Law on the Practice of Medical Professions in Lebanon

Type

Law

Date of the text

26/12/1946

Official Gazette

published in 1947

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

32

What it provides

This law regulates the practice of medicine in Lebanon, defining what counts as practicing medicine, such as diagnosis, prescribing treatment, surgery and medical reports, and setting the licensing conditions for Lebanese and naturalized doctors.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1947. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.