1. What is a license to establish a Pediatric Nutrition Clinic?
A license to establish a Pediatric Nutrition Clinic (a license to operate a medical examination and treatment facility in the form of a Pediatric Nutrition Clinic) is a legal document issued by a competent authority, certifying that the clinic has fully met the conditions regarding facilities, medical equipment, personnel, and other professional requirements as stipulated by law to be allowed to operate medical examination, treatment, and nutritional counseling for young children.
2. Legal basis
– Law on Medical Examination and Treatment of 2023.
– Decree No. 96/2023/ND-CP provides detailed regulations on a number of articles of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment.
– Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of regulations related to investment and business conditions under the state management scope of the Ministry of Health.
3. Conditions that must be met to apply for a license to establish a Pediatric Nutrition Clinic.
– Firstly, a Pediatric Nutrition Clinic is a type of medical examination and treatment facility, and therefore will be licensed to a public service unit, a business, or another organization that meets the legal requirements. Therefore, before applying for a license, depending on your business model needs, you can choose to establish a company to operate the clinic, registering relevant industry codes related to medical examination and treatment activities, with the main industry code being 8620: Activities of general, specialized, and dental clinics (excluding rehabilitation facilities) .
– Secondly, to establish a pediatric nutrition clinic, the following conditions regarding scale, facilities, medical equipment, and personnel must be met in accordance with the law on medical examination and treatment:
- Regarding facilities: The clinic must have a fixed location, ensuring hygiene, safety, sufficient lighting, and ventilation. Examination rooms must meet standards for size and medical equipment. The clinic needs to be fully equipped with specialized equipment for medical examinations, treatment, and nutritional counseling for children. In addition, the clinic must ensure compliance with regulations on fire safety and medical waste disposal.
- Regarding personnel: The person responsible for the technical expertise of the clinic must be a pediatric nutrition specialist with clinical experience and a valid practicing license. Other medical staff, if any, must also meet the requirements for professional qualifications and practicing licenses. Job assignments must be appropriate to each person’s expertise to ensure service quality.
- Regarding the scope of professional practice: The clinic is only permitted to perform specialized techniques within the scope of pediatric nutrition as licensed. These techniques must be appropriate to the professional competence of the medical staff and meet the needs.
4. Application dossier for a license to establish a Pediatric Nutrition Clinic.
Businesses need to prepare a complete set of documents and papers as follows to complete the procedure for obtaining a license to establish a Pediatric Nutrition Clinic:
