China - Obtain Permit / License for Foreign Doctor

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Procedure

The applying entity or foreign physician files application documents to the Institute of Health Inspection.

• The Institute of Health Inspection examines the application documents.
• The Institute of Health Inspection shall allow registration of those qualified after examination and issue Temporary License for Foreign Physician to Practice Medicine in the Peoples Republic of China, and shall notify in written form the applicant or the applying entity if the documents fail the examination.

Registration authorities shall review within 30 days after accepting the application, and inform the applicant or applying institution of the result in writing. Registration shall be granted to the approved applicant, and a Permit for foreign doctor to practice medicine for short term should be issued.

Main contents to be reviewed include:

• the authenticity of text materials;
• the safety and reliability of the application;
• the advanced nature and necessity of application.

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Required Documents

• Application letter
• Degree certificate of foreign doctor
• Doctor license or medical practice proof
• Health proof for foreign doctor
• Certificate and agreement or liability claim from inviting or employing institution(s)

Office Locations & Contacts

Foshan Institute of Health Inspection
No. 5 Huijing Road, Chancheng District, Foshan City

Contact the National Health and Family Planning

Eligibility

Foreign doctors who practice medicine in China for a short term must be invited or employed by medical institutions in China. The number of inviting or employing institution can be one or more than one.

Fees

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Validity

The effective period for short-term foreign doctors practicing permit in China should not exceed one year.

If the permit needs to be renewed upon expiry, a new registration should be applied according to the measures.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

30 working days as of the day of acceptance of the application

Related Videos

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Instructions

The foreign doctors who apply for short-term medicine practice in China must sign an agreement with the employing institution(s) according to the interim measures. If there are more than one employing institutions, agreements should be signed with all institutions.

For foreign doctors who are invited or employed for short-term practice in China, both parties can decide whether to sign an agreement or not. If two parties decide that no agreement be signed, the inviting or employing institution should bear the civil liabilities.

Required Information

The agreement of foreign doctors practicing medicine in China for a short term must include the following information:

• purpose;
• specific projects;
• location;
• time;
• liability division.

Need for the Document

The foreign doctors practicing medicine in China must obtain permit for foreign doctors to practice medicine for short term.

Information which might help

For foreign medical groups invited to or apply for short-term medicine practice in China, the health administrative departments of the province, autonomous region or municipality where the inviting or cooperation institution is located should review application according to relevant regulations and report to the Ministry of Health for approval.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

For violation of the measure under Article 3, the local city-level or above health administrative departments shall ban, confiscate illegal gains and impose a fine of up to 10,000 Yuan. For inviting or employing institutions, the health administrative departments should give a warning notice, confiscate all illegal gains and impose a fine of up to 5,000 Yuan.

External Links

Direction for Foreign Physicians Getting Practice Permits in China

National Health and Family Planning Commission of P.R. China

Administration of foreign doctors

Others

These measures are formulated for the purpose of strengthening the management of foreign doctors practicing medicine in the Peoples Republic of China for short terms, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of both foreign doctors and patients in China, and promoting the exchange and development of Chinese and foreign medical technology.

The term foreign doctors practicing medicine in China for short terms refers to the foreign doctors with legal rights to practice in a foreign country who are invited, or employed, or apply for practicing clinical diagnosis or medical treatment for not more than one year in China.