05 February 2019
Updated Features and processes in New Sheryan
Reference: CIR-2019-00000039
sick leave certificate for your patient through new Sheryan
To: All Licensed Health Facilities – Private Sector
In order to issue sick leave certificate for your patient through new Sheryan, kindly note the following:
The healthcare facility should have valid license; and enough balance of purchased sick leave certificates. If a facility has multiple branches, sick leave needs to be purchased for each branch.
- Licensed Physicians and Dentists can issue sick leave certificate from the “Professionals” account only. The request shall be processed within 2 minutes.
- General Practitioner: can issue up to 5 days. Any Sick leave for more than 5 days will be auto-rejected
- Specialists: can issue up to 15 days and it will be processed within 5 minutes. If the duration of sick leave exceeds 15 days, the application should be supported with evidence(s) such as discharge summary, medical report, Surgery report,.etc.; and will be subject to DHA review and approval.Consultants: can issue up to 30 days and it will be processed within 5 minutes. If the duration of sick leave exceeds 30 days, the application should be supported with evidences such discharge support, medical report, Surgery report, etc.; and will be subject to DHA review and approval.
- Consultants: can issue up to 30 days and it will be processed within 5 minutes. If the duration of sick leave exceeds 30 days, the application should be supported with evidences such discharge support, medical report, Surgery report, etc.; and will be subject to DHA review and approval.
With Regards, Health Regulation Sector-DHA
Circular Tags :
Issuance, sick leave, physicians - preveliges
Important links:
Full Details on circular # 13 regarding Updated Features and processes in New Sheryan
https://www.dha.gov.ae/Health%20Regulation%20Sector/circular%20no.%2013%20-%20sick%20leave%20certificates.pdf
Supporting Documents:
circular no. 13 - sick leave certificates.pdf:
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