Credential Verification Requirements for Healthcare Professionals
6 February 2026 | Workforce & Credentials | MOH MHC Cir 0012/2026
Summary
1. Purpose - Credential Verification Framework
MOH has established formal Credential Verification Requirements for healthcare professionals to ensure qualifications, licenses, and credentials are authentic before clinical practice authorization. Applies to all new and existing practitioners registering with MOH.
2. Scope of Verification
- Educational Credentials: Medical/dental degrees, specialization qualifications, post-graduate training
- Professional Licenses: Registration with home country medical boards; current license status
- Specialty Certifications: Board certifications, subspecialty qualifications, specialist training credentials
- Continuous Professional Development: Evidence of maintaining competence through CPD hours
- Disciplinary History: Check for any sanctions, complaints, or disciplinary actions in home country
3. Verification Process & Requirements
- Direct contact with issuing institutions and regulatory bodies
- Official credentials (transcripts, certificates) submitted with applications
- International credentials require certified translations
- Primary source verification mandatory (not photocopies or self-certification)
- Verification process may take 4-6 weeks
- Practitioners must declare all qualifications obtained
4. Practitioner Obligations
- Provide complete and accurate credential information
- Notify MOH of any credential changes, suspensions, or revocations
- Maintain copies of original credentials for verification
- Inform MOH of disciplinary actions in any jurisdiction
- Update registration annually with current credential status
- Cooperate fully with verification inquiries
5. Compliance & Consequences
False declaration or incomplete information may result in registration rejection, suspension, or legal action. MOH maintains authority to reverify credentials periodically.
Action Items: Prepare credential documentation; verify all qualifications current; notify MOH of any changes; ensure CPD hours documented.
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𝟭. 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 - 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
MOH has established formal Credential Verification Requirements for healthcare professionals to ensure qualifications, licenses, and credentials are authentic before clinical practice authorization. Applies to all new and existing practitioners registering with MOH.
𝟮. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• Educational Credentials: Medical/dental degrees, specialization qualifications, post-graduate training • Professional Licenses: Registration with home country medical boards; current license status • Specialty Certifications: Board certifications, subspecialty qualifications, specialist training credentials • Continuous Professional Development: Evidence of maintaining competence through CPD hours • Disciplinary History: Check for any sanctions, complaints, or disciplinary actions in home...
𝟯. 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Direct contact with issuing institutions and regulatory bodies • Official credentials (transcripts, certificates) submitted with applications • International credentials require certified translations • Primary source verification mandatory (not photocopies or self-certification) • Verification process may take 4-6 weeks • Practitioners must declare all qualifications obtained
𝟰. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• Provide complete and accurate credential information • Notify MOH of any credential changes, suspensions, or revocations • Maintain copies of original credentials for verification • Inform MOH of disciplinary actions in any jurisdiction • Update registration annually with current credential status • Cooperate fully with verification inquiries
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