Current Version
| Region | Vietnam |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender Redetermination Decree No. 88/2008/ND-CP specifies the rules of care for transgender people, including: 3. Gender reassignment treatment: a) At the request of the person re-establishing gender, the research and treatment facility will select the gender that will have appropriate treatment methods, maintaining the principle that in the case of a given gender, the person being determined will be the gender that best integrates life mentally, physiologically and socially; b) The research and treatment facility determines the age of the person applying for gender reassignment surgery, making sure that it is the earliest age; c) Medical and therapeutic research centers recommend surgical treatment and postoperative hormonal treatment. |
| Sources | https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/The-thao-Y-te/Nghi-dinh-88-2008-ND-CP-xac-dinh-lai-gioi-tinh-69027.aspx |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender Redetermination Decree No. 88/2008/ND-CP specifies the rules of care for transgender people, including: 3. Gender reassignment treatment: a) At the request of the person re-establishing gender, the research and treatment facility will select the gender that will have appropriate treatment methods, maintaining the principle that in the case of a given gender, the person being determined will be the gender that best integrates life mentally, physiologically and socially; b) The research and treatment facility determines the age of the person applying for gender reassignment surgery, making sure that it is the earliest age; c) Medical and therapeutic research centers recommend surgical treatment and postoperative hormonal treatment. |
| Sources | https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/The-thao-Y-te/Nghi-dinh-88-2008-ND-CP-xac-dinh-lai-gioi-tinh-69027.aspx |