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A medical practice license is a mandatory state authorization for licensing business activity in medical practice. In simple terms: if you (as a clinic, medical center, sole proprietor/doctor, dentistry, diagnostics office, rehabilitation provider, etc.) plan to legally provide healthcare services to patients, you need a Ministry of Health (MOH / MOH of Ukraine) medical practice license. The license is issued in electronic form and is reflected as a record of the licensing authority’s decision in the Unified State Register, and the license term is unlimited.

Legal framework: what licensing is based on

Key acts most often referenced by practitioners and the regulator:

1. CMU Resolution No. 285 dated 02.03.2016 — the base Licensing Conditions for medical practice.
2. CMU Resolution No. 781 dated 02.07.2025 — major amendments to the Licensing Conditions, effective 08.01.2026.
3. Law of Ukraine “On Licensing of Types of Economic Activity” (No. 222-VIII) — general procedure, review timelines, electronic license format, etc.

Who needs a medical practice license

A license is required if you plan to:

• open a private clinic, medical center, or family doctor office;
• work as a sole proprietor (FOP) doctor (private practice);
• open a dentistry (including an office, clinic, or network);
• provide rehabilitation, diagnostics, physiotherapy, outpatient care and (in certain cases) inpatient interventions;
• conduct medical examinations (e.g., pre-/post-trip checks), operate a school/university medical office, etc. (sometimes possible through a contract with a licensed provider).

Licensing authority: who issues it and how issuance is recorded

The licensing authority for medical practice is the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MOH / МОЗ). In everyday language, you’ll often see: “ліцензія на медичну практику МОЗ / ліцензія МОЗ на медичну практику”. The issuance decision is published, and the information is entered into registers. Importantly: the license is issued electronically and is displayed in the Unified State Register extract.

Licensing conditions: what they actually assess

In practice, the MOH evaluates whether the applicant meets licensing conditions across four “pillars”:

1) Premises and legal right to use them

• ownership/lease/sublease basis (correct details and addresses of practice locations);
• suitability of the premises for medical practice, availability of rooms by profile.

2) Material and technical base (equipment)

• availability of equipment for the declared specialties (especially critical for dentistry, surgery, diagnostics);
• organization of storage for medicines/consumables and basic infection control requirements.

3) Personnel and qualifications

• staff/contracted specialists for the declared directions, education and qualification documents;
• internal orders/assignment of responsibilities (manager, responsible persons).

4) Organization of processes and safety

• reporting and mandatory healthcare forms for the declared profiles;
• medical waste management under applicable sanitary rules (including current norms and MOH orders referenced in the 2025–2026 changes).

List of documents to obtain a medical practice license (practical checklist)

The exact forms for applications and annexes are set by the licensing conditions, and in 2025 the annexes/forms were updated.

Typically, you prepare:

• When needed — internal policies/procedures (waste, infection control, accessibility, etc., depending on profile and risks). 
• Application for a license (approved form).
• Information on material/technical base and personnel (declared locations, equipment, specialists and qualifications).
• Inventory/list of submitted documents (approved form).
• Premises documents (ownership/lease agreement, etc.) — as supporting evidence.
• Personnel documents (education, specialization, employment relations/orders).

How to obtain the license: step-by-step and timelines

Below is the logic that matches how the process works under the law:

Step 1. Prepare premises, equipment, and staff

Start with “infrastructure and people,” then documents. This reduces the risk of refusal due to non-compliance.

Step 2. Submit the application and package

Submit the application and annexes to the licensing authority (MOH) through the permitted channel/format.

Step 3. Initial review

Within 5 business days, the licensing authority checks whether there are grounds to leave the application without consideration.

Step 4. Decision to issue

The deadline to decide on issuance or refusal is 10 business days from the date the application is received.

Step 5. Payment and recording of the license

The fee for issuing the license is a one-time payment equal to one subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons (unless a different amount is set by law). Payment must be made no later than 10 business days after the decision record is entered in the licensing register.

License cost and related expenses: what to factor in

When people search “вартість ліцензії на медичну практику,” it’s important to distinguish:

• the state fee / issuance fee — fixed by law (one subsistence minimum);
• preparatory costs — renovations/adaptation, equipment, waste disposal contracts, legal support, electronic signature, etc. (often the largest part of the budget).

Changes 2025–2026: what really changed and what to watch

CMU Resolution No. 781 dated 02.07.2025 introduced major updates and took effect on 08.01.2026. Practical highlights:

Annex forms were updated (applications, information forms, inventories, etc.).

For those who were licensed earlier, a transition mechanism applies: within 1 year from publication, you must submit the document from Annex 2 (updated information on base/personnel).

Special rule for territories of hostilities: submission of accessibility information for persons with reduced mobility — within one year after hostilities end/cease in those territories.

A restriction was introduced regarding control by residents of aggressor states, and even trade relations with them (explicitly defined as a prohibition for the applicant/licensee).

A direct rule appeared restricting certain services in apartment buildings (in particular, opioid substitution therapy involving narcotic drugs).

Changes to the license: re-issuance, expansion, address change

Most common real-life scenarios:

• re-issuance (name, legal form, details changed);
• changes to the medical practice license (addresses of practice locations, list of specialties, manager/personnel);
• expanding to new specialties/types of care — submit a separate expansion application with supporting documents.

It’s important to comply with notification timing for changes in data, because late updates create regulatory risks (terminology and timelines were refined in 2025–2026).

Refusals and common mistakes: how not to fail at submission

Top practical reasons applications run into trouble:

1. specialties are declared but there is no confirmed staff for them;
2. equipment does not match the declared profile (especially dentistry/surgery/diagnostics);
3. documents look correct “on paper,” but the practice location is not actually ready;
4. incomplete package or inconsistencies in information (risk of information being deemed unreliable — a direct legal ground for refusal).

FAQ — the most common search questions

How long does it take to get a medical practice license?
Procedure benchmarks: 5 business days — check for leaving without consideration; 10 business days — decision on issuance/refusal.

Who issues a medical practice license?
The MOH is the licensing authority for medical practice; the decision is recorded in registers and the USR.

What is the cost of the license?
The issuance fee equals one subsistence minimum (one-time), plus your organizational costs to comply with licensing conditions.

Medical practice license for dentistry — any specifics?
Yes: typically higher requirements for equipment, sterilization, patient-flow zoning, and documentation of processes — and “dentistry” is often refused due to mismatches between declared services and actual capacity.