Allowance of 100% shall be applied to medical employees

On February 15, 2023, the Government issues Decree No. 05/2023/ND-CP on prescribing the occupation-specific preferential allowance applicable to civil servants and public employees at public health facilities.

Accordingly, from January 01, 2022, until the end of December 31, 2023, public employees working in preventive medicine, and grassroots health facilities:

The allowance of 100% shall be applied to:

- Public employees who regularly and directly work in preventive medicine (including border health quarantine);

- Public employees in medicine at health stations of communes, wards and townships, regional general clinics, obstetrics clinics, Health Centers of rural districts, urban districts, towns, provincial cities and cities.

From July 04, 2011, during the period of application of occupation-specific preferential allowance for public employees working in preventive medicine and grassroots health facilities as specified Article 3, Decree No. 56/2011/ND-CP.
 

- The allowance of 70% shall be applied to civil servants and public employees who regularly and directly perform the following jobs:

• Testing, examining, treating and taking care of patients with HIV/AIDS, leprosy, tuberculosis and mental illness;
• Medical assessment, forensic psychiatry, pathology

- The allowance of 60% shall be applied to civil servants and public employees who regularly and directly perform the following jobs:

• Examining, treating and taking care of patients in emergency, emergency resuscitation, emergency 115;
• Examining, and treating infectious diseases;
• Border health quarantine

- The allowance of 50% shall be applied to civil servants and public employees who regularly and directly provide medical examination and treatment or take care of, or serve pediatric patients or patients with anesthesia, resuscitation, intensive care, anti-toxicity, burns and dermatology.

- The allowance of 40% shall be applied to civil servants and employees:

• Regularly and directly work in preventive medicine; tests; medical examination and treatment; infection control, patient care, functional rehabilitation; medical examination;
• Traditional medicine; cosmeceuticals; food safety and hygiene, medical equipment; reproductive health at public health facilities and at nursing facilities for invalids, sick soldiers and people with special disabilities.

- The allowance of 30% shall be applied to civil servants and employees:

• Regularly and directly work as medical professionals in order to disseminate and educate about health care, population, and family planning;
• Civil servants and public employees engaged in management and services who do not directly work as medical professionals at facilities, institutions, specialized hospitals or centers:  HIV/AIDS, leprosy, tuberculosis, psychiatry, pathology, and forensic medicine.

Decree No. 05/2023/ND-CP takes effect on February 15, 2023.