Medical Institution Establishment Report and Permit | Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office

Procedure

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Check eligibility and institution type: A doctor may open a clinic, hospital, long-term care hospital, psychiatric hospital or general hospital; a dentist a dental clinic or dental hospital; a Korean medicine doctor a Korean medicine clinic, Korean medicine hospital or long-term care hospital; and a midwife only a midwifery clinic. A medical corporation or non-profit corporation must first obtain approval from the competent authority to amend its articles of incorporation to include the location of the institution.
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Check the premises: Before signing a lease, check the building register for unauthorized extension or rebuilding and for the building use, and confirm the space is not within a pharmacy or connected to one by a dedicated corridor, stairway or elevator. The fire safety facilities required for medical institutions are also checked at the time of the report.
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Clinic-level establishment report: Submit the Medical Institution Establishment Report with copies of the floor plan and structural description and documents proving compliance with the facility standards and other requirements to the city, county or district office (public health center). Once the establishment standards, compliance items and fire safety facilities are confirmed and the report is accepted, the Medical Institution Establishment Report Certificate is issued.
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Hospital-level preliminary review: Submit the application for preliminary review of the establishment permit and a business plan to the city/provincial governor, and the Medical Institution Establishment Committee reviews the regional bed count and whether the establishment standards are violated. A general hospital also needs approval from the Minister of Health and Welfare at this stage, and the committee sets the validity period of the preliminary approval within 3 years.
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Hospital-level main review and permit: Within the validity period of the preliminary approval, submit the establishment permit application with the preliminary review approval certificate, floor plan and other documents. After a main review of whether key matters such as the number of beds and medical departments match the preliminary review, the Medical Institution Establishment Permit is issued.
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Managing changes after opening: Relocation, a change of founder, name, medical departments or number of medical personnel, and treatment by another doctor while the founder is hospitalized or on an overseas trip require a report of change (a change permit for hospital-level institutions). Closing the institution or suspending operations for 1 month or more must also be reported to the city, county or district office.

Filing route

Clinic level: city, county or district office (public health center) with jurisdiction over the location / Hospital level: city or province

Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.

Official check

Actual processing agencyCompetent Korean authority or official service · Competent Korean authority or official service

Statutory and policy authorityMinistry of Health and Welfare

Online routeGovernment24

Deadlines & processing notes

Check deadlines and next steps against the notice, filing date, and any request for additional documents.Official check

Basic documents

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Medical Institution Establishment Report (Enforcement Rule of the Medical Service Act, Annexed Form No. 14, clinic level) or Medical Institution Establishment Permit Application (same Rule, Annexed Form No. 16, hospital level)Application for Preliminary Review of Medical Institution Establishment Permit (Enforcement Rule of the Medical Service Act, Annexed Form No. 15-3, hospital level) and a copy of the business planPreliminary Review Approval Certificate for Medical Institution Establishment Permit (Annexed Form No. 15-4, when applying for the hospital-level main review)Copies of the floor plan and structural description of the buildingDocuments proving compliance with the facility standards and other requirements (Article 36 of the Medical Service Act)Building register and a copy of the lease (for checking unauthorized extension or rebuilding and building use in advance)If a corporation establishes the institution: a copy of the corporate establishment permit, a copy of the articles of incorporation stating the institution's location, and a copy of the business planCopies of the licenses (qualifications) of medical personnel working there (if they do not consent to verification through shared administrative information)

A medical institution cannot be established in a building with any part extended or rebuilt without a permit or report, so the process can stall at the reporting stage after interior work is done; check before signing the lease that the building register matches the actual condition of the building.

Scope of services

Hwang Yunsang Administrative Agent Office prepares and translates documents for administrative agencies, submits them on your behalf, and guides you through permit, application, and notification procedures. Services that require the principal’s personal appearance, principal’s application, or electronic signature may be limited in delegation.