Article 3 of the Saudi Healthcare Professions Practice Law

This article deals with two matters: the license period and returning after a break, and visiting physicians.

First: the license period. The Law itself does not set the license period, but leaves it to the Implementing Regulations. It does, however, set a clear rule: anyone who has stopped practicing the profession for two consecutive years may not return to it until the license is renewed.

The text exempts a break taken for study and training in the field of the profession. Someone who stopped working because they are studying or training in their field does not fall under this rule. Someone who stopped for another reason, such as travel or working in a different field, for two consecutive years must renew the license before returning.

Second: visiting physicians. The article leaves it to the Implementing Regulations to set the rules for bringing in visiting physicians, registering them and licensing them, and the Law gives no details on this.

This article is connected to Article 2, which prohibits practicing any healthcare profession without a Ministry license and sets its conditions, and is followed by Article 4, which allows the Minister to restrict licensing for a profession to Saudis. To learn the specific license period or the renewal procedures, refer to the Implementing Regulations, or consult a lawyer specialized in healthcare practice and medical malpractice cases.