On December 28th, 2018, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 47/2018/TT-BYT regulating the application of conditions on diplomas, certificates and professional practice to grant Traditional medicine certificates. The Circular takes effect from March 1st, 2019.
Accordingly, the Circular specifies Practice time for herb doctor to obtain certificates:

• The practice time of the person in charge of professional operations of a traditional medicine wholesale and retail establishment is 01 year;
• The duration of practice of the person in charge of professional knowledge of the pharmaceutical wholesale and retail establishment is 06 months;
• The duration of practice of the person in charge of pharmaceutical expertise or in charge of quality assurance of business households and pharmaceutical production cooperatives is 01 year.

The promulgation of Circular No. 47/2018/TT-BYT regulates compulsory conditions for practitioners in the field of health to ensure the minimum criteria of subjects of wholesale Traditional medicine and the health safety for people.