From: Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP)

To:

• All healthcare facilities focal points in the State of Qatar (Governmental/ Private sectors)

• All healthcare practitioners from all categories in the State of Qatar (Governmental/Private sectors)

Subject: Granting Provisional Licenses for all Healthcare Practitioners

“Registration department in Qatar Council for Healthcare practitioners presents to you its compliments”

With reference to the subject mentioned above, and in order to improve the efficiency of the Registration/Licensing process while ensuring patient safety, and to prevent any delay in completing the registration/licensing applications for all healthcare practitioners, it has been decided to:

1. Grant provisional licenses for all Healthcare Practitioners.

2. Provisional Licenses shall be valid for a maximum period of 6 month)- non-renewable, meanwhile the completion of registration and licensing procedures should be finalized to practice in both governmental/ private health sectors provided that all other requirements of registration and licensing have been met.

3. Provisional license will be granted after completing the evaluation process successfully including sitting for the qualifying exam.