06 SUBJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR 95% OF EXPENSES OF VOLUNTARY DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT
This content is specified in the Decree No. 116/2021/ND-CP dated December 21, 2021 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, Law on Handling of Administrative Violations on drug addiction treatment and post-treatment management.
According to this Decree, the State shall support 95% of expenses of voluntary drug addiction treatment and common medicines for the following subjects: Veterans; persons infected with toxic chemicals and with their working capacity reduced by 81% or higher; persons in poor households; lonely old people without support; orphaned children; and people with severe and especially severe disabilities.
Provincial-level People's Councils shall, based on their ability to balance the budget and quantity of participants in voluntary drug addiction treatment at public establishments under their management, decide the higher support level; level of support for monthly meals, clothing and personal-use items that is at least 70% of the norm for drug addicts subject to the administrative remedy of consignment into compulsory drug addiction treatment establishments.
Also, the compulsory drug addiction treatment period shall be reduced from 03 to 06 months for those who have served half of the compulsory drug addiction treatment period at the drug addiction treatment establishments, make merit and have at least the last 3 months with being classified as good or higher according to regulations on management and assessment of learning outcomes and drug addiction treatment at the establishment.
This Decree takes effect from January 01, 2022.
