Assistant Pharmacist – Procedure for obtaining license

Service Description

Procedure for obtaining license

A person who wishes to receive a license to practice as an assistant pharmacist in Israel must successfully complete the government licensing examinations in this profession.

The procedure for obtaining a license to practice Assistant Pharmacist includes the following stages (detailed information appears below):

Submission of an application for a license by the candidate, with the required documents attached
Assessment of the candidate’s eligibility to take the examination
Theoretical examination
Temporary and permanent license

1. Submitting an application for a license

The request must be sent, along with the required documents, by registered mail to the Medical Professions Licensing Department, Ministry of Health, as detail at "Service Details" below.

Contact details provided by candidates are the basis for contacting them. Provision of erroneous information will not enable processing of the application.

2. Assessment of the candidate’s eligibility to take the examination

After the application documents are received, eligibility to take the examination is assessed by the Medical Professions Licensing Department, and the applicant will be sent a notification inviting him to an examination, together with a payment slip for the NIS 330 processing fee, to the address recorded in the Bureau.

3. Examination for the applicant

The examination is theoretical.
People directed to licensing examinations will be sent invitations, in accordance with the examination dates, which take place twice per year (winter examination and summer examination) and are publicized on this website.
The candidate may choose to be examined in the Hebrew, Arabic or Russian.

A letter specifying the result of the examination (pass or fail), and the candidate’s eligibility to receive a license, will be sent to his home.

Appeal against examination results – A person who wishes to appeal against the examination results is entitled to do so within 30 days of receiving the results. The appeal shall be made in writing to the Medical Professions Licensing Department.

4. Temporary and permanent license

Temporary license
Those who successfully complete the examination will be sent a payment slip for the temporary permit fee. Payment can be made via the Postal Bank or via the internet.
After payment of the fee, the temporary license will be sent to the applicant. The temporary license is valid for one year (usually).

Permanent license
Those who meet the legal requirements and the regulatory requirements will be eligible for a permanent license. To receive the permanent license, a license fee payment slip will be sent. Payment can be made via the Postal Bank or via the internet.
After payment of the fee, the license will be sent to the applicant.

Criminal record check

In order to grant the license, the Ministry of Health must receive certification from Israel Police that the applicant has no criminal record.

The Medical Professions Licensing Department in the Department of Health will apply to Israel Police for this certification. After it is received, the license will be issued to graduates who have satisfied all other legal requirements.

By law, the Ministry of Health may not request this certification directly from the applicant.

Service Details

Reception Area

The request must be sent by registered mail to the Medical Professions Licensing Department, Ministry of Health, 39 Yirmiyahu St., P.O.Box 1176, Jerusalem 9101002.

(אגף לרישוי מקצועות רפואיים, משרד הבריאות, רחוב ירמיהו 39, ת.ד. 1176, ירושלים 9101002).

Documents for the department can be submitted at the ground floor of the office, at the security screening point. The documents must be in a closed envelope. Certification that the documents have been submitted will be provided on the spot.

Required Documents

2 passport photographs.
2 photocopies of your identification card, including the attachment showing your address.
Tourists: Photocopy of your passport with a valid Israeli visa.
Questionnaire for workers in the health care professions (2 copies).
Application to take the government licensing examination for assistant pharmacists in two copies
Final diploma from a recognized institution or a university or other institution that you have completed your studies, have fulfilled all requirements to the institution and your eligibility for a diploma as an assistant pharmacist, which will be awarded at a certain time.
Official certification of the date that you commenced and completed your studies.
Overseas license to practice.
Official licenses to practice from the relevant medical institutions, stating the start and end date of the employment at each of the institutions (in relevant cases – a work register).
A professional Certificate of Good Standing from the authority authorized to issue this in the country from which the applicant immigrated to Israel. The Certificate states that there are not and were not any disciplinary, negligence or professional ethics complaints against the assistant pharmacist.

All application documents must be delivered in duplicate.

Translation and validation of documents and certificates

Original certificates must not be sent to the Medical Professions Licensing Department. Instead, only copies must be sent.
Certified copies of documents should be certified by a licensed notary in Israel. The original notarized certification (with the red ribbon) should be sent to the Division, as well as an additional copy of it (a total of two copies).
Documents in languages other than Hebrew and Arabic must be translated into Hebrew by a qualified translator in Israel. A copy of the original document and its translation must be submitted.
Israel graduates are permitted to submit copies of diplomas, certificates of eligibility for a degree and certificates of practical skilling, where the fact of their being true to the original has been confirmed by the secretariat of the relevant faculty.

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