Regulatory calendar

Effective dates & transitional milestones

A chronological view of recent and upcoming Vietnamese regulatory milestones across pharma, cosmetic, food and medical practice. Each milestone shows the governing document, affected product kinds and a link to a Medibase deep-dive article when one exists.

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Milestones table (at-a-glance) (4 entries)

Effective date	Document ID	Name	Affected kinds
2024-01-01	Luật 15/2023/QH15	Law on Medical Examination & Treatment in force	practice
2025-01-01	Nghị định 96/2023/NĐ-CP	Three-tier medical facility system in force	practice
2026-01-01	Luật 112/2025/QH15	Terminology law for the medical-practitioner exam	practice
2026-07-01	NQ 21/2026/NQ-CP	Practice-licensing & advertising authority moves to provinces	practice

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2024

1 milestone

2024-01-01

961 days ago

Pivot

Law Luật 15/2023/QH15

Law on Medical Examination & Treatment in force

Replaces the 2009 law; introduces a 5-year CCHN KCB validity, a CME mandate, and establishes the Hội đồng Y khoa Quốc gia (National Medical Council) as the body that will run the future licensing exam.

Practice

2025

1 milestone

2025-01-01

595 days ago

Mechanism Nghị định 96/2023/NĐ-CP

Three-tier medical facility system in force

Cấp ban đầu / cấp cơ bản / cấp chuyên sâu replaces the legacy four-tier scheme; reshapes referral pathways and BHYT entitlement.

Practice

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2026

2 milestones

2026-01-01

230 days ago

Law Luật 112/2025/QH15

Terminology law for the medical-practitioner exam

Terminology update preparing the legal framework for the National Medical Licensing Examination (NMLE) pilot.

Practice

2026-07-01

49 days ago

Pivot

Resolution NQ 21/2026/NQ-CP

Practice-licensing & advertising authority moves to provinces

CCHN KCB issuance moves from MOH to the provincial People's Committee Chairperson; food-advertising approval operationally devolves to provinces; partial BHYT cover begins for select cross-tier outpatient services.

Practice

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