Regulation of the Profession of Physiotherapy

Type

Law

Number

8

Date of the text

20/02/1978

Official Gazette

published in 1978

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

16

What it provides

This law regulates the profession of physiotherapy, subjecting its practice to a licence from the Ministry of Public Health, setting conditions for Lebanese and foreign applicants, and establishing professional rules such as prohibiting use of unlicensed assistants and treating patients only on a physician's prescripti

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 64/2026 of 06/08/2026, articles 6, 6 bis 1

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1978. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.