The Ministry of Health is drafting a Circular regulating the declaration of medical equipment prices. Accordingly, there are 26 medical equipment on the list of devices that must have their prices declared.
List of medical equipment that must have their prices declared
1. Artificial kidney machine.
2. Ventilator.
3. Anesthesia machine.
4. Patient monitor.
5. Electric syringe.
6. Infusion machine.
7. X-ray system (Digital general X-ray machine; Mobile X-ray machine; C-Arm X-ray machine).
8. CT Scanner System (CT Scanner System < 64 slices/rotation; CT Scanner System 64 - 128 slices/rotation; CT Scanner System ≥ 256 slices/rotation).
9. Magnetic resonance imaging system ≥ 1.5 Tesla.
10. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) system.
11. Ultrasound (Cardiovascular ultrasound machine; General ultrasound machine).
12. Biochemical testing machines of all kinds.
13. All kinds of immunoassay machines.
14. Scalpel (High frequency electric scalpel; Ultrasonic scalpel/ Vascular welding knife/ Tissue welding knife).
15. Defibrillator.
16. Artificial heart-lung machine.
17. Endoscopic surgery system.
18. Ceiling mounted surgical light.
19. Mobile surgical lamp.
20. Operating table.
21. Electrocardiograph.
22. Electroencephalograph.
23. Endoscopic examination system (Digestive endoscopy system (stomach, colon); Tracheal and bronchial endoscopy system; ENT endoscopy system; Urological endoscopy system).
24. Colposcope.
25. 02-function obstetric monitor.
26. Radiotherapy equipment.
The draft proposes to implement price declaration regulations for medical devices from items 1 to 6 from January 1, 2025.
Price declaration for medical devices from items 7 to 13 from 1.1.2026.
Price declaration for medical devices from items 14 to 26 from 1.1.2027.
