Cabinet Resolution Regarding Service Fees and Administrative Fines at the Ministry of Health and Prevention

The Cabinet,

Having reviewed the Constitution,

• Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 Regarding the Competences of Ministries and Powers of Ministers, as amended,
• Federal Decree by Law No. (26) of 2019 Regarding Public Finance, as amended,
• Cabinet Resolution No. (6) of 2002 Regarding the Collection of Fees for Health Certificates Related to Medical Committees and Sick Leaves,
• Cabinet Resolution No. (7) of 2007 Regarding the Health Advertisements Regulations, as amended,
• Cabinet Resolution No. (44) of 2016 Regarding the Fees for Certain Services Provided by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, as amended,
• Cabinet Resolution No. (3) of 2023 Regarding the Establishment and Organization of the Financial Claims System at the Ministry of Health and Prevention,
• Cabinet Resolution No. (95) of 2023 Regarding the Introduction of the Urgent Service Fee for Transaction at the Ministry of Health and Prevention,
• Upon the proposal of the Minister of Finance and the approval of the Cabinet,

Hereby resolves as follows:

Article (1)

Definitions

For the purposes of implementing the provisions of this Resolution, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context requires otherwise:

State: The United Arab Emirates.

Ministry: The Ministry of Health and Prevention.

Minister: The Minister of Health and Prevention.

Private Health Facility: A private facility that provides health services to individuals, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative fields, whether owned or managed by a natural or legal person.

Health Advertisement: The display of visual, audio, or printed content, whether electronic or hard copy form, by any means, for the purpose of influencing the public to promote a health facility, health service, health information, or a health profession practitioner. Health education information and data are excluded from this definition.

Article (2)

Service Fees

The fees indicated for each service in the Schedule attached to this Resolution shall be collected in return for the services provided by the Ministry.

Article (3)

Collection of Fees for Private Health Facilities

The following provisions shall be observed when collecting fees related to private health facilities:

1. When a new specialty is added to any private health facility, the prescribed fee for adding the specialty shall be collected upon submission of the application, regardless of the remaining validity period of its original license. Upon renewal of the facility's license, the renewal fee shall include any new specialties added thereto, without prejudice to the maximum limit prescribed for this fee.
2. If an application is submitted for the renewal of a private health facility license, together with another application to add a new specialty, the prescribed renewal fee shall be collected in addition to the fee for adding the specialty, in accordance with the amount specified for each of these services in the schedule attached to this Resolution.
3. If an application is submitted to add a general practitioner in the professions of human medicine or dentistry in a private health facility, this shall be deemed an additional specialty for which a specialty addition fee shall be collected, in accordance with what is specified in the schedule attached to this Resolution.
4. If an application is submitted to establish a dental laboratory in any of the authorized private health facilities, this shall be deemed an additional specialty for which a specialty addition fee shall be collected, in accordance with what is specified in the schedule attached to this Resolution.