Licensing of medical activity is the receipt of a permit from the Federal Service for Supervision of Health in performing certain types of work. Such permission is necessary for hospitals, clinics, health centers (public and private), cosmetic and SPA salons, transport companies engaged in medical passenger transport. In a word, to all those who provide services related to the preservation of human life and health.
Obtaining a medical license by healthcare institutions is understandable. Why should organizations that seem completely unrelated to medicine have to get permission for certain
types of activities ? According to the federal law of May 4, 2011 No. 99 FZ, all services related to human health must be provided at the proper level. Licensing provides consumers of certain services with guarantees that actions are performed in the prescribed manner.
Licensing of medical activities is a very serious procedure. An organization applying for a permit must provide the relevant authorities with a package of documents confirming
validity of the licensing request. It includes:
- organization charter ;
- certificate of registration with tax authorities;
- internal regulation on the provision of various types of services (their list, the availability of equipment);
- if any technical means are used, they must be certified, verified by technical supervision, a conclusion is given on them;
- documents confirming the competence of the specialists who provide these services (they must have a diploma, regularly take advanced training courses, if this is a secondary and top medical staff, certification is necessary);
- the protocols of inspection of the premises by the sanitary-epidemiological service (the results of flushing) are necessarily attached.
After the health surveillance authorities examine all the documents, they can go to the site for the purpose of visual inspection. And only then a permit certificate is issued. Licensing of medical activities
can be considered completed. This document is issued for a certain period, most often for five years. But you should not relax, since the same authorities reserve the right, in case of any incidents, to revoke the license. The reason may be customer complaints to Rospotrebnadzor or the prosecutor's office, if the violation is proven, it can only be restored through the court.
If the organization is required to undergo licensing of medical activities, this procedure cannot be avoided. This threatens sanctions from the inspection bodies, primarily from the prosecutor's office and the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare. In case of violations, these structures may impose a fine on the head up to 5,000 rubles, on the organization up to 50,000 rubles, or even suspend the activities of an institution, enterprise or company. Medical licensing and the availability of an appropriate document gives a certain weight and arouses customer confidence.