The short answer to how to open a clinic in Ghana is this: register a company, register every clinician with their council, prepare premises that meet HeFRA’s clinic standard, then apply to the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) for a facility licence under the Health Institutions and Facilities Act, 2011 (Act 829). No clinic may open before HeFRA licenses it. After that come tax registration, NHIS credentialing, data protection registration and staff contracts. This guide prices each step in Ghanaian cedi from official fee schedules and shows where a cloud system such as EMR software in Ghana fits once you open.
How to open a clinic in Ghana at a glance
| Question | Answer |
| Who licenses clinics? | The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), an agency of the Ministry of Health |
| Law | Health Institutions and Facilities Act, 2011 (Act 829), sections 11 to 23 |
| Facility categories with HeFRA standards | CHPS compound, health centre, clinic, dental clinic, eye clinic, maternity home, primary hospital and others |
| Who must run a clinic? | A medical doctor with at least five years’ post-qualification experience, in good standing with the Medical and Dental Council |
| Provisional licence | Issued by the Registrar, valid for six months |
| Full licence | Issued by the HeFRA Board, valid for three years, then renewed |
| Penalty for operating unlicensed | Up to 5,000 penalty units, up to ten years in prison, or both, plus closure |
| Company registration fee | GH¢585 for a company limited by shares (Office of the Registrar of Companies) |
| NHIS credentialing fee for a clinic | GH¢2,000 application processing fee (NHIA) |
| Doctor’s annual retention | GH¢658 (Medical and Dental Council) |
| Online portals | HeFRA MOIS, NHIA credentialing portal, DPC registration portal, GRA Taxpayers Portal |
Requirements to open a private clinic in Ghana
To open a private clinic in Ghana you need four things: a registered business, registered clinicians, premises that meet HeFRA’s minimum clinic standard, and a HeFRA licence. Everything else, from tax to NHIS, builds on those four.
How to open a clinic in Ghana: the four pillars
Think of how to open a clinic in Ghana as four pillars that must all stand before HeFRA will inspect you. The company gives you a legal owner. The registered clinicians give you a practitioner in charge. The premises give the assessors something to measure against the clinic standard. The HeFRA application ties the three together. Miss one and the others wait.
The legal requirement: a HeFRA licence
Section 11 of Act 829 says a person shall not operate a facility unless it is licensed under the Act. The First Schedule lists the facilities covered. It includes medical and dental health centres, clinics and hospitals, eye care clinics, maternity homes, physiotherapy clinics, medical assistant clinics, clinical laboratories, diagnostic imaging clinics, and pharmacies and chemical shops (HeFRA general requirements).
HeFRA’s own guidance is blunt: new facilities are not allowed to operate until they have been accredited. The licence must hang in a prominent place that patients can see (section 19).
What section 12 of Act 829 asks of the applicant
Act 829 sets conditions on the person, not only the building. HeFRA will not grant a licence unless it is satisfied that:
- The applicant, or the managing employee, has at least five years’ post-qualification experience in a recognised institution relevant to the practice.
- The past and present conduct of everyone involved gives reasonable grounds to believe the clinic will follow the law. This covers directors, shareholders and anyone with a beneficial interest.
- The applicant can provide the resources and equipment the practice needs.
HeFRA’s minimum standard for a clinic
HeFRA publishes a specific requirements document for each facility type. The clinic standard, version 1.3, is the one most private GP practices must meet (HeFRA specific requirements for a clinic). The main points:
| Area | HeFRA minimum for a clinic |
| Practitioner in charge | One medical doctor with at least five years’ post-qualification experience, in good standing with the Medical and Dental Council |
| Other staff | At least two professional nurses, nurse practitioners or midwives, in good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council |
| Core services | Minor ailments, primary health care, health promotion, minor surgery such as suturing, maternal and child health including antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, immunisation and normal deliveries |
| Required rooms | Information desk, waiting and reception area of at least 4 x 3 metres, triage area, nurses’ room, consulting room of at least 4 x 3 metres, treatment room of at least 2 x 3 metres, observation ward with at least two beds, sluice room, dispensary, basic laboratory, medical records area |
| Utilities | Adequate water supply, constant electricity with a working backup supply, washable floors with drains, clean patient toilets and baths |
| Equipment | Thermometer, stethoscope, sphygmomanometer, diagnostic set, glucometer, adult and baby scales, stadiometer, fetoscope, autoclave, dressing trolley, emergency tray, suture kit, resuscitation equipment, delivery tray and bed, adult hospital bed, wheelchair, stretcher |
| Safety | Marked exits that open from inside, fire extinguishers tagged within the last six months, first aid kit, mosquito netting on windows and doors, colour-coded waste handling, sharps disposal |
| Records | Equipment records, NHIS claim forms, inspection records, waste tracking log, accident and injury log, infection log, monthly or quarterly disease data |
The clinic standard also expects maternity space, including a labour room and lying-in room. If you plan an outpatient-only practice, discuss the right category with your HeFRA zonal office before you sign a lease. A dental, eye, ENT or physiotherapy practice has its own standard on the same HeFRA requirements page.
Other registrations you cannot skip
| Requirement | Authority | Law or rule |
| Business registration | Office of the Registrar of Companies | Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) |
| Practitioner registration and annual retention | Medical and Dental Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Pharmacy Council | Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act, 2013 (Act 857) |
| Environmental clearance | Environmental Protection Authority | Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124) and L.I. 2504 |
| Fire certificate | Ghana National Fire Service | Fees set in L.I. 2512 |
| Planning approval and business operating permit | Your Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly | Assembly fee-fixing resolution |
| Tax registration | Ghana Revenue Authority | Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896); VAT Act, 2025 (Act 1151) |
| Pension registration for staff | SSNIT | Three-tier pension scheme |
| Data controller registration | Data Protection Commission | Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) |
| NHIS credentialing (optional, but most clinics need it) | National Health Insurance Authority | NHIA credentialing rules |
Who can own and run a clinic in Ghana
Anyone can own the company that holds a clinic. Running it is different. HeFRA’s clinic standard requires a medical doctor with five years’ experience as the practitioner in charge. Act 829 also requires that the applicant or managing employee has five years’ relevant experience.
Can a nurse or physician assistant open a clinic in Ghana?
Not a clinic in HeFRA’s sense, but there are routes. HeFRA’s standard for a health centre allows a physician assistant with five years’ post-qualification experience, in good standing with the Medical and Dental Council, as the practitioner in charge, supported by at least one midwife and two nurses (HeFRA health centre requirements). A health centre may do normal deliveries but no caesarean sections.
A professional midwife with five years’ experience, in good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, can be in charge of a maternity home. HeFRA’s standard for that category also asks for proof of access to a medical practitioner, two nurses and two hospital assistants (HeFRA maternity home requirements).
One warning for physician assistants. In 2020 the NHIA said it would stop credentialing privately owned health centres run by physician assistants unless they upgraded their HeFRA status, a move the Ghana Physician Assistants Association called discriminatory (Citi Newsroom, 18 July 2020). [NOT CONFIRMED: the current NHIA position on credentialing physician assistant-led health centres in 2026.] Ask your NHIA regional office before you commit to this model.
Foreign doctors and investors
Section 13 of Act 829 lets a non-citizen own or operate a practice if they hold a valid work permit from the Minister for the Interior, are registered with the relevant Ghanaian professional body, have at least five years’ post-qualification experience, and have a Ghanaian professional in a similar discipline as a business partner. A non-citizen must also have practised in Ghana for at least one year in a recognised institution.
Registering with the Medical and Dental Council
Every doctor and physician assistant must hold current registration with the Medical and Dental Council and pay the annual retention fee. The Council’s published fees include GH¢658 for a doctor’s retention, GH¢1,366 for full registration including the form, GH¢593 for provisional registration, and GH¢823 for a certificate of good standing. For physician assistants, retention is GH¢494 and full registration is GH¢873 (MDC fees and charges). The same figures, minus the GH¢50 form fee, appear in the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2512), made on 23 July 2025.
Nurses and midwives renew their Professional Identification Number (PIN) every year. Under L.I. 2512 the Nursing and Midwifery Council charges GH¢71 for an annual PIN renewal and GH¢455 for a practitioner without a PIN.
Documents needed to open a clinic in Ghana
The documents needed to open a clinic in Ghana come from section 12(2) of Act 829 and HeFRA’s general requirements. Gather them before you buy the application form, because the form must be returned within 90 days with everything attached.
| Document | Who issues it | Notes |
| Completed HeFRA application form | Bought from a HeFRA office | 90 days to submit the full package |
| Block plan of the facility | Your architect or draughtsman | Shows rooms against the HeFRA clinic standard |
| Preliminary planning approval | Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly planning authority | Confirms the land or building is suitable |
| Environmental Protection Authority clearance | EPA | Health facilities need an environmental permit under Act 1124 |
| Medical waste disposal plan | You, often with a licensed waste contractor | Colour codes, sharps and biological waste |
| Certificates of all practitioners and proof of current registration | Medical and Dental Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Pharmacy Council | Include retention receipts or PIN cards |
| List of services | You | Any later service needs Board approval under section 18 |
| List of equipment with technical specifications | You and suppliers | Match the HeFRA clinic equipment list |
| Evidence of financial capability | Your bank or auditor | Audited accounts or bank statements |
| Business registration certificate (original) | Office of the Registrar of Companies | Certificate of incorporation plus Form 3 and beneficial ownership profile |
| Ghana National Fire Service clearance certificate | GNFS | Commercial fire certificate |
| Nuclear Regulatory Authority certification | NRA | Only if you install X-ray or other imaging |
| Work permit | Ministry of the Interior | Non-Ghanaian owners only |
| Prescribed HeFRA fee and yearly retention fee | HeFRA | See the cost section |
For NHIS credentialing you will later need a single merged PDF of your business registration certificate, HeFRA certificate and, where you dispense, your Pharmacy Council certificate (NHIA credentialing page).
Step by step guide to starting a clinic in Ghana
This step by step guide to starting a clinic in Ghana follows the order that saves the most time. Company first, people second, premises third, HeFRA fourth. Do not pay for a lease or equipment until you know which HeFRA category you are applying for.
- Register the company. Most clinics register as a company limited by shares at the Office of the Registrar of Companies. You need at least two directors, a company secretary, an auditor’s consent letter, statutory declarations, stated capital details and a beneficial ownership declaration. The incorporation and filing fee is GH¢585, with an optional VIP service at GH¢1,885. Stamp duty on stated capital is 1 percent under L.I. 2512. Your Ghana Card PIN serves as your TIN; non-resident foreigners apply to GRA for a TIN with a passport (Citi Newsroom, 28 April 2026).
- Confirm every clinician’s registration. The doctor in charge must show five years’ post-qualification experience and current Medical and Dental Council retention. Nurses and midwives need a current PIN. If you will dispense medicines, your pharmacist or dispensing technician must be registered with the Pharmacy Council.
- Choose and fit out premises against the HeFRA clinic standard. Use the room sizes and equipment list in the table above as your fit-out checklist. Get preliminary planning approval from the Assembly, an EPA permit and a fire certificate. Under L.I. 2512 the Fire Service charges GH¢1,000 for a commercial building fire certificate plus a GH¢250 processing fee and a GH¢31 application form.
- Buy the HeFRA application form and submit the package. HeFRA says the process starts with buying the form from a HeFRA office or an approved office in your area. You have 90 days to return it with every attachment. HeFRA then issues an inspection letter.
- Pass the HeFRA inspection. Assessors visit and check staff, services, premises and equipment against the clinic standard. If findings are unsatisfactory, HeFRA gives you time to fix them and re-inspects. The Registrar may issue a provisional licence within 30 days of receiving the application; the Board issues the full licence at its next quarterly meeting after the zonal committee recommends you (Act 829, section 14).
- Register for tax. Register the company with the Ghana Revenue Authority. The general corporate income tax rate is 25 percent, paid in quarterly instalments. Medical services performed by or under the supervision of a registered health professional are exempt from VAT under the First Schedule of the VAT Act, 2025 (Act 1151), which took effect on 1 January 2026 (Tax Law Ghana). Non-medical sales, such as a shop or canteen, may still be taxable, so get written advice.
- Register as an employer with SSNIT. Take your certificate of incorporation, Ghana Card, TIN, Assembly permit and staff details to a SSNIT branch. Total contributions are 18.5 percent of basic salary: 13 percent from the employer and 5.5 percent from the employee, split 13.5 percent to SSNIT and 5 percent to a Tier 2 scheme, due within 14 days of the following month (SSNIT employer registration).
- Get your Assembly business operating permit. Each Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assembly sets its own fee in a yearly fee-fixing resolution. As an example, Tamale Metropolitan Assembly’s 2023 resolution charged GH¢1,210 a year for an outpatient hospital or clinic and GH¢2,178 for in- and outpatient facilities (Tamale Metropolitan Assembly 2023 fee-fixing resolution). Accra’s Assembly has agreed in principle to a 25 percent rise in permit fees for 2027 (Rainbow Radio, 3 August 2026). [NOT CONFIRMED: current 2026 business operating permit fee for a clinic in Accra, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi.]
- Apply for NHIS credentialing. Once the HeFRA certificate is in hand, request an account on the NHIA credentialing portal. The application processing fee for a clinic is GH¢2,000. A maternity home or health centre pays GH¢1,200 and a primary hospital or polyclinic pays GH¢3,000. If you want to understand how insurance billing works day to day, see how a clinic system handles insurance billing and claims.
- Register with the Data Protection Commission. Your clinic processes health data, which is a special category under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843). All data controllers must register on the DPC portal. Under L.I. 2512 the fee is GH¢156 for a small data controller with turnover of GH¢90,000 or less and up to 50 staff or customers, and GH¢1,170 for a medium controller with turnover above GH¢90,000 but below GH¢5 million. Renewal requires a compliance report.
- License the dispensary. If the clinic will keep and dispense medicines, apply to the Pharmacy Council. L.I. 2512 sets a GH¢650 processing fee, a GH¢600 registration fee and a GH¢600 renewal fee for a private clinic pharmacy.
- Set up records and reporting before day one. Section 20 of Act 829 requires every licensee to send health service data to the Ministry every three months. HeFRA also inspects at least once a year and checks your registers. Choose your record system before you open, not after. Our guide to the best clinic management software in Ghana explains what to look for.
What it costs: fees in Ghanaian cedi
Anyone researching how to open a clinic in Ghana asks about cost first. These are statutory and regulator fees only. They exclude rent, fit-out, equipment and salaries. Most come from L.I. 2512, the fee schedule made on 23 July 2025, or from the regulator’s own page.
| Item | Fee (GH¢) | Source |
| Company limited by shares, incorporation and filing | 585 | Office of the Registrar of Companies |
| Stamp duty on stated capital | 1 percent | L.I. 2512 |
| Annual return filing | 100 under L.I. 2512; the ORC page shows 175 | Confirm with ORC |
| HeFRA application form and licence fee | [NOT CONFIRMED: HeFRA does not publish its current fee list online; the 2019 registration fee was reported as GH¢1,000. Request the price list from a HeFRA office.] | HeFRA |
| HeFRA yearly retention fee | [NOT CONFIRMED: amount by facility type, from the HeFRA price list] | HeFRA |
| Doctor’s annual retention | 658 | Medical and Dental Council |
| Doctor’s full registration (including form) | 1,366 | Medical and Dental Council |
| Physician assistant retention | 494 | Medical and Dental Council |
| Nurse or midwife PIN renewal | 71 a year | L.I. 2512 (Nursing and Midwifery Council) |
| Private clinic pharmacy, processing plus registration | 650 + 600 | L.I. 2512 (Pharmacy Council) |
| Private clinic pharmacy renewal | 600 | L.I. 2512 |
| Fire certificate, commercial building | 1,000 + 250 processing + 31 form | L.I. 2512 (Ghana National Fire Service) |
| EPA environmental permit | [NOT CONFIRMED: EPA permit fee for a clinic under L.I. 2504] | EPA |
| Assembly business operating permit | 1,210 to 2,178 a year in Tamale (2023); varies by Assembly | Assembly fee-fixing resolution |
| NHIS credentialing, clinic | 2,000 | NHIA |
| Data Protection Commission registration | 156 (small) or 1,170 (medium) | L.I. 2512 |
Penalties are higher than fees. Section 23 of Act 829 sets a fine of up to 5,000 penalty units, up to ten years’ imprisonment, or both, plus 10 penalty units a day for a continuing offence, for operating an unlicensed facility or failing to renew. A penalty unit is GH¢12 under the Fines (Penalty Units) Act, 2000 (Act 572) (Dubawa, 21 October 2023), so the maximum fine is GH¢60,000. In October 2025 a Kumasi clinic paid a fine of at least GH¢40,000 to reopen after HeFRA shut it for operating without renewing its licence (Citi Newsroom, 20 October 2025).
Total setup budgets vary too much by city and size to quote responsibly. [NOT CONFIRMED: a typical fit-out and equipment budget for a small clinic in Ghana from an official or press source.] Build your own from quotes, then compare it with our clinic cost guides for India and Nairobi to see which line items others forget.
How long it takes
| Stage | Statutory or published time | What to plan for |
| Name reservation at ORC | Name held for 60 days | Reserve early |
| Company incorporation | Not published; VIP service is marketed as 24 to 48 hours | One to three weeks on the standard service |
| HeFRA form to submission | Up to 90 days allowed | Six to twelve weeks of document gathering |
| HeFRA provisional licence | Registrar may issue within 30 days of receiving the application | Depends on a complete package |
| HeFRA full licence | At the Board’s next quarterly meeting after the zonal recommendation | Up to three months after a satisfactory inspection |
| Provisional licence validity | Six months | Fix every inspection finding inside this window |
| Full licence validity | Three years | Diary the renewal a year ahead |
| HeFRA refusal or revocation | Reasons within four weeks; 21 days to make representations | Keep correspondence |
| NHIS credentialing | Not published | Allow several months; ask your NHIA regional office |
| DPC renewal window | Opens three months before expiry, closes seven days after | Prepare the compliance report early |
Taken together, a well-prepared team working out how to open a clinic in Ghana can expect four to nine months from company registration to a full HeFRA licence. [NOT CONFIRMED: HeFRA’s average processing time in 2026.]
Where to open: Accra, Kumasi, Tamale and Takoradi
HeFRA works through zonal committees and had offices in eight of Ghana’s 16 regions when it launched its online system in 2021, which is why the MOIS portal matters for applicants outside Accra (Ghana News Agency, 23 March 2021). The HeFRA head office is at Plots 4 and 5, 4th Circular Road, Cantonments, Accra.
- The largest private market and the home of HeFRA, the ORC, GRA headquarters and the NHIA. Expect the most competition and the highest rents. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has been locking shops over unpaid permit fees and property rates since June 2026, so budget for the permit from day one (Graphic Online).
- HeFRA’s October 2025 enforcement closed 32 facilities in the Ashanti Region, including a Metropolitan Assembly clinic. Inspections here are active, so meet the standard before you open.
- The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly publishes its fee-fixing resolution in the Local Government Bulletin, which makes permit costs easy to check in advance.
- [NOT CONFIRMED: Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly permit fees for health facilities.]
The regional health directorate of the Ghana Health Service is not your licensing body, but it collects the quarterly health service data that section 20 requires and runs immunisation and disease surveillance programmes you will join. Introduce your clinic to the regional and district directorates once HeFRA licenses you. If you are weighing cities, the logic in our guide to the best locations to open a clinic in Kenya applies equally in Ghana: patient density, insurance uptake and rent per square metre decide more than prestige.
Common mistakes
- Opening before the HeFRA licence arrives. This is the offence HeFRA prosecutes most often. In October 2025 HeFRA closed 17 facilities nationwide for expired licences or unsafe conditions, with police alongside its teams (Citi Newsroom, 9 October 2025). Treat the licence as the start date.
- Letting the three-year licence lapse. Failing to renew and continuing to practise is a separate offence under section 23. HeFRA gives administrative fines and a two-week grace period before it closes a facility (Ghana News Agency, 8 October 2025).
- Signing a lease before checking the HeFRA category. A consulting room smaller than 4 x 3 metres, or no space for an observation ward, means a failed inspection or a costly refit.
- Adding services without approval. Section 18 requires Board approval for any service not in your original application. Starting ultrasound, a lab or deliveries without it is an offence.
- Treating EPA, fire and Assembly permits as optional. They are attachments to your HeFRA application, and the EPA ordered all clinics without permits to regularise in January 2026 (GBC Ghana, 10 January 2026).
- Hiring staff whose council registration has lapsed. Practising without the appropriate registration is an offence for the clinic as well as the clinician. Check PIN cards and retention receipts every January.
- Skipping Data Protection Commission registration. Patient records are sensitive personal data under Act 843. Registration is cheap compared with an enforcement visit. Our guide to data privacy laws in Kenya shows how a neighbouring regulator applies similar rules.
- Counting on NHIS cash flow too early. The NHIA paid GH¢1.64 billion in claims across public, private and mission facilities in 2026 and the Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana welcomed the more regular payments, but it also asked for monthly reimbursement and a claims adjudication committee (MyJoyOnline, 3 October 2026). Keep a cash buffer.
- Forgetting the quarterly data return. Section 20 is an offence clause too. Build the report into your records system from the first patient.
If you remember one thing about how to open a clinic in Ghana, make it this: the licence comes before the first patient, and renewal comes before expiry.
How Easy Clinic fits in
HeFRA checks registers and records at every inspection, the Ministry wants health service data every quarter, and the NHIA wants clean claims. Easy Clinic keeps patient records, prescriptions, billing and insurance claims in one cloud system, so those reports come from the data you already capture. See EMR software in Ghana, compare options in our guide to the best clinic management software in Ghana, browse all Easy Clinic features or check Easy Clinic pricing.
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How to open a clinic in Ghana: common questions
Who licenses private clinics in Ghana?
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) licenses all public and private health facilities under the Health Institutions and Facilities Act, 2011 (Act 829). The Ministry of Health oversees HeFRA, so the first step in how to open a clinic in Ghana is a HeFRA application.
How long is a HeFRA licence valid?
A provisional licence from the Registrar lasts six months. A full licence from the HeFRA Board lasts three years and must then be renewed.
Can a nurse open a clinic in Ghana?
Not a clinic under HeFRA’s clinic standard, which requires a doctor in charge. A professional midwife with five years’ experience can be in charge of a maternity home, and a physician assistant with five years’ experience can be in charge of a health centre.
Do I need to be a doctor to own a clinic in Ghana?
No. Any person or company can own the business, but the practitioner in charge must be a doctor with at least five years’ post-qualification experience, and the owners must pass HeFRA’s good-conduct test under section 12.
Can a foreigner open a clinic in Ghana?
Yes, under section 13 of Act 829, if they hold a work permit, are registered with the Ghanaian professional body, have five years’ experience, have practised in Ghana for a year, and have a Ghanaian professional in a similar discipline as a business partner.
What is the penalty for running an unlicensed clinic in Ghana?
Up to 5,000 penalty units (GH¢60,000 at GH¢12 a unit), up to ten years’ imprisonment, or both, plus 10 penalty units a day for a continuing offence, and the court may close the facility.
How much does company registration cost in Ghana?
The Office of the Registrar of Companies charges GH¢585 to incorporate a company limited by shares, plus stamp duty of 1 percent of stated capital. VIP service costs GH¢1,885 extra.
Are medical services subject to VAT in Ghana?
No. Medical services performed by or under the supervision of a registered health professional are exempt under the First Schedule of the VAT Act, 2025 (Act 1151), in force since 1 January 2026. Confirm non-medical income with GRA.
How much does NHIS credentialing cost for a clinic?
The NHIA lists an application processing fee of GH¢2,000 for a clinic, GH¢1,200 for a maternity home or health centre and GH¢3,000 for a primary hospital or polyclinic.
Does my clinic need to register with the Data Protection Commission?
Yes. All data controllers must register under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843). A small controller pays GH¢156 and a medium controller pays GH¢1,170 under L.I. 2512.
Can I add a laboratory or ultrasound later?
Yes, but you must apply to the HeFRA Board first under section 18 of Act 829. Imaging equipment also needs Nuclear Regulatory Authority certification.
This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice. Confirm current rules with the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA).
