{"id":4924,"date":"2022-05-18T09:47:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millercanfield.pl\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2025-04-14T18:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:04:22","slug":"ukrainian-and-american-doctors-permit-to-work-as-a-physician-in-poland-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/millercanfield.pl\/en\/ukrainian-and-american-doctors-permit-to-work-as-a-physician-in-poland-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UKRAINIAN AND AMERICAN DOCTORS \u2013 PERMIT TO WORK AS A PHYSICIAN IN POLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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US CITIZENS<\/p>

PROCEDURE NO. 1 FOR DOCTORS WITH SPECIALIZATION (US specialty board certification)<\/p>

\u2013 Applicable to physicians educated and trained in the USA.
\u2013 Limited permit to practice in a specific range of activities, time period and designated place.
\u2013 Practice limited to one registered health care institution (without COVID restrictions).
\u2013 Procedure is more of a formality.<\/p>

REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>

A person who has obtained medical qualifications outside of the EU may be granted special permission to practice as a physician and be awarded the conditional permit to practice medicine (hereinafter referred to as \u201cPermit\u201d) for a specific scope of professional activities, period and place of employment in a registered healthcare facility (i.e. hospital) if he\/she meets the following criteria:
– has made a written statement of personal knowledge of the Polish language, sufficient to perform the assigned scope of professional activities;
– has obtained a certificate from the registered healthcare institution in Poland, containing a list of organizational units of that institution and the period of planned employment with indication of the range of professional activities corresponding to the range of practice of a specialist in a given field of medicine (hereinafter referred to as \u201cCertificate\u201c);
– has full legal capacity;
– is medically fit to practice medicine demonstrates an impeccable ethical attitude, i.e.: (a) a declaration of no criminal record made under the threat of criminal liability; or (b) document confirming clean criminal record (if it is possible to obtain it in the country of origin);
– has at least three years of professional experience as a specialist (attending) physician during the five years immediately prior to obtaining the Certificate, such experience should be confirmed by the document issued by a competent authority in the country of origin;
– possesses a medical school diploma, issued in a country other than a Member State of the European Union, the total academic curriculum must have been at least five years;
– has a diploma of a specialist physician (equivalent to the US board certification), issued in a country other than a Member State of the European Union;
– has completed postgraduate physician\u2019s training (equivalent to US residency \/ fellowship) corresponding in essential elements to the program of physician specialization training in the Republic of Poland.<\/p>

PERMIT<\/strong>
\u2013 Granted in the form of an administrative decision at the request of the interested party by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland.
\u2013 Determines the scope of professional activities and the period and place of employment in the registered healthcare facility indicated on the Certificate.
\u2013 Permit effective immediately.
\u2013 Permit issued for a period not exceeding 5 years.
\u2013 The Minister of Health may waive the requirement of certificates validation referred to documents listed in points 7 and 8 above, if the fulfilment of this requirement is impossible or significantly difficult.<\/p>

On the basis of the Minister\u2019s administrative decision, an appropriate district Physician\u2019s Chamber (equivalent to the US State medical licensing board) shall grant the official Permit. The Physician\u2019s Chamber issues the document called \u201cPermit to practice profession of physician in the Republic of Poland\u201d with an official note that it is a conditional permit (similar to the US state limited license to practice medicine). The Permit must be issued by the Physician\u2019s Chamber within 7 days of receiving the decision of the Minister of Health. The healthcare facility that issued the Certificate shall employ the doctor on the basis of an employment contract for a definite period of time, not longer than the period until the expiry of the Permit.<\/p>

RESTRICTIONS<\/strong><\/p>

A physician may not practice in Poland outside the registered healthcare facility issuing the Certificate, except:
1) at the request of the physician, the Minister of Health has granted new Permit on the basis of another Certificate, issued by a different healthcare facility, where there is a particularly high demand for health care services provided by physicians;
2) the Minister of Health has referred the doctor by way of an administrative decision to work in a healthcare facility, in which there is a particularly high demand for medical services provided by physicians or dentists;
3) the physician has been delegated to work in combating the epidemic;
4) the physician provides medical services in healthcare facilities providing services to persons whose stay in Poland is considered legal[1] under the extraordinary circumstances (i.e. war refugees).<\/p>

PROCEDURE NO. 2 FOR DOCTORS WITH DIPLOMA OR SPECIALIZATION (DURING COVID)<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Applicable to physicians educated and trained in the USA.
\u2013 Work performed under the supervision of another doctor (in case of holding an specialist diploma then independently after 3 months of supervision).
\u2013 Procedure applies only during the COVID-19.
\u2013 Work only in a facility dedicated to providing health services to patients with COVID-19 (Minister of Health can give a permission for working also in other facilities).<\/p>

REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>

During the declaration of an epidemic state, a person who has obtained a medical qualification outside the EU may be granted with a special permission to practice medicine and be awarded a conditional right to practice medicine if:
– has full legal capacity;
– is medically fit to practice medicine;
– demonstrates an impeccable ethical attitude, i.e.: (1) a declaration of no criminal record made under the threat of criminal liability, or (2) document confirming clean criminal record (if it is possible to obtain it in the country of origin);
– possesses a medical school diploma, issued in a country other than a Member State of the European Union, the total academic curriculum must have been at least five years.<\/p>

CONDITIONS FOR EXERCISING THE PROFESSION<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Holding an additional specialist diploma (issued in a country other than an EU Member State) \u2013 he\/she may be authorized to independently pursue the profession (but only after the first 3 months under the supervision of a doctor holding a second degree specialization or a specialist title).
\u2013 Without specialist diploma \u2013 practice under the supervision of a doctor with a second degree specialization or a specialist title.<\/p>

PERMIT<\/strong><\/p>

– Granted in the form of an administrative decision at the request of the interested party by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland.
\u2013 Permit effective immediately.
\u2013 Determines whether a given person may practice the profession independently or under the supervision of a doctor holding a second degree specialization or specialist title.
\u2013 Permit issued for a period not exceeding 5 years.<\/p>

RESTRICTIONS<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Doctor must notify the Minister of Health as to which healthcare provider he has been employed by and for how long, within 7 days of commencing health services at that provider (failure to notify may constitute grounds for withdrawal of consent).<\/p>

\u2013 Doctor with a conditional right to practice cannot practice outside a healthcare provider designated to provide health services to COVID-19 patients in Poland.<\/p>

The Minister of Health may grant consent for a doctor with a conditional right to practice his\/her profession outside a medical entity intended for the provision of health services to patients suffering from COVID-19. This decision is given the order of immediate enforceability. This authorisation shall be granted on application by the doctor. The decision shall indicate the entity in which the doctor concerned will practice.<\/p>

PROCEDURE NO. 3 FOR DOCTORS WITH LICENCE TO PRACTISE MEDICINE IN THE USA (WAR REGULATION \u2013 EXTENSION OF THE EU DOCTORS PRIVILEDGES TO US DOCTORS)<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Having a license to practice medicine in the USA.
\u2013 Granted the right to practice in Poland, but only with respect to treatment of Ukrainian citizens.
\u2013 Procedure applicable for 18 months as of February 24, 2022.<\/p>

The procedure in terms of time is as follows:
1) Submitting documents and a declaration of intention to practice medicine on a temporary and occasional basis.
2) Registration in the register of physicians practicing the profession on a temporary basis.
3) Obtaining a certificate on the fulfillment of the obligation to file a certificate and documents from the Naczelna Rada Lekarska (\u201cSupreme Medical Council\u201d).
4) Being assigned a number of the right to practice medicine on the basis of a received certificate mentioned above.<\/p>

REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>

A physician who has the right to practice in the U.S. may temporarily and occasionally practice the profession of a physician, without the need to obtain a license to practice medicine or without the need to obtain an entry in the register of entities performing medical activities, but only in order to provide health services to Ukrainian citizens.<\/p>

The following documents must be submitted to the Supreme Medical Council:
– a written declaration to practice medicine on a temporary and occasional basis, including, if possible, the place and time of its practice in Poland (hereinafter referred to as \u201cDeclaration\u201d), document confirming citizenship;
– a certificate issued by the competent authorities of a USA, stating that he\/she has the right to practice the profession of physician in that state, which at the time of the statement is not suspended or limited, and that he\/she practices the profession of a physician (hereinafter referred to as \u201cUSA Certificate\u201d),
– a document confirming formal qualifications of the physician.<\/p>

PERMIT<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Upon submission of the Declaration and documents, the doctor will be entered in the register of temporary and occasional practitioners kept by the Supreme Medical Council.
\u2013 The Supreme Medical Council will issue a certificate of fulfilment of the obligation to submit the USA Certificate and the required documents (hereinafter referred to as \u201cCertificate on the fulfilment of obligations\u201d).
\u2013 Allows treatment only for citizens of Ukraine.
\u2013 After obtaining the certificate, the Minister of Health assigns a number corresponding to the number of the right to practice at the request of the doctor (which only applies to the treatment of the Ukrainian citizens).<\/p>

CONDITIONS<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 A Declaration, shall be submitted before beginning to practice the profession in Poland for the first time and shall be repeated in each year in which the doctor intends to practice the profession in Poland on a temporary and occasional basis.
\u2013 Doctor shall submit the documents to the Supreme Medical Council before practicing his\/her profession in Poland for the first time and each time there is a significant change in the information contained therein.
\u2013 Doctor are exempt from the obligation to register with the Social Insurance Institution in order to make settlements related to the temporary and occasional practice of the medical profession (doctor shall inform in writing about the temporary and occasional practice of the profession to the competent branch of the Social Insurance Institution for the place of practice of the profession, either before the commencement of professional activities or, in an emergency, after their performance).
\u2013 Doctor shall submit a statement that the premises, facilities and medical equipment, if any, comply with the requirements specified in the provisions on medical activity.<\/p>

CITIZENS OF UKRAINE<\/strong><\/p>

Citizens of Ukraine may practice the profession under the conditions:
1) specified in procedure No. 1 described above
2) specified in procedure No. 2 described above
\u2013 however, citizens of Ukraine, who have been granted conditional eligibility under this procedure, are excluded from the obligation to practice only in a therapeutic entity dedicated to the treatment of COVID-19 patients, in case of:
\u2013 the removal of the state of epidemic emergency and the removal of the state of epidemic or
\u2013 there is no separate health care facility designated to provide health care services to patients suffering from COVID-19
3) specified in special Procedure No. 4 provided by the new regulations, described below.<\/p>

PROCEDURE NO. 4 FOR UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ONLY (WAR REGULATION)<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Procedure applies only to the Ukraine citizens.
\u2013 Practice limited to one registered health care institution (without COVID restrictions).
\u2013 Work performed under the supervision of another doctor (in case of holding an specialist diploma then independently after 3 months of supervision).\u2013 The formal procedure is the same as procedure no. 2, except that there is no restriction to COVID establishments only.<\/p>

REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>

Person who has obtained a medical qualification outside the EU may be granted with a special permission to practice medicine and be awarded a conditional right to practice medicine if:
1) has full legal capacity;
is medically fit to practice medicine;
2) demonstrates an impeccable ethical attitude, i.e:
\u2013 a declaration of no criminal record made under the threat of criminal liability; or
\u2013 document confirming clean criminal record (if it is possible to obtain it in the country of origin);
3) possesses a medical school diploma, issued in a country other than a Member State of the European Union, the total academic curriculum must have been at least five years.<\/p>

PERMIT<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Granted in the form of an administrative decision at the request of the interested party by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland.
\u2013 Permit effective immediately.
\u2013 Determines whether a given person may practice the profession independently or under the supervision of a doctor holding a second degree specialization or specialist title.
\u2013 Permit issued for a period not exceeding 5 years.<\/p>

CONDITIONS FOR EXERCISING THE PROFESSION<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Holding an additional specialist diploma (issued in a country other than an EU Member State).
\u2013 He\/she may be authorized to independently pursue the profession (but only after the first 3 months under the supervision of a doctor holding a second degree specialization or a specialist title).
\u2013 Without specialist diploma \u2013 practice under the supervision of a doctor with a second degree specialization or a specialist title.<\/p>

RESTRICTIONS<\/strong><\/p>

\u2013 Practice the profession in a medical entity.
\u2013 An obligation to notify the minister of health, in which health care unit and for what period of time they have been employed, within 7 days from the date of commencement of providing health care services in that unit (failure to notify may constitute grounds for withdrawal of consent).<\/p>

[1] Pursuant to Article 77 of the Law on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine in Connection with the Armed Conflict on the Territory of Ukraine (entering into force with effect from 24 February 2022).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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