The Ministry of Health has announced that the draft regulation on dual practice has been submitted for public consultation. The regulation addresses the conditions under which doctors employed in the public sector may engage in additional work in the private sector.
According to the Ministry of Health, the proposed regulation introduces clearer and more transparent criteria for approving dual practice. The Minister of Health emphasized that the aim is to eliminate arbitrariness in decision-making by equipping hospital directors and heads of department with a standardized tool that can be applied consistently to all physicians, while also taking into account the specific organizational and healthcare needs of individual institutions.
The regulation sets out a structured, point-based evaluation system and introduces clear eligibility criteria. Physicians will be eligible to apply for a dual practice license only if they have at least five years of professional experience in the medical specialty for which they are seeking the license. Additionally, in the three months prior to the application, they must have met or exceeded the average performance benchmarks within their department both in terms of clinical consultations and diagnostic services.
The new framework is expected to improve the balance between the public and private healthcare sectors, and to ensure that dual practice does not negatively impact the accessibility or quality of care in public facilities.