This page includes the relevant health Laws, Policies, Circulars, Standards and Guidelines for all Health Facilities and Health Professionals Licensed by Dubai Health Authority. These documents are also intended to provide a framework for safe, high quality and good ethical practice.

Laws

Ministerial Decree No. (54) of 2025 concerning the adoption of National Standards for Endoscopy Services Ministerial Decree No. (53) of 2025 concerning the adoption of National Standards for Emergency and Urgent Care Units in Hospitals Ministerial Decree No. (52) of 2025 concerning the adoption of National Standards for Hair Transplantation Ministerial Decree No. (51) of 2025 concerning the amendment of certain provisions of the Unified Standards for Licensing Healthcare Professionals Ministerial Decree No. (48) of 2025 concerning the registration record of Private Healthcare Facilities Ministerial Decree No. (41) of 2025 concerning the adoption of National Standards for Sleep Laboratory Units Executive Council Decision No. (11) of 2025 regulating the practice of free zone establishments. Ministerial Degree  No. (285) of 2024 concerning the controls for licensing Health Facilities to perform abortions. Ministerial Degree  No. (285) of 2024 concerning the list of Genetic Diseases that must be examined for those intending to get married. Cabinet Decision no. (124) of 2024 amending some provisions of Cabinet Decision no. (64) of 2020 concerning the executive regulations of Federal Law No. (7) of 2019 regarding medical assistance for Childbearing Federal Decree Law no. (38) of 2024 concerning Medical products, Pharmacy Profession, and Pharmacies Ministerial Decision no. (279) of 2024 concerning the Price of some Medical Products (filler) Ministerial Decision no. (278) of 2024 concerning the Price of some Medical Products Federal Decree Law no. (33) of 2024 amending some provisions of Federal Law no. (3) of 2016 concerning Children Rights (Wadeema Law) Ministerial Decree no. (267) of 2024 concerning the approval of National Standards of Medical Gases Ministerial Degree No. (70) of 2024 concerning the amending of some articles in the Unified Healthcare Professional Qualification Requirements. Unified Healthcare Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR) Ministerial Degree No. (209) of 2024 concerning the Scope of Practice of Registered Nurse Ministerial Degree No. (208) of 2024 concerning the Scope of Practice of Midwife Decree of the Executive Council No. (49) of 2024 Concerning The Regulation of Practicing Health Professions in the Emirate of Dubai

Cabinet Decision No. (44) of 2024 concerning the Determination for Permissible Abortions

Ministerial Degree  No. (177) of 2024 concerning the approval of National Standards for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Ministerial Degree  No. (176) of 2024 concerning the Scope of Plastic Surgeon

Ministerial Degree  No. (175) of 2024 concerning the approval of Standards for Operating ambulance Centers and Health Transportation

Ministerial Degree  No. (174) of 2024 concerning the amending of the unified National Standards for Hospitals

Ministerial Degree  No. (173) of 2024 concerning the Scope of Practice of Dentists

Ministerial Decision no. (117) of 2024 Concerning Medical and Technical Healthcare Professionals Required in Assisted Reproduction Centers

Ministerial Decision no. (115) of 2024 Concerning Quality Control Measures in Assisted Reproduction Centers

Ministerial Decision no. (31) of 2024 concerning Standards for Emergency Cart

Ministerial Decision no. (25) of 2024 regarding determining the prices of some medical products

Federal Decree Law no. (49) of 2023 Regulating the Use of the Human Genome

Federal Law no. (7) of 2019 concerning Medical Assistance in Reproduction

Federal Law by Decree No. (49) of 2023  Regulating the Use of the Human Genome

Federal Law No. (10) of 2023 concerning Mental Health

Federal Decree Law No. (39) of 2023 concerning the regulation of the Federal Genetic Fingerprint Database

Federal Decree Law No. (28) of 2023 for the Establishment of the Emirates Pharmaceutical Corporation

Ministerial Decision no. (306) of 2023 concerning the list of semi-controlled Medical Materials and Products

Ministerial Decision no. (228) of 2023 concerning the technical and health provisions for Compounding Pharmacy

Federal Decree Law No. (25) of 2023 concerning the Human Organ & Tissue Donation and Transplantation

Federal Decree Law No. (18) of 2023 concerning the Medical Liability

Ministerial Decision no. (227) of 2023 concerning the transport, storage and distribution of medical products or the raw materials involved in their manufacture

Ministerial Decision no. (226) of 2023 concerning the sale, display, storage and circulation of medical products

Federal Law no. (8) of 2023 amending some provisions of Federal Law no. (4) of 2015 concerning the Private Health Facilities

Federal Law no. (6) of 2023 concerning the Practice of Non-physicians and Pharmacists for Some Medical Professions

Ministerial Decision no. (161) of 2023 concerning the Price of Some Medical Products

Ministerial Decision no. (160) of 2023 concerning the Price of Some Medical Products (Filler)

Ministerial Decision no. (154) of 2023 concerning the Approval of Papilloma Virus Vaccine

Ministerial Decision no. (93) of 2023 concerning Oral Prescription of Medications

Cabinet Decision no. (61) of 2023 amending some provisions of Cabinet Decision no. (7) of 2007 concerning Health Advertisement

Local Law no (14) of 2023 concerning AlJalila Foundation for Education and Medical Research

Cabinet Decision No. 17 of 2023 amending some provisions of Cabinet Decision No. 29 of 2020 regarding the executive regulations of Federal Law No. 4 of 2015 regarding private health facilities

Ministerial Decision no. (236) of 2022 concerning Records of Operations in Assisted Reproduction Centers

Ministerial Decision no. (235) of 2022 concerning Criteria for Evaluating Assisted Reproduction Centers

Ministerial Decision no. (233) of 2022 concerning Required Medical Equipment and Devices in Assisted Reproduction Centers

Ministerial Decision no. (21) of 2022 concerning the Approval of the Annual Report Template for Assisted Reproduction Centers

MOHAP Regulation for Dental Laboratory

National periodic Health Screening Manual

Federal Decree Law No. (10) of 2022 concerning the Regulation of Births and Deaths Registry

Ministerial Decision no. (125) of 2022 concerning the Price of Some Medical Products

Ministerial Decision no. (143) of 2022 concerning Administration of Vaccines in Pharmacies

Ministerial Decision no. (125) of 2022 concerning the Price of Some Medical Products

Ministerial Decision no. (124) of 2022 concerning Amendment of the List of semi-controlled Medical Materials and Products

Ministerial Decision no. (81) of 2022 concerning the update of Communicable Disease List

Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (75) of 2022 concerning the Amendment of Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (7) of 2008 on Medical Examination for Expatriates Living or Working in the UAE

Administrative Decision no. (7) of 2022 approving the Guidelines for providing First Aid Services in various work sites in the Emirate of Dubai

Ministerial Decision no. (101) of 2022 concerning the amendment of the Unified Healthcare Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR)

Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (33) of 2022 regarding work injuries and occupational diseases

Ministerial Decision no. (22) of 2022 concerning the Regulation of Transportation, Storage and Distribution of Medical Products or Raw Materials used in their Manufacturing

Ministerial Decision no. (19) of 2022 concerning the Standards of Death Determination

Local Law no. (3) of 2022 concerning the rights of persons with disabilities in the Emirate of Dubai

Executive Council Decision no. (1) of 2022 promulgating the executive regulation of the Law no. (3) of 2022 concerning the rights of persons with disabilities in the Emirate of Dubai

Ministerial Decision no. (164) of 2021 concerning the International Accreditation of Clinical Laboratories

Ministerial Decision no. (134) of 2021 concerning the identification of medical assisted reproductive technologies

Ministerial Decision no. (156) of 2021 concerning the unified health file (Riayati)

Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (113) of 2021 concerning the Executive Regulation No. (10) of 2021 regarding the Organization of Cemeteries and Burial Procedures

Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (111) of 2021 amending the list of Chemical Precursors attached to Federal Law No. (8) of 2019 concerning the Medical Products, the Pharmacy Profession and Pharmaceutical Facilities

Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (90) of 2021 concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. (8) of 2019 regarding the medical products, the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical facilities

Ministerial Decision no. (51) of 2021 concerning the health data and information which may be stored or transferred outside the country

Federal Law no. (30) of 2021 concerning the Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances

Local Law No. (14) of 2021 on amending the local law no. (6) of 2018 concerning the Dubai Health Authority

Local Law No. (13) of 2021 on establishing the Dubai Academic Health Corporation

Ministerial Decision No. (14) of 2021 concerning the Patient Rights and Duties Charter

Ministerial Decision no. (321) of 2020 concerning the use of information and data on innovative pharmaceutical products

Ministerial Decision No. (257) of 2020 regarding the implementation of the provisions of Ministerial Decision No. (21) concerning the regulation of marketing of products related to infant and child feeding

Ministerial Decision no. (242) of 2020 concerning update of Communicable Diseases list

Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (67) of 2020 concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. (5) of 2019 regulating the practice of the profession of human medicine

Cabinet Decision no. (64) of 2020 concerning the executive regulations of Federal Law No. (7) of 2019 regarding medical assistance for Childbearing

Ministerial Cabinet Decision no. (63) of 2020 concerning the freezing of Red blood cells and its components and rare blood groups for emergency, crisis and disasters.

Cabinet Decision no. (32) of 2020 concerning Federal Law no. (2) of 2019 on Information and Communication Technology in the Health Field

Cabinet Decision no. (29) of 2020 concerning Federal Decree no. (4) of 2015 concerning Private Health Facilities

Cabinet Decision no. (28) of 2020 concerning National Cancer Registry

Cabinet Decision no. (25) of 2020 concerning Federal Decree no. (5) of 2016 concerning regulating the transfusion and transplantation of human organs and tissues

Cabinet Decision no. (24) of 2020 concerning Publication and exchange of health information on communicable diseases and epidemics and misinformation related to human health

Cabinet Decision no. (15) of 2020 concerning Newborn Screening

Federal Law no. (13) of 2020 concerning the Public Health

​Cabinet Decision no. (6) of 2020 concerning the regulations for the practice of cord blood and stem cells banking centers

Ministerial Resolution no. (677) of 2019 concerning the procedures and regulations for carrying Narcotics, Controlled and Semi-controlled drugs with travelers to and from the UAE

Ministerial Resolution no. (379) of 2019 concerning the unified electronic platform for prescribing and dispensing narcotic, controlled and semi-controlled medication

Cabinet Decision no. (40) of 2019 concerning the Federal Decree of Medical Liability Law

Cabinet decision no. (21) 2019 on amendment of some tables attached to Federal Law No. (14) of 1995 on the combat of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Federal Law no. (7) of 2019 concerning Assisted Reproduction

Federal Law no. (5) of 2019 concerning the practice of the human medicine profession and its amendments

Federal Law no. (2) of 2019 on Information and Communication Technology in the Health Field

Ministerial Decision no. (488) of 2018 Adopting the terms and conditions of training medical colleges and allied health non-Local graduates in health

Ministerial Resolution no. (172) of 2018 Regarding Biological Waste Management Release (2)

Ministerial Decision no. (21) of 2018 concerning the regulation of marketing of products related to infant and child feeding

Local Law no. (6) of 2018 concerning Dubai Health Authority

Ministerial Resolution no. (680) of 2017concerning Exemption of articles in Resolution # 888 for the year 2016

Executive Council Decision no. (17) of 2017 concerning the provision of medical examinations in the Emirate of Dubai

Ministerial Resolution no. (888) of 2016 concerning the rules and regulations for the prescription and disposal of narcotic, controlled and semi-controlled drugs

Administrative Decision no. (143) of 2016 concerning the Table of occupational diseases and schedule of permanent disability

Executive Council Decision no. (62) of 2016 concerning the protection of Dubai Government employees from occupational injuries and diseases

​Cabinet Decision no. (33) of 2016 promulgating the bylaw of the control of communicable diseases

UAE Federal Law no. (4) of 2016 concerning Medical Liability

UAE Federal Law no. (3) of 2016 on Children Rights (Wadeema Law)

Cabinet Decision no. (27) of 2015 concerning Administrative penalties on violating the conditions of licenses issued by the Federal Authority of Nuclear Regulation

UAE Federal Law no. (4) of 2015 concerning Private Health Facilities

Federal Law no. (14) of 2014 concerning the control of communicable diseases

Cabinet Decision no. (24) of 2013 concerning the Executive Regulation of Federal Law no. 15 of 2009 concerning tobacco control

Ministerial Decision no. (44) of 2011 concerning the Executive Regulation of Federal Law no. (18) of 2009 concerning the regulation of births and deaths registry

Federal Law no. (18) of 2009 concerning the regulation of births and deaths registry

Federal Law no. (15) of 2009 concerning tobacco control

Cabinet Decision no. (28) of 2008 concerning Blood Transfusion Regulation

Local Order no. (11) of 2003 concerning the health and safety of the community in the Emirate of Dubai

Local Order no. (2) of 2003 concerning the fees collected for decimal-point cards and genetic testing (DNA)

Federal Law no. (5) of 1983 concerning nurseries

Federal Law no. (28) of 1981 concerning the detains and treatment of people with mental illness

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