Run DGPHE's approved self assessment every four months, keep patient, staff and complaint files complete, and close every finding against a dated plan. DGPHE's teams visit announced or unannounced, and a self assessment they have checked counts as an inspection record.
How DGPHE supervises
DGPHE's Supervision and Control Policy, issued in February 2025, names six kinds of visit, from the initial inspection and final assessment to periodic assessments, follow-up after violations, joint visits and complaint investigations. Visits may be announced or unannounced. Every private establishment assesses itself every four months on approved forms, open to the team, and a self assessment the team has verified on site counts as an inspection record.1
What a finding costs
Findings graded green get a set time to correct. Findings graded yellow or red go to the violations committee.1 DGPHE's manual asks for a written corrective plan within 15 days of a noncompliance letter.2 Under Article 52 of the 2019 law the committee may warn, fine an establishment OMR 500 to 5,000, close it for up to a year or cancel its licence.3
| Grade | What follows |
|---|---|
| Green | A set time to correct, then a check |
| Yellow | Referral to the violations committee |
| Red | Referral to the violations committee |
- Diary three self assessments a year. One every four months, each with a named lead.
- Use DGPHE's approved forms. For each specialty you are licensed for.
- Check from the record. Files, staff licences, complaint files and equipment logs as they stand.
- Disclose and correct. Gaps you find yourself may be given a correction period, so record each one with a date.
- Brief the front desk. Who meets an unannounced team, and who holds the files.
- Period ______ Lead ______ Signed on ______
- Forms used ______
- Items met ______ Items not met ______
- Actions, owner and date ______
- Closed on ______
Questions
How often must we assess ourselves?
Every four months, on the forms DGPHE approves.
Will DGPHE warn us before a visit?
Not always. The Supervision and Control Policy allows announced and unannounced visits.
How fast must we answer a noncompliance letter?
DGPHE's manual asks for a written corrective plan within 15 days of receiving it.
Sources
- 1Ministry of Health, Oman, 2025Supervision and Control Policy for Private Health Establishments, MOH/DGPHE/P&P/006/Vers.01, February 2025 (Arabic)Read source
- 2Ministry of Health, Oman, 2024Licensing Regulations for Private Health Establishments Manual, MoH/DGPHE/F/013/Vers.003, August 2024Read source
- 3Qanoon.om, 2025Law Regulating the Practice of the Medical Profession and Allied Medical Professions, issued by Royal Decree 75/2019, as amended up to Royal Decree 44/2025Read source
Written by the wai team from Oman Ministry of Health guidance, checked on 16 October 2026. This is guidance, not legal advice. Oman MOH does not endorse wai or any software.