Health care for military officers and their families

Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 8, Article 1 of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army 2024 (effective from December 1, 2024) stipulates the amendment and supplementation of Article 33 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army on health care for officers and relatives of officers in active service as follows:

1. Active officers are guaranteed health care; when injured, sick, pregnant, have accidents or occupational risks, they are examined and treated at medical examination and treatment facilities according to the provisions of the law on health insurance and enjoy other health care regimes according to the provisions of the law.

2. Biological father, biological mother, legal guardian; biological father, biological mother, legal guardian of wife or husband; wife or husband; biological children, legally adopted children under 18 years old; biological children, legally adopted children from 18 years old and above who continue to attend general education of active officers without health insurance shall be issued a health insurance card, and shall be examined and treated at medical examination and treatment facilities according to the provisions of the law on health insurance.

Thus, health care for military officers and relatives of officers in active service is regulated as above.