PREFERENTIAL POLICIES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN EMERGENCY EVENTS AND SAR
In accordance with the Decree No. 30/2017/ND-CP dated March 21, 2017 of the Government on regulations on response to emergency, acts of god and search and rescue. The preferential policies shall apply to participants in emergency response and SAR who is sick and injured (from the time of participation in emergency response and SAR until completion and back to the residence) when (s) he is sick and injured when (s) he is on duty in the workplace in or after the working time under the competent authority’s decision.
In particular, for those without compulsory social insurances, in case of illness, any individual without the health insurance is sick when (s)he on duty shall have his/her medical expenses covered as applied to the one who has the health insurance.
In case of accidents, (s) he shall have his/her medical expenses for first-aid administration, emergency and treatment covered; (s) he will be recommended to take a work capacity assessment at Medical Examination Council as stipulated by laws; where 5% of the work capacity is lost, a compensation of 05 times of the basic salary shall be granted. 5% of the basic salary shall be added to every 1% of additional loss if the work capacity. In case of death, including persons who die in their first treatment, if the dead has yet to buy the social insurance, the person responsible for the funeral and the dead person’s family shall receive a compensation of ten times and 36 times of the basic salary, respectively.
In accordance with this Decree, In case an individual participating in emergency response and SAR is injured or dead, preferential policies stipulated by laws may be applied.
This Decree takes effect on May 05, 2017
