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  "id": "clinic-and-telehealth",
  "type": "guide",
  "title": "Clinic and telehealth",
  "url": "https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/clinic-and-telehealth",
  "updatedOn": "2026-10-09",
  "links": {
    "html": "https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/clinic-and-telehealth",
    "markdown": "https://dubaisetupindex.com/md/guides/clinic-and-telehealth",
    "json": "https://dubaisetupindex.com/data/guides/clinic-and-telehealth.json"
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  "data": {
    "slug": "clinic-and-telehealth",
    "title": "Clinic and telehealth",
    "category": "Regulated activities",
    "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
    "summary": "For a facility under Dubai Health Authority, first apply through Sheryan for a New Facility License.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "title": "Route and permissions",
        "paragraphs": [
          "For a facility under Dubai Health Authority, first apply through Sheryan for a New Facility License. Prepare the owners’ identity documents, engineering layout and facility proposal. DHA says the trade licence may be supplied if available at this stage. The resulting facility licence is inactive: activate it before starting clinical operations, and arrange the separate professional permissions for the people delivering care.",
          "A healthcare-management company is not automatically authorised to treat patients. Confirm the facility type, clinical specialties and telehealth permissions with DHA for the proposed service."
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "What still needs confirmation",
        "paragraphs": [
          "This is the DHA route, not an Abu Dhabi DoH route or an assertion about every special healthcare jurisdiction. No telehealth-only exemption, complete inspection checklist or all-in clinic budget is verified."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "label": "DHA New Facility License",
        "url": "https://dha.gov.ae/sheryan/wps/portal/home/services-facility/service-description?CATALOGUE_TYPE=FACILITY&scode=NFL"
      },
      {
        "label": "DHA licensing system",
        "url": "https://dha.gov.ae/en/healthregulation/dubaihealthlicensingsystem"
      }
    ]
  },
  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "publisher": "Dubai Setup Index",
    "url": "https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/clinic-and-telehealth",
    "license": "https://dubaisetupindex.com/docs/citation",
    "citation": "Dubai Setup Index. “Clinic and telehealth.” Updated 2026-10-09. https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/clinic-and-telehealth",
    "citationMarkdown": "[Dubai Setup Index](https://dubaisetupindex.com/guides/clinic-and-telehealth). “Clinic and telehealth.” Updated 2026-10-09.",
    "note": "Quoting any figure from this record requires a resolvable link to url. Keep the figure's unit, what it covers (licence only, package, government fee) and the updated date with it. A starting price is not a total setup cost, and an unknown amount stays unknown."
  }
}