(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a new decision laying down the regulations for government doctors seeking permit for private practice.
Article 1 of the decision (29/2018) states that the permitted doctors are allowed to work only after the official working hours in the government sector. While Article 2 states that the period of the permit will be for a year, which is renewable 30 days before the date of expiry.
The decision also stated that doctors working in the government sector are not allowed to work in the private sector until they obtain the permission.
It also listed a number of rules for the permit, like an applicant should be either a senior consultant, a consultant, or a senior specialist in the case of Omani doctors, while for expatriates it could be granted to senior consultants and consultants.
The decision stated that the applicant must have completed at least one year from the date of employment in the current position in a government health institution. For senior consultants, this requirement is relaxed, and allows even those with less than one year of employment.
The permit is subject to the minister's approval, which comes after the recommendation of the Technical Committee of MoH.
A doctor must not have a warning or a letter of advice regarding the practice, and should have no other violations during the period of a year prior to his application for the permit.
The decision also stated that the applicant must work according to the hours permitted by the ministry.
The doctor is only allowed to start work in the private sector after a period of at least one hour after finishing work in the government sector. The decision also mentioned that the private sector practice must not affect the doctor's government duty.
The ministry will notify the practising doctor of any violations and will have to face the technical committee. The doctor will be allowed to defend his point and reason for the violation.
If violation is proved, the committee will execute the following disciplinary sanctions: Warning, administrative fine of not more than RO5,000, suspension of the permit for a period not more than six months or cancellation of the permit.
The violated doctor is not allowed to apply for a new permit until a period of two years has passed from the date of permit cancellation.
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