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About this service

This service allows health facilities to obtain the necessary license to practice and provide health and treatment services in the UAE. Such facilities include public and specialized clinics, medical centers, diagnostic and rehabilitation centers, emergency and home health centers, fertility and recuperation centers, one-day surgery centers and hospitals, and hospitals of different sizes and specialties.

Service process

  • Login to the MOHAP website or smart app using the UAE PASS to apply for the service.

  • Submit a request to obtain the health facility license.

  • Submit an application for initial inspection.

  • Once the initial inspection is approved, submit an application to study the architectural plan and pay the fee.

  • Once the site plan is approved, the initial approval for inspection will be issued.

  • Apply for initial license approval and pay the application fee.

  • Obtain the license requirements from relevant government entities, such as Civil Defense.

  • Apply for licensing of the medical staff (doctors, technicians, nurses).

  • Apply for final inspection.

  • Once the final inspection is approved, pay the final licensing fee and submit the remaining documents.

  • License will be issued electronically and sent via email. It can also be downloaded via the website.

Required documents

  • The following documents are required to be attached to the owner's page:

    • A copy of the owner's passport

    • A copy of the owner’s family book

    • A copy of the Emirates ID

    • Recent passport-size photos with white background

    • A character reference (document available in Customer Happiness Centers) must be completed by the owner; licensing procedures will resume after the approval of the authority concerned

  • Initial approval of inspection:

    • An application letter from the owner requesting the license of the medical facility

    • A letter addressed 'To whomsoever it may concern'

    • The plan of the facility

    • Photos of the site

    • Statement of the total number of students, including gender and school stage, and the capacity of the facility (in the case of school and nursery clinics)

  • Initial approval of the license:

    • The facility's plan with initial approval from MOHAP engineers

    • License of the Department of Economic Development

    • Application letter of the facility

    • Security clearance of owner

    • Proof of owner's qualifications

  • Final approval of inspection:

    • The facility's plan with initial approval of MOHAP engineers

    • The facility's plan with final approval of MOHAP engineers

  • Final approval of the license:

    • External billboard of the facility

    • Medical waste agreement

    • List of medical equipment

    • Services price list

    • License of radiation protection (issued by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation)

    • Trade license issued by the Department of Economic Development

    • Certificate of preventive safety (issued by the Civil Defense)

    • List of partners' names

    • Internal regulations and rules of the facility

    • The facility's plan with final approval of MOHAP engineers

  • Registration in Tatmeen

  • Registration in Riayati

Conditions and requirements

  • The following documents are required to be attached to the owner's page:

    • A copy of the owner's passport

    • A copy of the owner’s family book

    • A copy of Emirates ID

    • Recent passport-size photos with white background

  • A character reference (document available in Customer Happiness Centers) must be completed by the owner; licensing procedures will resume after the approval of the authority concerned.

  • A non-national can own a health facility provided that the local authority to which the facility belongs issues an approval letter regarding the percentage of foreign ownership.

  • An electric elevator must be installed if the facility consists of high floors.

  • Compliance with engineering conditions and standards for licensing health facilities (regulations for healthcare facilities.)

  • Initial approval will be valid for six (6) months only, which is the period granted to the owner to meet all the technical requirements and conditions for obtaining the MOHAP license. The initial approval does not imply the approval to practice or operate the facility; it is only granted in order to complete the procedures required to obtain the license.

Service completion duration

Approval of the application:

1 working day

Final licensing:

2 working days

Engineering team approval:
Initial inspection:

2 working days

Verification of the facility plan:

5 to 7 working days

Final inspection:

7 to10 working days

Service fees

  • License Application Fees: AED 100

  • Initial Inspection Fees:

    • Hospital/Convalescent Home/Fertility Center/Emergency Center/Home Medical Center: AED 2,000

    • General Clinic/Specialist Clinic/Medical Center/Medical Diagnosis Center/Rehabilitation Center: AED 1,000

  • Verifying Site Plan Fees:

    • Hospital/Convalescent Home/Fertility Center/Emergency Center/Home Medical Center: AED2,000

    • General Clinic/Specialist Clinic/Medical Center/Medical Diagnosis Center/Rehabilitation Center: AED 1,000

  • Re-verifying Geometric Site Plan Fees:

    • Hospital/Convalescent Home/Fertility Center/Emergency Center/Home Medical Center: AED1,000

    • General Clinic/Specialist Clinic/Medical Center/Medical Diagnosis Center/Rehabilitation Center: AED 500

  • Final License Fees:

    • General Clinic/Rehabilitation Center/Home Health Center: AED 5,000

    • Specialist Clinic/Medical Diagnosis Center/Emergency Center: AED 6,000

    • Multi-Specialty Clinic: AED 12,000 - AED 18,000

    • Fertility Center/Convalescent Home/One-Day Surgery: AED 20,000

    • Hospital (1 to 50 beds): AED 20,000

    • Hospital (50 to 100 beds): AED 30,000

    • Hospital (100+ beds): AED 40,000

Service channels

  • MOHAP website: www.mohap.gov.ae
  • MOHAP smart app

SDGs goals

Service locations

Support

Payment channels

  • E-payment

Target audience

  • Investors in the health sector who own different health facilities

Resources

Service category

Business services

Sub service category

Private healthcare facilities services

Main service

Medical Establishment Licencing and Registration

Service code

110-03-021-000

Service classification

  • Government to business

Service type

Transactional

Sub service type

Variation

Number of transactions

1672

Notes

This service accepts documents authenticated with the UAE PASS Digital Seal.

Video tutorial of applying for this service

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