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Nearly 1.5 million times F0 enjoy sickness benefits

In the first four months of 2022, 1.453 million of the total 8.6 million people infected with Covid-19 were entitled to sickness insurance, with an amount of VND 1,900 billion.

Vietnam Social Insurance on April 28 said that the number of beneficiaries in April alone increased sharply, reaching 805,000 people with an amount of nearly 957 billion VND. People who are sick due to Covid-19 receive an average of more than 1.5 million VND, the average benefit period is 8.5 days.

Ms. Dinh Thi Thu Hien, Head of Social Insurance Policy Implementation Department, said regarding the amendment of Circular 56/2017 to supplement and recognize 7 kinds of papers valid as a certificate of leave to enjoy social insurance so that F0 can be treated at home to enjoy the sickness regime chaired by the Ministry of Health, ministries and branches are still looking for ways to remove it. Recently, she also received many questions from F0 regarding this policy, but still had to follow the old regulations.

Pending new instructions, the entire social insurance industry receives dossiers and papers for settlement of sickness benefits with F0 in accordance with the provisions of this Circular.





Ms. Dinh Thi Thu Hien, Head of Social Insurance Policy Implementation Department, at the press conference on April 28.  Photo: Hong Chieu

Ms. Dinh Thi Thu Hien, Head of Social Insurance Policy Implementation Department, at the press conference on April 28. Image: Hong Chieu

According to current regulations, the issuance of certificates of leave to enjoy social insurance shall be carried out by medical examination and treatment facilities. However, most workers with Covid-19 are only issued with a certificate of completion of isolation and treatment, issued by local authorities or commune and ward health stations. These types of papers do not conform to the form prescribed by the Ministry of Health, making the Social Insurance agency unable to pay the benefits to employees.

A representative of Vietnam Social Insurance said that this agency only organizes the implementation of policies, but does not have the authority to prescribe documents, order and procedures. If using improper documents to pay the regime, when the agency inspects and examines, it is forced to recover the money spent, not “wanting to cause difficulties for people”.

The removal of benefits for F0 for home treatment lasted nearly a year, from June 2021 after the outbreak in Bac Giang. Social insurance of this province reflects that field hospitals only issue Certificate of completion of treatment isolation for F0, which is not the correct form, so they cannot pay the regime.

Vietnam Social Insurance has repeatedly proposed to the Ministry of Health to accept this paper for payment, because the records all show that the employee has to take leave for Covid-19 treatment, saving administrative procedures and costs. reduce the load on grassroots health care. But the health sector responded “according to current regulations”.





F0 lines up to get a certificate of recovery from Covid-19 and procedures for enjoying social insurance at Hoang Liet ward (Hoang Mai district, Hanoi), on the afternoon of February 28.  Photo: Pham Chieu

F0 lines up to get a certificate of recovery from Covid-19 and procedures for enjoying social insurance at Hoang Liet ward (Hoang Mai district, Hanoi), on the afternoon of February 28. Image: Pham Chieu

In early March, the Ministry of Health proposed that the Government issue a resolution to recognize 7 types of documents as the basis for workers, namely F0 for home treatment, field hospitals to enjoy benefits, or assign authority to the Minister. The Ministry of Health recognizes the above documents, prescribes the form and authorizes them to issue them in the revised Circular 56. In mid-March, after receiving comments from ministries and sectors, the Ministry of Health continued to draft a proposal for the Government to report to the National Assembly or the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and promulgation of a resolution to recognize the above 7 types of documents.

From the beginning of January 2022 to now, the whole country has recorded more than 8.6 million infections, most of which are F0 with mild symptoms, treated at home. Many people have a need to issue a certificate of retirement to enjoy social insurance to receive benefits.

The Law on Social Insurance stipulates that an employee who falls ill but has to take leave from work and certified by a competent medical examination and treatment facility is entitled to a sickness allowance equal to 75% of the monthly salary on which social insurance premiums are based. adjacent before the break.

The period of enjoying the sickness benefits for employees working under normal conditions is 30 days if they pay social insurance premiums for less than 15 years; 40 days if paying for full 15 years to less than 30 years; 60 days if paying full 30 years. If they do heavy, hazardous and dangerous jobs, the number of days off is calculated as 40 days, 50 days and 70 days, respectively, corresponding to the number of years of paying social insurance premiums as above.

Hong Chieu

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