In Vietnam: If a production establishment has more than 300 employees, what qualifications shall medical staff have?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 37 of the Decree 39/2016/NĐ-CP stipulating organization of medical division as follows:

1. For the business and production establishments operating the fields and business lines of processing and preservation of aquatic products and products from aquatic products, mining, production of textile, leather, shoes, coke production, chemical production, making of products from rubber and plastic, waste recycling, environmental sanitation, metal production, ship building and repairment, production of constructional materials, the employer must organize the medical division at the establishment to ensure the minimum requirements as follows:

a) The business and production establishments which employ fewer than 300 persons must have at least 01 person to carry out the medical activities with intermediate educational level;

b) The business and production establishments which employ between 300 and 500 persons must have at least 01 doctor/physician and 01 person to carry out the medical activities with intermediate educational level;

c) The business and production establishments which employ between 500 and under 1000 persons must have at least 01 doctor and each shift must have 01 person to carry out the medical activities with intermediate educational level;

d) The business and production establishments which employ 1000 persons or more must establish the medical facility in the form and structure in accordance with regulations of law on health examination and treatment.

As regulations above, the business and production establishments which employ between 300 and 500 persons must have at least 01 doctor/physician and 01 person to carry out the medical activities with intermediate educational level.

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