I. Overview 

(1) Scope of application: 

This guide stipulates the type of matters reviewed, the basis for the review, the accepting organization, the decision-making body, quantity limits, application conditions, prohibitions, application materials list, application acceptance, basic processes, handling methods, time limits, standard charges, results, result delivery and other requirements for the licensing of Taiwan medical technicians applying for short-term medical practice in the Mainland. 

This guide is intended for medical professionals in Taiwan. 

(2) Accepting organization: Chongqing Municipal Health Commission. 

(3) Decision-making body: Chongqing Municipal Health Commission. 

(4) Quantity limit: No limit. 

(5) Handling method: Online processing and processing in person at service window. 

(6) Type of matters reviewed: Approval after review. 

(7) Legal time limit: 20 days (excluding the time required for hearing, bidding, auction, inspection, testing, quarantine, appraisal and expert review according to law). 

(8) Commitment time: 15 working days (excluding the time required for hearing, bidding, auction, inspection, testing, quarantine, appraisal and expert review according to law). 

(9) Fee applicable: None. 

(10) Result: License for Short-term Practice of Medicine by Physicians from Taiwan

(11) Consulting telephone: 023-68811756. 

(12) Complaint telephone: 023-68810000. 

II. Application conditions 

1. Applicants shall be physicians legally qualified to practice medicine in Taiwan; 

2. Applicants shall practice medicine in Mainland medical institutions for no more than 3 years; 

3. Applicants shall comply with the Mainland regulations on the employment of Taiwan personnel, and be invited and employed by medical institutions with the independent legal personality; 

4. Applicants can conduct clinical, traditional Chinese medicine, and oral medicine practice, and shall comply with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Medical Practitioners and the regulations of the Ministry of Health on the scope of practice; 

5. If a Taiwanese physician's certificate of practice is canceled due to the following circumstances, he/she may not apply for short-term medical practice in the mainland within 2 years: 

(1) In the assessment cycle, the physician was ordered to suspend medical practice due to unqualified assessment, and fails the reassessment after the expiration of the suspension of medical practice. 

(2) The physician who was revoked the License for Short-term Practice of Medicine by Physicians from Taiwan due to violation of the relevant provisions of the Law on Practicing Physicians; 

(3) The physician was subject to criminal punishment; 

(4) The physician was denied of the qualification for residence in the Mainland. 

III. Application materials list 

(1) Source of materials 

The Application Form for the License for Short-term Practice of Medicine by Physicians from Taiwan can be obtained from the administrative examination and approval hall of the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, or by logging onto the online hall of Chongqing Municipality (http://zwfw.cq.gov.cn), or by downloading the instructions and application form from the website of the Chongqing Health Inspection Bureau (http://www.cqwsjds.com). Other materials are provided by the applicant. 

The materials submitted are required to be printed on A4 paper (except drawings), stamped with an official seal page by page, and packed in the order set out below. Where the materials required to be submitted are copies, clear indication of "copy" shall be made, and the originals shall be provided for verification. The items (4), (5), (6) and (7) must be notarized by the notary office in Taiwan, and the following materials should be in Chinese. 

(1) The original Application Form for the License for Short-term Practice of Medicine by Physicians from Taiwan; 

(2) One copy of the permanent resident identification document issued by Taiwan; 

(3) Two original bareheaded front half-length photos taken in the past 6 months (3.5*5.3cm); 

(4) The original medical academic certificates corresponding to the category of medical qualification to be applied for; 

(5) The original practice qualification or certificate of practicing medicine in Taiwan; 

(6) The original certificate for physical health issued within the past 3 months; 

(7) The original certificate of no record of criminal offense; 

(8) One copy of the agreement signed between the medical institution and the Taiwan physicians; 

(9) One copy of the Practice License of Medical Institutions.

V. Basic process

(1) Application

1. After the applicant has conducted real-name registration through the online hall of Chongqing Municipality (http://zwfw.cq.gov.cn), the applicant can make an online application according to the service guide. The Chongqing Municipal Health Commission will review the application materials online, and if the application materials pass the review, the online administrative examination and approval will then be conducted. 

2. The applicant can also apply in the administrative examination and approval service hall of the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission. The relevant materials will be directly accepted and reviewed at the hall. The certificate of receiving materials on application for permission to practice health and family planning service will be issued to the eligible applicants, and the online processing will be conducted in time according to the procedures. 

3. Online application: Conduct real-name registration, login, perform online application, fill in business information, upload electronic materials, wait for the pass for preliminary review, submit paper materials or express deliver paper materials to the accepting organization within 3 days after receiving the notification. 

4. If the application materials have errors that can be corrected on the spot, the accepting personnel should allow the applicant to correct on the spot. 

5. If the application materials are incomplete or do not conform to the statutory form, the accepting personnel shall inform the applicant of all the materials that need to be corrected or complemented on the spot or within five working days, and issue a notice on correction and complement of the materials on application for permission. If the notice is not made within the time limit, it is deemed that the application has been accepted. 

VI. Office address and time 

Office hours: 9:00-12:00 am, 14:00-18:00 pm, except for legal holidays; 

Office address: No 104, No 6 Qilong Road, Yubei District, Chongqing.

(This English version is only for reference. To learn more, please refer to the authoritative Chinese version)