Amend Facility License

This service allows healthcare facilities to request for amending their active and/or inactive healthcare facility licenses. Amendments to inactive license only need DHA design modification review, however amendments to active licenses require initial approval, final approval and inspection.


Average Processing Time

5 working days

Who Can Apply

    Delegated Healthcare Facility Representatives who require one or more of the following amendments:

    ​ Amendments applicable to inactive facility only:

    • Add/Remove Speciality 
    • Expand Facility Location
    • Change Facility Layout

    Amendments applicable to active facility licenses:

    • Add/Remove Add-Ons - this includes: Home Healthcare, Telehealth, 24 Hour facility, Pharmacy delivery, Pharmacy Drive-thru, Clinical Training, Mobile Healthcare Unit, COVID Swabbing, COVID RT-PCR Testing (depending on the facility category, different add-ons are permitted)   
    • Add/Remove Speciality 
    • Change Category
    • Expand Facility Location
    • Change Facility Layout
    • Update Accreditations (this amendment does not require payment or inspection)
    • Update FANR License (this amendment does not require payment or inspection)

Prerequisites

    • Applying for the changes in the respective trade licensing authority for applicable changes can be performed before or after requesting for this service.

Required Documents

    Depending on the amendment type one or multiple of the below documents may be required:

    • Floor Plan/Mobile unit plan
    • Updated Trade license
    • Fill Adds on Required forms

Service Steps

    • Fill and submit online application
    • Pay required fees
    • DHA review (if inspection or trade license update is required, application is returned to the applicant to fulfill requirements)
    • In case of approval, updated Facility license is issued

Service Tutorial

Service Channel

    • Sheryan portal

Related Services

Additional Information

Service Limitations

    • Facility license is not expired, cancelled, suspended, revoked or on hold.

Approximate Cost

 
Amendments (for inactive facility) AED 1000
Final Approval for Changing Category Fees (for active licenses) AED 0*
Final Inspection Fees (for active licenses) AED 3000
Re-inspection Fees (for active licenses) AED 1500
Add-on yearly fees: Mobile Unit (for active licenses only) AED 2000 *
Add-on yearly fees: Telehealth (for active licenses only) AED 2000 *
Add-on yearly fees: Home Healthcare (for active licenses only) AED 2000 *

*Fee is calculated based on the new facility category and the facility license validity chosen.

  • Knowledge and Innovation Fees will be applied at checkout.

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