Implementation of the urgent draft law on private hospitals

Type

Law enacted by Decree

Number

9826

Date of the text

22/06/1962

Official Gazette

published in 1962

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

15

What it provides

This decree puts into effect an urgent bill regulating the establishment and licensing of private hospitals, setting out who may apply (Lebanese or foreign, individuals or companies) and the technical plans and documents required, with approval resting with the Ministry of Public Health.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decree-Law No. 139/1983 of 16/09/1983, articles 4, 6, 7, 14
• Amended by Law No. 546/2003 of 20/10/2003, articles 2
• Partly repealed by Law No. 546/2003 of 20/10/2003, articles 2

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1962. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.