Bangkok Post
Six hospitals probed over birth-record scam
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The Ministry of Public Health has begun investigating private hospitals suspected of being linked to fraudulent birth registrations that may have enabled foreign-born children to obtain Thai nationality through falsely declared Thai fathers.
Key facts
- The Ministry of Public Health has begun investigating private hospitals suspected of being linked to fraudulent birth registrations that may have enabled foreign-born children to obtain Thai nationality through falsely declared Thai
- The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) has started gathering medical records from private hospitals following a police investigation into registration irregularities, Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat said on Wednesday.
- On Tuesday, all 50 district offices across Bangkok were ordered to review birth registrations dating back to 2017 involving foreign mothers and Thai fathers.
- Reports indicate that more than 160 cases across the six hospitals are under review.
Summary
The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) has started gathering medical records from private hospitals following a police investigation into registration irregularities, Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat said on Wednesday.
The department is examining cases in which foreign mothers, most of them Chinese, allegedly used Thai men to pose as fathers when registering births, potentially allowing children to acquire Thai nationality and access related rights and benefits including property ownership.