3 CONDITIONS FOR HEALTH ESTABLISHMENTS DETERMINING THE STATE OF DRUG ADDICTION
Such conditions are defined in the Decree No. 109/2021/ND-CP dated December 08, 2021 of the Government prescribing regulations on health establishments qualified for the determination of state of drug addiction and dossiers, order and procedures for the determination of state of drug addiction.
Firstly, health establishments conducting the determination of state of drug addiction must be medical examination and treatment establishments that have the license to conduct medical examination and treatment within the scope of professional medical examination and treatment in internal medicine or psychiatry, or drug addiction treatment or treatment of addiction to opiate substances with alternative medicine; forensic mental health establishments. Secondly, facilities and equipment must be ensured to be able to carry out the professional process of determining the state of drug addiction, suitable with the organizational form and scope of professional practices of the specialties as specified.
Additionally, doctors who determine the state of drug addiction must have the certificate of medical examination and treatment in psychiatry or general medicine or internal medicine or traditional medicine. In cases where doctors have the certificate of practice in medical examination and treatment in general or in internal medicine or traditional medicine, they must obtain the certificate of completion of a training course on the determination of state of drug addiction issued by a functional training establishment.
Besides, persons who are willing to have their state of drug addiction determined shall choose a qualified health establishment by themselves to conduct the determination of state of drug addiction. The locations for the determination of state of drug addiction shall be the administrative detention places for persons who are kept in custody in accordance with the administrative procedures; or qualified health establishments or locations requested by the public security agencies to determine the state of drug addiction as agreed with the health establishments for persons who are not kept in custody in accordance with the administrative procedures.
This Decree takes effect from January 01, 2022.
