Health supplements four occupational diseases (Occupational asthma, Occupational carbon monoxide poisoning, Occupational oil rash, and Occupational dermatitis, nail inflammation, and periungal inflammation) to the List of Occupational Diseases Covered by Insurance.
- Workers who have contracted these diseases will enjoy benefits as prescribed in the Labor Code and implementing regulations.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Positive impact: Workers suffering from the newly supplemented four occupational diseases will have the opportunity to be covered by health insurance, receiving support for their health and economy.
- Negative impact: Enterprises may have to incur additional costs for employees' health insurance.
❓ Frequently asked questions
How many occupational diseases are supplemented to the List?
Decision No. 27/2006/QĐ-BYT supplements four occupational diseases: Occupational asthma, Occupational carbon monoxide poisoning, Occupational oil rash, and Occupational dermatitis, nail inflammation, and periungal inflammation.
What benefits do workers who have contracted these diseases receive?
Workers determined to have contracted the diseases specified in this Decision shall enjoy benefits as prescribed in the Labor Code and implementing regulations.
When does this Decision take effect?
This Decision takes effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
What are the new occupational diseases supplemented?
The newly supplemented occupational diseases include: Occupational asthma, Occupational carbon monoxide poisoning, Occupational oil rash, and Occupational dermatitis, nail inflammation, and periungal inflammation.
Who is responsible for implementing this Decision?
The Heads of the Office, the Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine of Vietnam, the Heads of Departments and Bureaus under the Ministry of Health, the Heads of units directly under the Ministry of Health, the Directors of Provincial Health Services, the Heads of Health Departments of centrally governed cities, the Heads of health sectors, and the Heads of related units are responsible for implementing this Decision.
Full text
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
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Decision No. 27/2006/QĐ-BYT |
Hanoi, September 21, 2006 |
DECISION OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
Supplementing four occupational diseases
to the List of Occupational Diseases Covered by Insurance
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
Pursuant to Article 106 of the Labor Code dated June 23, 1994 on the issuance of the List of Occupational Diseases;
Pursuant to Decree No. 49/2003/NĐ-CP dated May 15, 2003 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;
After receiving the agreement opinion of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs at Circular No. 2550/LĐTBXH-ATLĐ dated July 26, 2006;
After receiving the participation opinion of the General Confederation of Labor Vietnam at Circular No. 1188/TLĐ dated July 20, 2006;
At the proposal of the Director of the Preventive Medicine Department of Vietnam;
DECISION:
Article 1. Supplementing four occupational diseases (with diagnostic criteria and appraisal standards attached) to the List of Occupational Diseases Covered by Insurance:
1. Occupational asthma (Diagnostic criteria and appraisal standards specified in Appendix 1).
2. Occupational carbon monoxide poisoning (Diagnostic criteria and appraisal standards specified in Appendix 2).
3. Occupational oil rash (Diagnostic criteria and appraisal standards specified in Appendix 3).
4. Occupational dermatitis, nail inflammation, and paronychia (Diagnostic criteria and appraisal standards specified in Appendix 4).
Article 2. Workers who have been appraised as suffering from the diseases prescribed in Article 1 of this Decision shall enjoy the benefits stipulated in the Labor Code and guiding documents for its implementation.
Article 3. The Standard Measurement Quality Control Department shall be responsible for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Regulations adopted herein.
Article 4. The Heads of the Office, the Director of the Preventive Medicine Department of Vietnam, the Heads of Departments and Bureaus under the Ministry of Health, the Heads of units directly under the Ministry of Health, the Directors of Provincial Health Services under central cities and provinces, the Heads of health sectors and the Heads of related units are responsible for implementing this Decision./.
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DEPUTY MINISTER |
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