26th AJCCM

5 - 6 March 2020, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

AMS Definition and Scope of Work of Temporary Licensing for ASEAN Medical Practitioners

Validity Period Scope of Work / Current Practice

Country Definition of Temporary Licensing
(Renewable)
Brunei (1) Temporary registration may be granted to: 3 months to 1 year Scope of work would be according to the
Darussalam a. Practitioners who has not completed (renewable) privilege granted by the hiring institutions.
housemanship or internship training and have Clinical privilege would be reflective of the
secured approved training position; medical practitioners’ expertise,
b. Practitioners who have been offered locum qualifications and experience.
tenancy position and on daily paid post;
c. Practitioners who come for limited Practice,
Expert Visits, Education and Training,
Humanitarian Missions and Research;
d. All practitioners who are to join private practice.
Cambodia License granted to doctors to practice their profession Based on request, Under the responsibility of recognized
under the responsibility of a recognized institution. They up to 1 year institution (clinic, hospital)
cannot have a consultation cabinet of their own. (renewable)
Indonesia Temporary registration may be granted to the foreign Varied, 3 months to Practice is limited to the area of
Medical Practitioners by IMC: 1 year (renewable) specialization of the practitioner for

1. Limited in time, place of practice and field of expertise (i) Limited Practice
(minimum specialist/sub specialist) (ii) Expert Visit
2. Applicant must be recognized specialist in their own (ii) Education and Training
country and the host country (iv) Humanitarian Purposes
(v) Research with patient contact
Temporary licensing for Foreign MP issued by District
Public Health Office based on registration from IMC and
recommendation from Profession organization.
Lao PDR Temporary license: is a competency certificate for The Temporary For practice in 5 categories in both public
healthcare professional issued by MOH based on license will have a and private institutions:
recommendation of the HPC issued for foreign maximum duration of (i) Limited Practice
practitioners with valid license of their origin countries one year. (ii) Expert Visit
who are approved to conduct clinical practice in host (ii) Education and Training
country. (iv) Humanitarian Purposes
(v) Research with patient contact
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Validity Period Scope of Work / Current Practice

Country Definition of Temporary Licensing
(Renewable)
Malaysia Temporary practicing certificate could be considered to be Valid not more than To conduct training or a workshop, or be
granted to a person registered as a medical practitioner three (3) months. involves in training activities, or involve in
outside Malaysia, subjected to the conditions and research activities.
restriction as determine by the Council and stated in the Can be renewed.
certificate. Is not for employment.
Myanmar Temporary Licensing for Foreign Medical Practitioners Up to 1 Year Practice is limited to the area of
1. Limited in time, place of practice and field of specialization of the practitioner for
expertise (i) Humanitarian Purposes
2. Applicant must be recognized specialist in their (ii) Teaching/Training
own country (iii) Private Practice
Philippines The Special Temporary Permit is a privilege given to Valid up to 1 year 1. Foreign professionals who are to be
foreign professionals who are allowed to practice unless renewed. employed in foreign-funded, joint venture
medicine in the Philippines for a limited period of time for or foreign assisted projects of the
a specific undertaking and venue as allowed by the government
Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine (PRBoM) and 2. Foreign professionals who are to be
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) upon employed by local and foreign private
compliance with the requirements prescribed by Republic firms or institutions pursuant to law
Act No. 8981 (“The PRC Modernization Act of 2000”), Foreign health professionals for
Republic Act No. 2382 (“The Philippine Medical Act of humanitarian or medical/surgical or dental
1959”) and other related issuances of the PRBoM and mission for a limited period of time
PRC.
Singapore Temporary registration may be granted to the following a) Visiting experts who perform medical or
groups of doctors: For Visiting experts surgical procedures, conduct consultations
– 1 day to 1 year with demonstrations on patients
a. Visiting experts who possess medical knowledge, For International b) International medical graduates –
experience and skills which SMC considers to be medical graduates teaching, research and postgraduate study
of international standing or are such as to have on training/research in medicine.
special value to the people of Singapore; or – 6 to 12 months
b. International medical graduates who are engaged All temporary registered doctors must have
exclusively in teaching, research or postgraduate an SMC approved local fully registered
study in medicine under such approved training supervisor.
scheme or in such capacity as the Medical Council
may specify.
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Validity Period Scope of Work / Current Practice

Country Definition of Temporary Licensing
(Renewable)
Thailand Temporary Permission for foreign medical practitioners
(FMPs) is granted as follows:

a. Visiting expert which special knowledge, a. not more than 1 a. practice is limited to the place and
experiences and skills consider to be valuable for year, renewable field of specialization under responsibility of
medical education system and health service institution and full licensed doctor (s).
system in Thailand.
b. practice is limited to the area of the
b. Foreign medical graduates who are engaged in b. not more than 1 research program which is approved by the
research programs exclusively with the year, renewable Central Research Ethics Committee.
government institution.
c. practice is limited to the training institution
c. International medical graduates who are engaged c. not more than 1 recognized by the Medical Council of
exclusively in postgraduate study in the approved year, renewable up Thailand
training institutions. to the duration of the
training program
Viet Nam Note:
Temporary licensing for foreign medical practitioners in
Viet Nam is not currently in their law (26th AJCCM).