Get a private practice licence to run a clinic as a clinical officer
Clinical Officers Council · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Apply on the Clinical Officers Council portal under private practice, with your recommendation letter, business registration certificate and sub-county inspection report. You pay KSh 10,000 registration plus KSh 15,000 (Level 2) or KSh 20,000 (Level 3) licence fee.
- Fee
- KSh 10,000Registration feeKSh 15,000Licence fee, Level 2KSh 20,000Licence fee, Level 3
- How long
- Up to 60 days by law
- Where
- Online on the Clinical Officers Council portal (private practice section)
What you need
- Evidence of 3 years' supervised practice (recommendation letter)
- Business registration certificate
- Premises inspection report from the Sub County Health Management Committee
Steps
- Register your clinic's business name with the Registrar of Companies and keep the certificate.
- Have your premises inspected by the Sub County Health Management Committee and get the inspection report.
- Apply to the COC Registrar on the COC portal under the private practice section, and attach your documents.
- Pay the KSh 10,000 registration fee and the licence fee for your clinic level.
Watch out
- The licence ends on 31 December of the year it is issued, so renew it every year.
- Running a private practice without meeting these rules is an offence: a fine of up to KSh 500,000, jail, or both.
Who can apply
- You must be registered as a clinical officer with COC.
- You must have worked at least 3 years under a senior clinical officer or senior medical officer.
- You must hold a valid practising licence from COC.
Official sources (3)
- Private Practice License clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- Clinical Officers (Training, Registration and Licensing) Act, No. 20 of 2017 clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- COC online portal (private practice section) portal.clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026