Zambia - Obtain a Practicing Certificate (Register as Doctor)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for a practicing (as a doctor) license in Zambia, the applicant will have to contact the Health Professions Council office of Zambia, for the main office visit link.
2. Make sure that you have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. The application form can be obtained from any nearest office of the Health Professions Council.
4. A person who holds a qualification from a training institution recognised by the Council, or a holder of a temporary certificate of registration, may apply for provisional registration.
5. An application form will be provided to the applicant upon visiting the Zambia Medicine Authority office.
6. Once understanding the guideline properly, the applicant has to fill-in all the necessary information in the application form.
7. Submit the application form with necessary attachments to the office.
8. Pay the fee as per given in the “Fees” section of this page.
9. After the completion and verification of all the required documents, the certificate will be accessible.
10. Upon completion of above steps, the certificate of practicing will be granted or rejected within 30 days.

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Required Documents

• Proof of qualification
• Educational certificates
• Passport (for non-Zambians)
• NRC

Office Locations & Contacts

Health Professions Council of Zambia
Head Office
No. 7 Chaholi Road, Off Addis Ababa Drive
Rhodes Park
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: 0211-236241
Email : [email protected]
Website: link
Contact link.

Eligibility

• A person who holds a qualification from a training institution recognised by the Health Professions Council of Zambia.

Fees

• Pay as per authorities prescribed as the Council may determine different fees for different categories or classes of health practitioners.

Validity

• The certificate will be valid for one year and is subject to renewal.

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Processing Time

• In 30 days, the application will be granted or rejected.

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Instructions

• A health practitioner who practises during any period in which the health practitioner's practising certificate is void commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding seven hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years, or to both.

Required Information

• Applicant's name
• Address
• Place of business
• Occupation
• Nationality
• Details of qualification

Need for the Document

• A person holding a provisional certificate of registration can engage in employment as a health practitioner in Zambia.

Information which might help

• Health professionals Act of Zambia link.
• The Council shall cancel a practising certificate if the holder—
• Display of practising certificate Renewal of practising certificate Cancellation of practising certificate is found guilty of any professional misconduct.
• Is declared to be of unsound mind.
• Is an undischarged bankrupt, contravenes the provisions of the Public Health Act.
• Is a proprietor, or in charge of, a health facility which is closed.
• Obtained the practising certificate through fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact.
• Commits an offence and contravenes the Code of Ethics.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• It also gives the holder privilege to supervise persons on Temporary / Provisional Registers.

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