Instructions for Yoga practitioner in UAE
NOTE:
No person is allowed to practice Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the UAE, without prior permission from the UAE Health Regulatory Authorities
Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners should abide by the following rules:
1 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners can act as a portal of entry and provide health care without any referrals
2 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners can work either independently or in a medical center or under supervision of another senior Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioner as per recommendation and approval of the Evaluation Committee
3 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners may make diagnosis according to the science and philosophy of their field of training/specialty.
4 » If necessary, the Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners should refer patients to hospitals and health care clinics.
5 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners can only prescribe pharmaceutical medicines and products as per their own specialty. They can also prescribe OTC products that are registered by the Ministry of Health.
6 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners may ask for laboratory and radiological diagnostic tests as necessitates by the medical condition of the patients.
7 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners Complementary and Alternative practitioners must use MOH Register for registration of patients visits.
8 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners must provide the MOH with the official Monthly statistics report.
9 » The Complementary and Alternative Medicine
practitioners must keep an updated medical
records for every patients' visit, including the
personal data, all records of the diagnostic and
laboratory tests and treatment provided.
10 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners are not allowed to
prescribe "IV injections and prescription only"
medications.
11 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners are not allowed to
perform any surgical procedure, or any
inoculation or injections. They are not also
allowed to withdraw blood from patients.
(Except for Cupping and Ozone therapists under
special permission and conditions)
12 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners are not allowed to alter a
medical doctor's prescription to a patient
13 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners are not allowed to treat
patients with acute or critical conditions who
need immediate emergency medical care
14 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners are not allowed to sell
medicine from their clinics
15 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners can not claim to possess
ability to cure cancers or incurable diseases.
16 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners are not allowed to treat
communicable diseases
17 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners should only use the
professional title granted to them by the
Evaluation Committee and approved by the
Medical Licensing Committee.
18 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners who do not possess a
medical degree should not claim or pretend that
they are an allopathic medical doctor
19 » The Complementary and Alternative
Medicine practitioners should abide by the
Federal laws and regulations of the Private
Licensing Department at the Ministry of Health.
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