Haad Requirements
Haad Requirements
Haad Requirements
professionals:
1. Primary Source Verification (PSV):
The process through which the HAAD validates credentialing information from the
institution that originally conferred or issued the credential (e.g. authenticity of
educational degrees). This is done through our partnership with Dataflow group.
Please click here for more information on dataflow.
All health professionals must undergo the PSV process upon initial licensure application
or license renewal (for licensed health professionals whose qualifications had not
previously undergone PSV). Please note that each document only requires to be verified
once. Health professionals may be required to repeat the PSV process for verification of
newly acquired credentials/qualifications as required for credentialing purposes (e.g.
Acquisition of new educational degree).
ALL APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE VERIFIED
DATAFLOW REPORT TO COMPLETE LICENSING PROCESSES.
2. Credentialing
Upon completion of primary source verification, all health professionals applying for
licensure are credentialed in accordance with the HAAD Professional Qualifications
Requirements (PQR). The PQR is a comprehensive document which sets out the
standards of education, qualification, training, and professional experience that are
required of specific health professional categories.
Please click here to access the PQR.
ALL APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE MUST SATISFY MINIMAL PQR REQUIREMENTS
FOR SPECIFIC LICENSURE TITLES/POSITIONS.
3. Assessment/Examination
Certain professionals may require formal assessments (examinations) to ensure
clinical competence and safe practice. Examinations are provided in a variety of
formats including:
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Written
Oral
Practical
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Computer-Based Testing (CBT)/Online Testing
Equivalence of qualifications
The HAAD cross recognizes select qualifications related to specific health professional
categories as equivalent to the related HAAD competency based examination.
Individuals who show proof of current attainment of these qualifications are waived from
undergoing the equivalent HAAD examination.
Please click here for details on examination exemptions policies.
Facility sponsorship requirement
All practicing health professionals in Abu Dhabi must have a designated facility sponsor
whose name appears on the HAAD license. Evidence of sponsorship is provided by
completing the facility declaration form in section 3.0 of the HAAD licensure
application.
Though individuals may start and complete the 3 essential components of licensure (PSV,
credentialing, and examinations) process without facility sponsorship (as an unsponsored
applicant) final license issuance requires a facility sponsor. Thus, unsponsored applicants
will be prompted to provide evidence of sponsorship before issuance of license.
Proof of Medical Fitness
All health professionals over age 60 who wish to apply for licensure must provide a
medical fitness clearance form. After submission of the HAAD licensure application,
applicants over 60 will receive a notification from HAAD licensing officials with detailed
instructions on how and where to complete the medical fitness requirement. Please note
that medical fitness reports must be issued from specific HAAD designated facilities
ONLY.
Security Clearance (CID)
All health professionals must submit a CID (staff data form) form to be used for
security clearance purposes (this will appear as part of the licensure application form).
Please note that applicants who are unable to complete the last two sections of the form
(requiring proof of UAE visa and appointment dates) may leave these sections blank.
These applicants can proceed with all licensure processes but may be prompted to
provide the missing CID clearance information before the final step of license issuance.
Gap of Practice
The HAAD has strict time allowances for health professionals who have experienced a
gap of clinical practice. To access the gap of practice policy, please refer to page 14 of the
PQR 2011.
The following is a checklist of requirements of all health professionals submitting
licensure applications for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. We highly recommend that you
prepare the following required documents before starting your application: