From: The Department of Healthcare Professions

To:

• All healthcare practitioners in the State of Qatar (Governmental & Private sector)

• All focal points in the state of Qatar (Governmental & Private sector)

Subject: Update on the Policy of Required Medical Tests for Licensing/Renewal

Date: 7 November, 2019

“The Department of Healthcare Professions presents to you its compliments”.

In the Department of Healthcare Professions' pursuit to adopt the best practices with regards to the medical tests required for licensing/renewal, and in order to ensure the safety of the healthcare service provided through standardized and clear policies, all the concerned healthcare practitioners are required to comply with the following guidelines while submitting their medical reports:

CDC stamp as a requirement for acceptance of medical test:

• In case the Anti-HBs ≥ 10 mIU/ ml (equal to or greater than 10 mIU/ml) (Positive), healthcare practitioner is not required to get the CDC stamp.