The Ministry of Health is drafting a proposal to increase surgical and procedural allowances; increase medical staff allowances and meals in line with the current inflation index and consumer prices. This document is expected to be submitted to the Government in November.
The current allowance regime for medical staff is implemented according to Decision No. 73/2011/QD-TTg on regulations on a number of specific allowance regimes for civil servants, public employees, and workers in public medical facilities and the anti-epidemic allowance regime.
The Ministry of Health stated that the Ministry is developing a preferential allowance regime according to occupation to replace Decree No. 56/2011/ND-CP dated July 4, 2011 of the Government, expected to be issued in 2024.
Along with that, the Ministry of Health is drafting amendments and supplements to Decision No. 73 on regulating a number of specific allowance regimes for civil servants, public employees, and workers in public health facilities and anti-epidemic allowance regimes.
In which, the revised and supplemented content includes:
Increase surgery and procedure allowances; increase on-duty and meal allowances for medical staff in line with current inflation and consumer price indexes;
Apply regulations on working hours, overtime and overtime payment for 24/24 hours on duty of civil servants and employees according to the Labor Code;
Apply special allowance regime for labor contract subjects whose salaries have been classified according to Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004 (including security guards, drivers, nurses, professional contracts during the time waiting for civil servant recruitment exams).
It is expected that the Ministry of Health will submit this content to the Government and the Prime Minister in November 2024.
Current allowance levels for doctors and medical staff
Clause 3, Article 2 of Decision 73/2011/QD-TTg stipulates the on-call allowance for doctors and medical staff as follows:
- 24/7 employees are entitled to the following allowances:
+ 115,000 VND/person/shift for grade 1 and special grade hospitals.
+ 90,000 VND/person/shift for grade 2 hospitals.
+ 65,000 VND/person/shift for remaining hospitals and other equivalent facilities.
+ 25,000 VND/person/shift for commune health stations, military and civilian health stations, and military and civilian infirmaries.
- Employees working 12/24 hour shifts are entitled to a rate equal to 0.5 times the 24/24 hour shift allowance;
- Employees working 16/24 hour shifts are entitled to a rate equal to 0.75 times the 24/24 hour shift allowance.
If on duty in the emergency resuscitation area or special care area, the on-duty allowance is calculated at 1.5 times the above prescribed level; if on duty on weekly days off, the on-duty allowance is calculated at 1.3 times the above prescribed level; if on duty on holidays and Tet, the on-duty allowance is calculated at 1.8 times the above prescribed level.
In addition, doctors and medical staff also enjoy the following benefits:
- Workers on duty 24/7 are supported with a meal allowance of 15,000 VND/person/shift;
- Employees are entitled to leave and receive full pay after participating in the regular shift as follows:
+ On duty 24/24 hours on weekdays, 1 day off on weekly holidays; 2 days off on holidays;
+ Regular 12/24 hour shifts or 16/24 hour shifts are off for at least the next 12 hours.
In case medical examination and treatment facilities mobilize employees to work during the above break hours, they must pay overtime wages according to the provisions of labor law.
- Medical examination and treatment facilities that mobilize employees to work overtime must pay overtime wages to employees according to the provisions of labor law.
Night shift workers are paid night work wages in accordance with labor laws.
