Dental clinics are one of the rapidly growing business sectors in the past five years. As a specialized medical field, dentistry also has many legal regulations to comply with in addition to professional requirements. The Outsourced Legal Compliance Service Package for dentistry has been created to assist dental clinics and dentists in operating legally, safely, and professionally.
Legal Documents Regulating Dental Clinic Activities:
- Law on Medical Examination and Treatment dated January 9, 2023, effective from January 1, 2024.
- Decree No. 96/2023/ND-CP dated December 30, 2023, by the Government detailing several provisions of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, effective from January 1, 2024.
- Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BYT dated April 3, 2015, by the Ministry of Health detailing conditions and procedures for the application of new techniques and methods in medical examination and treatment, effective from June 1, 2015.
- Circular No. 43/2013/TT-BYT detailing the specialization and technical hierarchy for the medical examination and treatment facilities system.
- Circular No. 50/2014/TT-BYT regulating the classification of surgeries and procedures and the labor force norms for each surgical and procedural case.
Services in the Legal Package for Dentistry:
1. Consultation and Answering Legal Issues Related to Business Conditions for Dental Clinics:
- Facility Conditions: Clinic rooms; diagnostic imaging rooms, X-ray facilities; wastewater treatment systems; medical equipment meeting the clinic’s technical list.
- Human Resources Conditions: Professional practice certificates and other relevant documents for the head doctor, doctors, nurses, and other staff.
- Business Operation Conditions: Licenses required for operating a dental clinic.
- Fire Prevention and Fighting Conditions.
- Professional Practice Registration for Doctors and Nurses Working at the Clinic.
- Request for Advertising Content Confirmation.
- Notification/Registration of the Clinic’s Website.
- Trademark Registration for the Dental Clinic.
- Other Emerging Legal Issues During Business Operations or Changes in Laws Affecting Business Conditions.
2. Reviewing and Drafting Employment Contracts – Social Insurance Policies for the Dental Clinic:
- Types of contracts and sample Employment Contracts for head doctors, doctors, nurses, permanent staff, and collaborating doctors.
- Salary regulations, salary scales, and payroll tables.
- Registration for unit codes, reporting increases or decreases in workforce.
- Registration for social insurance benefits and bonuses.
3. Reviewing and Drafting Service Contracts for the Dental Clinic:
Drafting and reviewing various contracts: lease agreements, service agreements with clients, medical equipment procurement contracts, medical waste collection contracts, wastewater treatment system installation contracts, etc.
4. Consulting and Supporting the Implementation of Regular Reports:
- Labor Utilization Reports;
- Quarterly Tax Reports, Annual Financial Reports, Statistical Reports.
5. Consulting on Corporate Taxes (Income, Expenses, Salaries, Taxes) for the Dental Clinic:
- Invoice issuance, recording input and output invoices.
- Types and rates of taxes.
- Personal Income Tax: for permanent and collaborating employees.
6. Preparation for Inspection Visits:
Reviewing and preparing relevant documents: Legal dossiers (business licenses, medical examination and treatment licenses, doctor certificates, medical equipment purchase contracts, etc.), contracts with patients, etc.
7. Participation in Meetings and Contract Signing for the Dental Clinic:
The lawyer may be required to travel or directly participate in contract negotiations between the dental clinic and clients, partners, or suppliers to provide legal opinions and perspectives.
