Qualification requirements for staff of the surgical department of a non-governmental medical institution

Qualification requirements for staff of the surgical department of a non-governmental medical institution

In the event that a surgical (operating) department is established in a non-governmental inpatient medical institution, the department must be staffed with medical personnel who meet the following requirements:

– a practicing surgeon holding a qualification category of at least the first level in the relevant specialty;
– an anesthesiologist-resuscitator holding a qualification category of at least the first level in the relevant specialty;
– an assistant physician holding a qualification category in the specialty of surgery;
– an anesthesiology and intensive care nurse, as well as an operating room nurse, each holding a qualification category of at least the first level.

 Furthermore, when a surgical department operates in a non-governmental inpatient medical institution, qualification category requirements are applied separately to the physician directly performing the surgical procedure and to the medical personnel assisting in the operation:

– A physician independently performing a surgical procedure (for example, an obstetrician-gynecologist, urologist, traumatologist, etc.) must hold a qualification category of at least the first level in their specialty.
– An assistant physician participating in the surgical procedure must hold a qualification category in their specialty; however, the level of the qualification category is not strictly specified (it may be third, second, first, or the highest).

Note:
Failure to comply with these requirements is classified as a gross violation of licensing requirements and conditions.

Legal basis:
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan
dated 21 February 2022, No. 80.