The Department of Medical and Pharmaceutical Licensing at Hafr Al-Batin Health Affairs fined private sector health organizations over SR150,000 last year, according to the department’s manager, Samih Al-Hadbani.
“The fines were based on rulings from the Private Health Sector Organization Fines Committee, and were handed out for ageing equipment, failures to comply with public health standards at some clinics, technical and administrative failures, and some instances of out-of-date licenses,” Al-Hadbani said.
He said that the Department of Medical and Pharmaceutical Licensing conducts continual morning and evening visits to ensure compliance with health regulations and to check that quality standards are being met.
“On the instructions of the head of Health Affairs, Mutliq Al-Kham’ali, any facility found in breach of regulations and instructions approved by the Ministry of Health will be penalized,” Al-Hadbani said.
Saudi Gazette