On October 18, 2011, the Government issued Decree No. 94/ 2011/ ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of the government’s decree No. 147/ 2003/ ND-CP of December 2, 2003, on conditions and procedures for licensing and management of operation of voluntary drug detoxification establishments.
Accordingly, a voluntary drug detoxification license will be granted to a detoxification establishment with any of the following activities: drug withdrawal and health rehabilitation treatment; behavior and personality education and rehabilitation; therapeutic labor, career orientation, vocational training and preparation for community reintegration; addiction relapse prevention; and performance of the complete detoxification and rehabilitation process.
Relating to the procedures for receiving dossiers of application for voluntary dug detoxification licenses, a voluntary drug detoxification establishment shall send application dossiers to provincial-level Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Departments of localities in which they are headquartered. And within 20 working days after receiving a complete dossier, for dossiers of application for new licenses, or 15 working days, for dossiers of application for extended licenses, the provincial-level Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Department shall examine the dossier and summarize and send examination results to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs for the latter to consider and grant an operation license to the applicant. In case the licensing conditions are not fully met, the director of the provincial-level Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Department shall give a written reply, clearly stating the reason.
A voluntary drug detoxification license is valid for 10 years from the date of its signing.
This Decree takes effect on December 2, 2011. Establishments licensed before the effective date of this Decree must complete licensing procedures under this Decree within 1 year./.-ITD