Telemedicine in Vietnam — regulations and conditions, with a focus on foreign companies
Khám bệnh, chữa bệnh từ xa is no longer an exception scheme. From 1 January 2024, Luật 15/2023/QH15 codifies it as a regulated form of medical practice; Nghị định 96/2023/NĐ-CP and Thông tư 32/2023/TT-BYT pin the operational conditions; Quyết định 2628/QĐ-BYT remains the operational backbone of the inter-facility network; and a data / cybersecurity overlay — Nghị định 13/2023/NĐ-CP, Luật Giao dịch điện tử 2023, Nghị định 53/2022/NĐ-CP, Luật Bảo vệ dữ liệu cá nhân 2025 — applies on top. For a foreign company, the entry path is constrained at three layers: the WTO schedule and Luật Đầu tư 2020 (corporate vehicle), the practising licence and language rule for the doctor (Điều 21), and the data-localisation and consent regime (Nghị định 13/2023, Luật BVDLCN). A synthesis of the law text on Cổng thông tin Chính phủ and ThuVienPhapLuat, the implementing decree and circular, the 2020 telehealth project decision, and analytical coverage from kcb.vn, xaydungchinhsach.chinhphu.vn and LuatVietnam.