This is a new change related to the issuance and exchange of health insurance cards that people need to know, which has just been issued by Vietnam Social Security with instructions sent to regional social security agencies; social security agencies of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government.

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According to Vietnam Social Security, after restructuring the apparatus, from March 1, this unit will operate under a new model under the Ministry of Finance.

According to the decision of the Ministry of Finance, regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Vietnam Social Security, the Director of Vietnam Social Security is responsible for organizing and arranging for units under and directly under Vietnam Social Security to operate under the new model within a maximum period of 3 months, from March 1.

To ensure the rights of health insurance participants during the time of organizing and arranging units to operate under the new model and implementing savings and anti-waste, Vietnam Social Security requires regional social security agencies and provincial and municipal social security agencies to continue using the old health insurance card blanks until May 31.

From June 1, for cases of requesting to reissue or exchange health insurance cards, social insurance officers are required to directly guide participants to install the digital social insurance application (VssID), the electronic identification application (VneID) and guide them to use the image of the health insurance card on the VssID, VneID applications; CCCD with chip to go to medical examination and treatment instead of the paper health insurance card.

In particular, Vietnam Social Security notes that it will only issue new paper health insurance cards for cases where VssID, VneID cannot be installed and there is no CCCD with chip.

Regional Social Insurance and Social Insurance of provinces and cities are responsible for implementing the above contents. If there are any problems during the implementation process, please report to Vietnam Social Insurance for consideration and resolution.

Previously, according to the decision of the Ministry of Finance, from March 1, the organizational structure of Vietnam Social Security from the central to local levels will be implemented according to a 3-level system, with 14 advisory units at the central level.

In addition, 63 provincial and municipal social insurance agencies were reorganized into 35 regional social insurance agencies, each with its own legal status, seals and accounts. The number of district-level social insurance agencies was no more than 350 units, but there was no internal organization.

After restructuring the apparatus, the number of focal points in the entire social insurance industry has decreased from 1,470 to 747 focal points (a decrease of 723 units, equivalent to 49.2%).

Social insurance at the central level will operate from March 1. Social insurance at provincial and district levels will continue to perform its functions and tasks according to current regulations until March 31. The new apparatus of 35 regional and district-level social insurance agencies will operate from April 1.