Under any of the following circumstances, registration shall not be granted: (1) where a person has not full capacity for civil conduct; (2) where, for a person having been sentenced to criminal punishment, it is not more than two years from the date of the end of the punishment to the date of applying for registration; (3) where, for a person having been imposed administrative punishment by which his practicing certificate of doctors was revoked, it is not more than two years from the date of the decision on the punishment to the date of applying for registration; (4) where other circumstances unsuitable for services of medical treatment, prevention or health care exist as prescribed by the administrative department of health under the State Council.

If registration is not granted to the applicant who fails to satisfy the conditions, the administrative department of health accepting the application should notify the applicant in writing within 30 days from the date of receiving the application and explain the reasons for this decision. 

Any applicant who has an objection to this decision may apply for reconsideration or bring a lawsuit before a people’s court according to law within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice.

(Lawyer Wu Yingjie)