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Regulators

Which regulator do you answer to?

wai is clinic software that keeps the evidence each health and care regulator asks for, mapped to that regulator's own questions and built to help you achieve the top rating. Each regulator page explains the framework in force today, what an inspector will ask, and where wai holds the record, and no regulator endorses wai or any software.

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Regulator pages

  1. CQC, Care Quality CommissionEngland. Registration and ratings for every provider of a regulated activity, from independent clinics to hospitals. 10 guides.
  2. DHA, Dubai Health AuthorityDubai. Licensing and risk-based inspection of every health facility and professional in the emirate, Dubai Healthcare City included. 8 guides.
  3. HCSA, Healthcare Services Act licensing, SingaporeSingapore. Licensing of every healthcare service under the Healthcare Services Act, administered by HSA from 1 November 2026. 8 guides.
  4. DOH, Department of Health Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi. Licensing, audits, Malaffi and the Muashir quality index for every facility in the emirate. 8 guides.
  5. ORPHF, Office for Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities, Department of Health, Hong KongHong Kong. Licences and exemptions for every private clinic under Cap. 633, since 13 October 2025. 8 guides.
  6. JCI, Joint Commission InternationalInternational. Voluntary accreditation for hospitals, ambulatory centres and health systems, held across the Gulf and Asia. 8 guides.
  7. Joint Commission, Joint CommissionUnited States. Accreditation for ambulatory care, office-based surgery, behavioral health and hospitals, and a CMS-approved route to deemed status for surgery centres. 8 guides.
  8. AAAHC, Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health CareUnited States. Accreditation of ambulatory organisations, from medical practices to surgery centres, with Medicare Deemed Status for ASCs. 7 guides.
  9. NSQHS and RACGP, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and the RACGPAustralia. The NSQHS Standards for hospitals and day procedure services, and the RACGP Standards for general practices. 8 guides.
  10. HIS, Healthcare Improvement ScotlandScotland. Registration, inspection and grading for independent clinics, hospitals, hospices and medical agencies. 6 guides.
  11. HIW, Healthcare Inspectorate WalesWales. Registration and inspection of independent hospitals, independent clinics and independent medical agencies. 4 guides.
  12. RQIA, Regulation and Quality Improvement AuthorityNorthern Ireland. Registration and inspection of independent clinics, private doctors, dental practices and cosmetic laser services. 4 guides.
  13. MOPH, Ministry of Public Health, QatarQatar. Licensing and field inspection of every health facility, DHP licensing of practitioners, and the national patient safety programme. 7 guides.
  14. Kuwait MOH, Kuwait's Ministry of HealthKuwait. Licensing and inspection of every private clinic, centre and hospital under Law No. 70 of 2020, with complaints judged by the Medical Responsibility Authority. 7 guides.
  15. NHRA, National Health Regulatory AuthorityBahrain. Licensing and inspection of every health facility and professional, and national accreditation of hospitals and centres on a four-year cycle. 7 guides.
  16. Oman MOH, Oman Ministry of HealthOman. Licensing and supervision of every private clinic, centre, polyclinic and hospital, and the professionals in them, by the Ministry's DGPHE. 7 guides.
  17. HAS, Haute Autorité de santéFrance. HAS certification of every health establishment every four years, beside ARS authorisation, inspection and EIGS reporting. 7 guides.
  18. HIQA, Health Information and Quality AuthorityIreland. National standards and monitoring of public and private hospitals, with the Mental Health Commission for approved centres. 7 guides.
  19. Canada, Accreditation Canada, the CPSO, the CPSBC and Santé QuébecCanada. The CPSO and Accreditation Canada in Ontario, the CPSBC in British Columbia, Santé Québec in Quebec, and Qmentum Global. 7 guides.
  20. Ngā Paerewa, HealthCERT, Ministry of HealthAotearoa New Zealand. Certification of hospitals, rest homes, residential disability and fertility providers against NZS 8134:2021. 7 guides.
  21. Swiss cantonal licensing, Cantonal health authorities of Zurich and GenevaZurich and Geneva. The canton licenses health institutions and practising professionals, and sets the patient record rules, within the federal KVG and MedBG. 7 guides.
  22. NABH, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare ProvidersIndia. Voluntary accreditation of hospitals, small healthcare organisations and clinics against NABH's 6th Edition and SHCO standards. 7 guides.
  23. MOH and MSQH, the Ministry of Health Malaysia and the Malaysian Society for Quality in HealthMalaysia. Act 586 registration of private clinics and licensing of private hospitals by the Ministry of Health, and MSQH accreditation. 7 guides.
  24. QM-RL, Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, the Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen and the LänderGermany. The G-BA's QM-Richtlinie for every practice in statutory care, checked by KV sample, beside Land licensing and the Berufsordnung. 7 guides.
  25. Spanish autorización sanitaria, Health authorities of the Comunidad de Madrid and CataluñaMadrid and Cataluña. The comunidad autónoma authorises every health centre under RD 1277/2003, REGCESS lists them nationally, and Ley 41/2002 sets the record rules. 7 guides.
  26. IGJ, Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en JeugdThe Netherlands. The IGJ supervises every zorgaanbieder on the Wkkgz, the Wtza meldplicht and vergunning, and the WGBO dossier. 7 guides.
  27. HPCSA and OHSC, Health Professions Council of South Africa and Office of Health Standards ComplianceSouth Africa. The OHSC inspects and certifies every health establishment against the Norms and Standards, and the HPCSA holds each practitioner to its rules. 7 guides.
  28. GAHAR, General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and RegulationEgypt. GAHAR sets the quality standards, accredits and registers facilities under Law No. 2 of 2018, and its 2025 handbook sets what primary care must show. 7 guides.
  29. MHLW, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, with the prefectures and public health centresJapan. The 医療法 governs how a clinic opens and is run, the prefecture or 保健所 inspects it, and the 医師法 and the APPI set the record and data rules. 7 guides.
  30. KOIHA, Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation (의료기관평가인증원)South Korea. The 의료법 sets how a clinic opens and keeps its records, KOIHA certifies hospitals and clinics registered for foreign patients, and PIPA guards health data. 7 guides.
  31. ANVISA, CFM and ONA, ANVISA and the vigilância sanitária, the Conselho Federal de Medicina and the CRMs, and the Organização Nacional de AcreditaçãoBrazil. The vigilância sanitária licenses clinics under ANVISA's RDCs, the CRM registers them under CFM rules, and ONA accredits them in three levels. 7 guides.

More regulators are being added, each checked against the regulator's own site on the day it is written.

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