Professional Classification: Granting the appropriate Professional degree to the healthcare practitioner based on a sequential procedure that includes studying and authenticating qualifications and experiences, and Professional evaluation. It is the first step for the practitioner to be able to apply for the Professional Registration Service. It is possible to apply for the Service from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Professional Registration: saving detailed data of the healthcare practitioner in the Commission’s database, which comes after the Professional Classification Service, so that the healthcare practitioner can practice the profession regularly in the Kingdom. It requires a lawful residence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The validity of the Registration is two years. Recognition Decision: It is the acceptance of a qualifying program of no less than one academic year, obtained by the practitioner and based on its approval by bodies acceptable to the Commission. Qualification Study: to study the healthcare qualification by the competent councils and committees in the event that the qualification is not among the approved qualifications and is not included in the list of qualifications on Mumaris Plus.

Professional Classification: the first legal step before registering as a healthcare practitioner in SCFHS. Re-Classification: To modify Classification data for promotion, such as the professional degree or changing the specialty.

(When applying for the first time) from inside or outside the Kingdom, you must select the Professional Classification Service through Mumaris Plus system. In the event that the qualification is not included in the list of recognized qualifications, you should apply for the Qualification Study Service, and then the Professional Classification is obtained. After that, you should submit an application for the Professional Registration Service before starting your work in the Kingdom. As for the Certificate Recognition Service, obtaining a Professional Classification is necessary to apply for the Certificate Recognition Service (for qualifying programs of no less than one academic year). You can view the appropriate Service for you through the link: https://www.scfhs.org.sa/Documents/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b7%d8%a9%20%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%b1%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9%20-%20AR.pdf

Professional Classification and Requirements: 1- A copy of the qualification to be classified. 2- The certificate of Internship. 3- The academic record. 4- A copy of the clinical training completion certificate for qualifications that contain training. 5- Equivalence of academic certificates from the Ministry of Education for certificates issued from outside the Kingdom. 6- A copy of the license/Professional Registration from the medical boards accredited in the applicant’s country, or a certificate of experience if the license/ Professional Registration is not available in the country. 7- A copy of the qualification certificates, experience certificates, Registration and Professional licensing certificates from the country of origin, issued by the authenticating Company (for non-Saudis). 8- A copy of the national ID for Saudis or the passport for non-Saudis. 9- A medical report for those who are older than 65 years from an entity other than his employer and for more details, you can visit the following link https://www.scfhs.org.sa/en/registration/Regulation/Pages/professional-registration-requirements-.aspx

In the event that there is no official body for Professional Registration, there must be attached an official letter issued by the Ministry of Health in the applicant’s country, by which he practiced work before coming to the Kingdom. In this case, it is sufficient to authenticate the experience letter from the accredited authentication company.

Yes; The healthcare practitioner can apply for the Professional Classification and Professional Re-Classification Services from outside the Kingdom through Mumaris Plus system. It does not require obtaining a valid work permit inside the Kingdom during the first stage of application.

Yes, provided that the training completion certificate is within the recognized qualifications for the first group in the executive rules of the General Regulations for Classification and Professional Registration. To view the certificates of the first group countries: Click Here 

It is a restricted Classification with certain conditions, and the restriction can be removed by submitting a request for Re-Classification through the Mumaris Plus system.

Similar to the requirements for Professional Re-Classification mentioned below:

1- A copy of the qualification to be classified.
2- The certificate of Internship.
3- The academic record.
4- A copy of the clinical training completion certificate for qualifications that contain training.
5- Equivalence of academic certificates from the Ministry of Education for certificates issued from outside the Kingdom.
6- A copy of the license/Professional Registration from the medical boards accredited in the applicant’s country, or a certificate of experience if the license/ Professional Registration is not available in the country.
7- A copy of the qualification certificates, experience certificates, Registration and Professional licensing certificates from the country of origin, issued by the authenticating Company (for non-Saudis).
8- A copy of the national ID for Saudis or the passport for non-Saudis.
9- A medical report for those who are older than 65 years from an entity other than his employer
10- A letter of introduction from the personnel affairs department of the employer (not applicable if the applicant does not work), indicating the date of commencement, Professional category, specialty, and the date of issue (in case of applying for a promotion)
11- In the case of a non-Saudi applicant, an introduction must be submitted through the sponsor’s workplace, certified by the Chamber of Commerce for employees of the private sector or from the personnel affairs department of the employer for employees of the government sector

Classification cannot be executed with the academic record only. However, for some countries, Classification can be executed based on the temporary certificate.

You can refer to Dataflow Company, where it is necessary to attach the final report for authentication.

Classification Service in case there is no previous Classification, and Re-Classification Service in case there is a previous Classification.

Yes, voluntarily experience is accepted if it is in the same specialty and authenticated by a reference body acceptable to the SCFHS and in a way that makes it equal to the actual Professional practice.

Service level agreement for Classification Services:

1- Direct decision - 7 working days.
2- Practical evaluation - 35 working days.
3- An electronic written exam (Prometric, Pearson VUE) - 30 working days.

It can be printed through the Mumaris Plus system from the My Certificates icon.

It is a Service for updating Classification data for promotion such as the professional degree or changing specialty.

It is necessary to apply for the Professional Re-classification service, with the need to attach an experience from outside the Kingdom that proves that the practice has not been discontinued for two years or more, and it is necessary to retake the professional license exam.

You must apply for the Re-Registration Service to update the Professional degree registered in the Classification certificate.

It takes at most 14 workdays for results to be approved, the results will appear on Mumaris+.

If further attempts are allowed as per SCFHS regulations, you will be asked to pay the evaluation fees and scheduled for a further attempt. In the case of no further attempts are allowed your request will be forwarded to the classification department.

The professional practice oral examination consists of 1 to 4 stations, each station has an examiner that will assess your clinical/practical performance using cases ,the test time is from 20 to 90 minutes at most. The whole encounter will require you to dedicate the day for the examination as it involves other candidates.

The examiner’s details are not to be shared with you.

A link is sent to your email that is registered in Mumaris+, 48 hours before the set test day.

Your specialty/rank is set by the classification department as per the SCFHS regulations.

Check the email registered in Mumaris+ and check your junk/spam folder.

في حال كان مصنف وغير مسجل :
يلزم إعادة تصنيف.
مصنف ومسجل وتسجيله ساري:
قبل انتهاء التسجيل بثلاث أشهر يتم التقديم على إعادة التسجيل.
مصنف ومسجل لم يمض على الخبرة سنتين، ولكن التسجيل أوشك على الانتهاء:
يتقدم على إعادة التسجيل مع مراعاة المتطلبات.
مصنف ومسجل ولدي خبرة من خارج المملكة:
في حال أن التسجيل لم يمر عليه سنة من تاريخ الانتهاء يتقدم على إعادة التسجيل المهني. في حال مرور سنة يتم التقديم على التسجيل المهني.

يمكن للممارسين التقديم على التسجيل المهني او إعادة التسجيل المهني ولديهم طلب تحت الإجراء.

يلزم معالجة الانقطاع  و ذلك بإتمام التدريب التأهيلي و اجتياز الاختبار وفق ما ورد في اللائحة المادة الثانية  (الانقطاع عن الممارسة المهنية) فقرة 5.

يلزم معالجة الانقطاع  و ذلك بإتمام التدريب التأهيلي و اجتياز الاختبار وفق ما ورد في اللائحة المادة الثانية  (الانقطاع عن الممارسة المهنية) فقرة 5.

يتم تصنيف فني /مساعد صحي أجهزة طبية  بقرار مباشر في حال عدم الانقطاع عن الممارسة  

يتم تصنيف فني /مساعد صحي أجهزة طبية  بقرار مباشر في حال عدم الانقطاع عن الممارسة   . 

يتم تصنيف فني / مساعد صحي أجهزة طبية  بقرار مباشر في حال عدم الانقطاع عن الممارسة   . 

يصنف استشاري بقرار مباشر ويكون التصنيف على تخصص الزمالة الحاصل عليه (التخصص الدقيق)

1. إنشاء حساب على نظام ممارس(وفي حال وجود حساب سابق لك في النظام بإمكانك تسجيل الدخول)

2. بعد الدخول للنظام بإمكانك التقديم على خدمة التصنيف المهني 


علمًا أنه في حال لم تجد المؤهل ضمن الخيارات يجب عليك التقديم على خدمة دراسة مؤهل قبل خدمة التصنيف المهني.

للمزيد اطلع على الخارطة الإرشادية 

Professional Registration is the Registration for the first time, while the Re-Registration Service is the Service to renew the Registration once it has been expired or to update the Professional degree.

The period of Professional Registration is two years.

You can apply for the Service through the Mumaris+ system.
Application steps:
http://scorm.scfhs.org.sa/en/Registration_en/story_html5.html
 

Professional Registration requirements:

1. Identity: National ID for Saudis and resident ID for non-Saudis (must be valid at the time of submission)
2. A medical report for those who are older than 65 years.
and for more details, you can visit the following link https://www.scfhs.org.sa/en/registration/Regulation/Pages/professional-registration-requirements-.aspx

Proving Professional practice in a health facility with a letter that includes the specialty, degree, date of commencement and date of issuance, signed and stamped by the personnel affairs, and issued since no more than 3 months.

If the experience is from inside the Kingdom, you can apply for the (Professional Registration) service

In the event that the experience is from outside the Kingdom, you need to apply for the (professional re-classification) service, and after issuing a new classification, you can apply for the (professional registration) service

If less than a year has passed since the date of issuing your classification, you can apply for the (Professional Registration) service

If more than a year has passed since the date of issuing your classification, you need to apply for the (professional reclassification) service, and after issuing the new classification, you can apply directly to the (professional registration) service

If more than one year has passed since the end of the Registration, the application for the Professional Registration Service shall be submitted as a new Registration.

Tamheer’s experience is acceptable to the Registration and Classification departments, on the following conditions:

- It must meet the conditions of the training letter if it is a training to recover a discontinuity.
- A letter of introduction (for pharmacists) as a pharmacist must be attached, including the job description in a pharmaceutical company authorized by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) (human medicines).
- It must meet the identification requirements for application.

5 working days.

It can be viewed online or printed through the Mumaris + system from "My Certificates" icon.

Three months before the end of Registration.

You can apply for the Service through the Mumaris+ system.

Application steps:
http://scorm.scfhs.org.sa/en/Registration_en/story_html5.html
 

You can view the hours counter in your Mumaris Plus account (required and due hours) and through the CPD hours record in your Mumaris+ account.

When applying for the re-registration service, the practitioner must complete the required hours as follows:

(20 hours for technicians - 40 hours for specialists - 40 hours for pharmacists - 60 hours for doctors)
In the event that the required professional development hours are not completed, the renewal is for a period of one year, which is available once on the date of the practitioner’s registration.

Please visit the following link for details:

https://www.scfhs.org.sa/en/registration/Regulation/Pages/professional-registration-requirements-.aspx

Joining an educational program does not replace professional practice unless it includes professional training in the same field.

It is possible if the restriction does not conflict with the renewal. Example: If the work restriction is in the government sector and the practitioner is working in the same government sector, he can renew.

If the experience is from inside the Kingdom, you can apply for the (Professional Registration) service

In the event that the experience is from outside the Kingdom, you need to apply for the (professional re-classification) service, and after issuing a new classification, you can apply for the (professional registration) service

The fine will be issued after the end of the registration period by 31 days.

يقبل تجديد التسجيل مع مراعاة عدم وجود انقطاع  و يتم التعامل مع الطلب وفقاً لمتطلبات تجديد التسجيل المهني المنصوص عليها في اللائحة العامة للتصنيف والتسجيل المهني.

The Hours obtained from outside the Kingdom and hours obtained from accredited websites can be added through Mumaris+ system by following the below steps: 1. Login to Mumaris+ system. 2. Click on My Services. 3. Applying for the professional development hours recognition service. 4. Filling in the service requirements . 5. Submit the application.

The Hours obtained from outside the Kingdom and hours obtained from accredited websites can be added through Mumaris+ system by following the below steps: 1. Login to Mumaris+ system. 2. Click on My Services. 3. Applying for the professional development hours recognition service. 4. Filling in the service requirements . 5. Submit the application. In case that the activity belongs to an entity inside the Kingdom, Please contact the entity providing the activity and inquire about the reason for not registering the hours, as the entity providing the activity is responsible for entering the attendance hours.

The reason for refusing to register your attendance in the system is due to a several possible reasons, including that you are not from the eligible target group or that you are classified and not registered, so you must make sure that you are entitled to the hours before registering to attend the activity.

We apologize, the certificates of internal activities can not be recognized through the Mumaris+ system, as they are submitted by the coordinator of the entity in charge of the activity on Mustamir platform.

According to Article No. (28) of the Continuing Professional Development Regulation, all fees applied to services and credits are non-refundable.

You can enter (Anat platform) to view all approved activities.

According to the stipulated standards and requirements, training or qualification certificates are not recognized.

We apologize, according to the standards and requirements stipulated on the SCFHS's website, the language of the attached certificate must be in Arabic or English only.

We appreciate your efforts, and according to Rule No. (14) of the Executive Rules of Continuing professional development (CPD) regulations, the activity submitted must be within the field of the healthcare practitioner and serve his specialty or the skills, knowledge or common healthcare fields supporting his specialty.

We appreciate your efforts, volunteer activities certificates are studied and evaluated by specialized scientific committees.

We hope that you apply for our self-directed learning and recognition from outside the Kingdom service on Mumaris Plus platform in order for the application to be studied. 

We appreciate your efforts, and all self-learning activities are studied and evaluated by specialized scientific committees. Number of applications allowed per year: 1

Please contact the entity providing the activity and inquiring about the reason for not registering the hours, as the entity providing the activity is responsible for entering the attendance hours. If the entity does not respond, please submit a ticket through "Tawasul" service via the following link :

and provide us with the name of the entity, the activity approval number, and the date of the activity.

You can view the local electronic entities approved to provide activities and electronic continuous professional development programs on the link below, noting that the hours of attending the activity are calculated in the health practitioner’s account by the entity in charge of the activity and not through the service of recognition of cpd from outside the Kingdom and self-learning Mumaris+ System 

In accordance with the regulations and executive rules for continuing professional development, electronic CPD certificates obtained from external parties and with joint accreditation agreements with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties are recognized through the Mumaris+ system. You can find in the link the approved platforms:

The Commission offers e-learning programs that enhance the basic skills of health practitioners in all their specialties and provide resources and capabilities to provide them with high-quality continuous professional development content. Ongoing up to 12 hours of CPD or equivalent to a maximum of 50% of CPD requirements. 

Available courses: Communication medicine -communication skills Patient safety -fighting the infection - professional ethics Attendance hours are recorded by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and are not recognized by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

You can view this through the continuous professional development activities calendar through Mustamir platform via the following link: