RATE OF PAYMENT FOR MEDICINES USED AT THE HEALTH FACILITY IS 0.1
On December 29, 2017, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 55/2017/TT-BYT on rate and payment for medicine loss at health facilities.
Accordingly, the maximum rate of payment for medicines used at the health facility over the total value of medicines used in the fiscal year shall be 0.1%. Management, determination and payment for medicine loss shall be based on the value of actual loss of each medicine used at the health facility.
Cases where medicine loss is paid includes: Expired medicines used for first aid, antidotes and rare medicines obliged to be stored to serve the treatment provided at the health facility; Damaged medicines during the course of storage, transport… caused by a force majeure event; Lost medicines during the course of preparation or dose division before dispensing to patients.
This Circular takes effect on March 01, 2018.
