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Recognition procedure

Részletek
Készült: 2016. március 03. csütörtök, 15:57

Carrying out the procedure for the recognition of healthcare qualifications obtained in a foreign country belongs to the competence of the Center if
- the certificate – attesting any healthcare qualification – has been acquired in an EU Member State by an EU citizen or by a person who is falling under the same jurisdiction, or if
- the certificate has been acquired in a non-Member State or by a non-EU citizen and it attests secondary level healthcare qualification or higher level specialist healthcare qualifications.

The recognition process can be conducted only in the case of healthcare qualifications which have been obtained after the completion of accredited training in the country where the given qualification can be acquired.

In all cases, the recognition procedure is started by the request of the person who acquired the foreign healthcare qualification. In that procedure, the Center or an expert appointed by the Center examine the given foreign healthcare qualification and its training requirements, in order to determine the conditions of the recognition to any obtainable or previously obtainable healthcare qualification in Hungary, which is equivalent with the acquired qualification.

Preliminary information in connection with the outcome of the recognition procedure in such cases which requires the involvement of an expert cannot be given; we are only able to provide information in the light of the opinion of an expert.

Which procedure applies to you?

Different recognition procedure shall apply to those who obtained their qualifications in an EU Member State, as an EU citizen and to those who obtained their qualifications in a non-Member State, as a non-EU citizen (Recognition of a non EEA qualification).
However, the procedure can be different in the first case as well, depending on that the diploma was issued after the successful completion of a training which satisfies the training requirements laid down by the EU directives (Automatic recognition) or not (Recognition under general system)

General information

Részletek
Készült: 2016. március 03. csütörtök, 15:09

In Hungary, the recognition procedure of diplomas which has been obtained in a foreign country is based on the Act C of 2001 on the recognition of foreign certificates and degrees, which is applicable to any certificate issued under the jurisdiction of a foreign country for the purpose of the recognition, thereof as equivalent to a counterpart certificate obtainable in Hungary.
In case of healthcare qualifications, the recognition procedure can be conducted by two competent authorities based on the following classification.

Competent authority Certificates obtained in the European Union Certificates obtained in a non-member states
Health Registration and Training Center 1. qualifications in general medicine 1. specialist qualifications in medicine
2. specialist qualifications in medicine 2. specialist qualifications in dentistry
3. qualifications in dentistry 3. specialist qualifications in pharmacy
4. specialist qualifications in dentistry 4. other higher level specialist healthcare qualifications
5. qualifications in pharmacy 5. secondary level healthcare qualifications
6. qualifications in nursing -
7. qualifications in midwifery -
8. other healthcare qualifications -
Educational Authority- Hungarian Equivalence and Information Centre - 1. qualifications in general medicine
- 2. qualifications in dentistry
- 3. qualifications in pharmacy
- 4. other higher level healthcare qualifications

Activities of the Department

Részletek
Készült: 2016. március 03. csütörtök, 11:11

The Department of Recognition is responsible for:

  • carrying out the recognition process of healthcare qualifications obtained in a foreign country,
  • carrying out the procedure of issuing certificates for recognition in a foreign country concerning healthcare qualifications obtained or recognized in Hungary,
  • carrying out the process of licensing activities related to the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
  • carrying out the process of reporting cross-border services,
  • carrying out the process of authenticating medical reports to be used in a foreign country.

The Department of Monitoring is responsible for:

  • operating the human resource monitoring system of the health sector,
  • carrying out the tasks related to data reporting under reuse of public data,
  • participating in the tasks related to the National Data Collection Program and the Data Collection System of the Health Sector
  • carrying out annual surveys on the training needs of healthcare professionals of consolidated health care institutions.