Home GCC Oman Oman levies service fee on healthcare professionals Non-Omanis will pay OMR100 to renew their licences to practice medicine and dentistry by Zainab Mansoor November 17, 2019 Oman’s ministry of health has levied a fee on practitioners working in the healthcare sector, Times of Oman reported. The services include the renewal of licences to practice medicine and dentistry, that will cost non-Omanis and Omanis a total of OMR100 and OMR50 respectively, a statement said. The fee for the licence renewal to practice medical auxiliary professions is OMR50 for expats and OMR30 for Omanis. Additionally, the fee to renew the licence of a government sector practitioner to be able to work in private health institutions part-time will cost OMR100. The new law also stipulates charges for other services offered by the ministry. A fee of OMR200 will be charged for issuing or renewing a licence of a glasses shop in the Muscat governorate, the statement said. A private hospital in the Muscat governorate will have to pay OMR3000 to renew its licence. The renewal fee for a private clinic has been fixed at OMR500, the report states. Earlier this month, Oman banned work visas for expats in the construction and cleaning work sectors. Read: Oman bans work visas for expats in certain sectors 0 Comments