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Exercise of health professions with a professional qualification obtained abroad

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the permanent need to integrate healthcare personnel in the facilities located throughout the territory, in order to remedy the shortage of personnel in the face of a constant increase in the number of admissions to our hospitals, the Italian Government has introduced extraordinary measures to resort to the temporary recruitment of doctors, nurses and socio-healthcare workers who hold qualifications obtained in European Union and non-European countries, but not yet recognised as valid for the exercise of the relevant healthcare activity in Italy by the Ministry of Health.

Art. 13 D.L. 18/2020

The regulations in force (Article 13 Decree Law 18/2020) allows until 31 December 2025 the temporary exercise of work, as an exception to the recognition by the Ministry of Health of healthcare qualifications obtained abroad, for those who intend to exercise healthcare activities in public or private or private accredited healthcare or social-health facilities.

  • Amendments and additions

    This simple initial provision was, over time, modified and supplemented by the introduction of further elements: the activity by those with a non-recognised health qualification can also be carried out independently, temporary employment can also be carried out by private health facilities, and it also concerns citizens of non-EU countries who hold a residence permit.

Work in Italy

CidadanITA offers a dedicated and comprehensive service to help you enter the world of work in Italy by having your health profession recognised by the structures of the regions most active in the search for health personnel:

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