Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance recently issued Official Dispatch 1953/BHXH-CD regarding the use of Leave of Absence Certificates (GCN) for social insurance benefits issued before Circular 56/2017/TT-BYT (effective from March 1, 2018) from 2019 onwards.
BHXH notes the following contents:
- From January 1, 2019, to January 31, 2019, BHXH requires medical facilities to return all old GCN forms (including those used and unused) to the BHXH agency;- From January 1, 2019, the GCNs issued by medical facilities for employees with the old form will not be eligible for benefit payment;- Medical facilities must issue new form GCNs according to the formats and guidelines in Appendix 7 issued with Circular 56/2017/TT-BYT and are responsible for registering the stamp and signature samples to be used on the GCNs;- Each visit is entitled to only one GCN for social insurance leave. Absolutely no GCNs will be issued without examination and treatment, nor will they be pre-dated or backdated before the examination or treatment date.
For detailed guidance, please refer to Official Dispatch 1953/BHXH-CD issued on October 3, 2018.
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