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ILLEGAL HEALTH PRACTICE IN THE UAE: FINES AND PUNISHMENTS
License Requirements: To obtain a license, the applicant must meet the conditions as laid down in Article 5 of the Law:
- The applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree/equivalent in human medicine, including dentistry, attested in the UAE
- He must have completed his mandatory training period
- He must be of good character, and should not have a judgement of felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or dishonesty issued against him
- The applicant must be medically fit to perform his duties
- Obtaining a license from the country where the applicant previously worked
- Submitting a certificate of good conduct from the country where the applicant previously worked, and that no judgement prevents him from practicing the profession
- Disclosing any lawsuits against him, pending or otherwise, and acknowledging that the applicant is not sentenced for a felony or misdemeanor involving honor or trust
- Disclosing any infectious or contracted diseases that might affect patients or his performance
- The terms and conditions laid down in Cabinet Decision No. 20 of 2017
- He was practicing the medical profession without a license and without meeting the requirements for the same
- He submitted incorrect documents thus resulting in wrongful licensing
- He was not licensed to practice the profession but lead the public to believe so through bulletins, boards, banners or any means of publication