Qatar Ministry of Public Health Circular No. 12/2022

Approval of the Art Therapist within the Allied Health Practitioner Scopes List

From

Department of Healthcare Professions/ Ministry of Public Health

To

  • All licensed Healthcare Practitioners in the State of Oatar (Governmental/Private)

  • All licensed healthcare facilities/ focal points in the State of Oatar

Subject

Approval of the Art Therapist within the Allied Health Practitioner scopes list

Date

9 August 2022

Greetings from Ministry of Public Health,

In the Department of Healthcare Professions' pursuit (DHP) to cope up with the best regional and international practices in the field of the registration/licensing, and in order to ensure that beneficiaries of health services benefit from new approaches of mental health promotion , and while responding to some incoming requests to regulate new scopes, The Art Therapist scope has been added to the list of Allied Health professions approved by the Department, specifying the scope of practice and registration/licensing requirements.

For all information regarding the registration/licensing requirements and the scope of practice, please check the attachments

Thank you for your cooperation,

Department of Healthcare Professions/ Ministry of Public Health

For inquiries, please contact the following emails:

dhpregistration@moph.gov.qa