Small, medium Saudi health facilities exempted from license fee

The small and medium healthcare establishments with less than 249 employees and up to ten medical practitioners will be exempted from the fees for issuing or renewing licenses, Saudi Gazette reported, citing a recently signed agreement.

The agreement was signed by the General Authority for SMEs (Munshaat) and the Ministry of Health, the report said.

The agreement is aimed at ensuring the continuity and sustainability of the small and medium health establishments within the government's support to entrepreneurs in the health sector.

"We aim to establish small and medium health facilities with high potentials to further develop the Kingdom's health sector," Sami Al-Hussaini, deputy governor of Munshaat for planning and development, said.