Recent Developments
The Ministry of Health (“Ministry“) amended (“Amendment“) the Private Hospitals Regulation (“Regulation“). The Amendment entered into force with its publication in the Official Gazette No. 30902 dated September 28, 2019.
What’s New?
Conclusion
The Amendment alters the conditions under which private hospitals with less than 100 beds may increase their capacity to 100 beds; revises physician employment and the transfer of private hospitals’ preliminary permits and staff; modifies the conditions under which the preliminary permit and hospitals/additional units of foundation university hospitals may be transferred; and grants private hospitals that were given preliminary permission under the Regulation additional time for licensing procedures.