¹ This order governs the administration, content and use of the Register of Medical Professions (Medical Professions Register).

² The Register of Medical Professions contains data relating to persons in the following academic medical professions:

A.

Physicians;

B.

Dentists;

C.

Chiropractors;

D.

Pharmacists;

E.

Veterinarians.

The Register of Medical Professions contains data concerning the holders of postgraduate degrees and diplomas according to the LPMed. It serves the following purposes:

A.

Patient information and protection;

B.

Quality assurance;

C.

Statistics;

D.

Establishment of medical demography;

E.

Foreign service information;

F.

Simplification of the procedures necessary for the granting of cantonal authorisations to practise;

G.

Application of the Federal Act of 18 March 1994 on Medicare (LAMal) ¹ .

¹ The Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP) administers the Register of Medical Professions.

² It coordinates its activities with data providers for the medical professions registry and with the users of the standard interface. ¹

³ It assigns individual rights of access to the register of medical professions and the corresponding passwords.

The Medical Professions Commission (MEBEKO) registers the following data relating to persons in the medical professions:

A.

Name, first name (s), previous name (s);

B.

Date of birth and sex;

C.

Language of correspondence;

D.

Place (s) of origin and nationality (s)

E.

AVS insured number;

F.

Type of degree (federal degree, diploma recognized or equivalent according to LPMed, other);

G.

Federal degree, date and place of graduation;

H.

Foreign degree recognized under s. 15, para. 1, LPMéd, date of graduation, place and country where the diploma was awarded, date of recognition of the diploma by the Medical Professions Commission;

I. ¹

Certificate of equivalency for diplomas referred to in s. 36, para. 3, LPMéd, date of establishment, place and country where the diploma was issued, the date on which the Medical Professions Commission issued the certificate of equivalency;

J.

Type of post-graduate title (federal post-graduation title, recognized or equivalent according to LPMed, other);

K.

Foreign postgraduate title recognized under s. 21, para. 1, LPMéd, date of establishment of the title, place and country where the title was issued, date of the recognition of the title by the Medical Professions Commission;

L. ²

Certificate of equivalency for the post-graduate titles referred to in s. 36, para. 3, LPMéd, date of establishment, place and country where the post-grade title was issued, the date on which the Medical Professions Commission issued the certificate of equivalency;

M.

Identification number for persons in the medical professions (GLN ³ ).

The OFSP recorded in the register:

A.

Whether or not there are sensitive data within the meaning of s. 7, para. 3;

B.

The words "radiated" in accordance with s. 54, para. 1 and 2, LPMed and the date of the mention;

C.

The date of death;

D. ¹

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¹ The organisations responsible for the post-graduation training courses for the university medical professions (post-graduate training organisations) include the following data:

A.

Type of post-graduate title (federal post-graduation title, recognized or equivalent according to LPMed, other);

B.

Federal post-grades referred to in Annexes 1 and 2 to the order of 27 June 2007 concerning diplomas, university training, postgraduate training and the exercise of academic medical professions ¹ ;

C.

Date and place of establishment of the post-grade title.

² The organisation of postgraduate training of doctors is responsible for the registration of postgraduate qualifications in private law, which are necessary for the invoicing of benefits, according to LAMAL ² , as well as their date of issue, as per Schedule 2.

³ Post-graduate training organizations that wish to do so may register other postgraduate private-law qualifications.

The Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (FVO) registers the certificates of capacity of "official veterinarian" and "official veterinarian" in the register in accordance with Art. 1 of the order of 16 November 2011 concerning basic training, qualifying training and in-service training for persons working in the public veterinary service ² .

¹ The competent cantonal authorities shall record in the register of medical professions the following data concerning authorisations to practice independently: ¹

A.

The canton which has granted authorisation to practice;

B.

The legal basis under which the authorisation to practice has been granted;

C.

The status of the authorisation to practice (authorisation granted, no authorisation, declaration of departure), with the corresponding date;

D.

Where applicable, the end date of the authorization to practice;

E.

The opening date of the firm or establishment and the date of its closure (optional);

F.

The announcement of benefit providers who have the right to practise for 90 days under s. 35 LPMed; start and end dates of benefits (optional);

G.

Whether or not a person practising the medical profession of human medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or chiropractil is entitled to charge for compulsory health care insurance;

H.

Technical, temporal or geographical restrictions or expenses under s. 37 LPMs, descriptions, start dates and, where applicable, end of restrictions or charges;

H ^Bis . ²

The right or not for a person exercising a medical profession to practice propharmacy according to the cantonal law;

H ^Ter . ³

Any observations concerning the propharmacy within the meaning of s. H ^Bis ;

I. ⁴

The right or not for a person in a medical profession to practice the pharmacy in accordance with s. 66, para. 2, let. C, of the order of 25 May 2011 on the control of narcotic drugs (OCStup) ⁵ ;

J.

Any comments regarding the pharmacy in accordance with the provisions of the Act; i;

K. ⁶

The extent of the authorization to obtain, store, prescribe, use or submit narcotic drugs under s. 75, para. 1, OCStup;

L.

Any comments regarding the use of narcotic drugs on a professional basis. K;

M.

The address or addresses of the firm or institution (street, NPA, location);

N.

Telephone and fax numbers of the office or institution (optional);

O.

E-mail address (optional).

² They may also record in the register the data referred to in para. 1, relating to persons engaged in a medical profession subject to the authorization to practice under cantonal legislation.

³ They report to the FOPH the following sensitive data concerning persons engaged in an independent medical profession:

A.

The restriction on the authorisation, withdrawal or refusal of the authorisation to practice as well as the date and reason for the restriction, withdrawal or refusal;

B.

The lifting of restrictions and its date;

C.

The warning, date and ground of the warning;

D.

The blame, date and motive of the blame;

E.

The conviction to a fine, the amount, the date and the reason for the amendment;

F.

The temporary ban on practising on an independent basis, the start and end dates and the reason for the temporary ban;

G.

The definitive prohibition of practice on an independent basis for all or part of the scope of activity, the date and the reason for the definitive ban.

The Federal Statistics Office reports the Business Identification Number (BRO) in the Register of Medical Professions.

The rights and obligations of data providers are set out in Annex 1.

¹ Each data provider shall ensure that data processing in its field is carried out in accordance with the requirements in force.

² In particular, it shall ensure that only accurate, complete and up-to-date data are entered in the register of medical professions or communicated to the competent service.

¹ The cantonal authorities declare to the OFSP the existence of sensitive data concerning a person practising an independent medical profession by submitting a request for modification in the register of medical professions.

² The OFSP provides them with a form, which they use to communicate the detailed data through a secure link.

³ The OFSP archives these data in a safe place, separately from the register of medical professions. ¹

¹ The cantonal authorities responsible for the granting of authorisation to practice may request information on sensitive data by submitting a request electronically to the Office.

² The OFSP communicates sensitive data to the cantonal authorities by means of a secure link within three working days.

¹ Any person in a medical profession may apply to the FOPH for information on sensitive data concerning him or her by submitting an electronic request.

² It can request a user name and password from the OFSP for this purpose.

³ The FOPH shall communicate to the data subject sensitive data concerning him or her by means of a secure link.

¹ Public data are identified and identified as such in Appendix 1.

² They are available online or on request.

¹ The OFSP makes available to the following users a standard interface allowing them to access data designated as public:

A.

Data providers;

B.

Public or private services responsible for legal tasks or who can attest that they fulfil a task of public interest.

² Data providers have access via the standard interface only to the data they need to perform their duties under the LPMed.

³ Public or private services within the meaning of Art. 1, let. B, have access via the standard interface only to the data they need to perform their tasks. Access is granted only upon written request.

⁴ The FOPH publishes on the Internet the list of services within the meaning of Art. 1, let. B, which have data through the standard interface.

¹ Data providers are responsible for updating the data they register or re-refer to the Medical Professions Register under s. 4 to 7 A . ¹

² Data providers must verify the accuracy of requests for changes made by third parties.

³ All amendments are recorded in minutes.

¹ Individuals in the medical professions may report inaccurate or missing data to the service responsible for recording data by submitting an electronic change request to the register.

² They need a username and password for this purpose.

The OFSP archives the data.

The elimination and anonymization of entries shall be made in accordance with Art. 54 LPMéd. The FOPH shall take the necessary steps to ensure the cancellation and elimination of registrations within the prescribed time limit.

¹ The OFSP ensures the programming, operation and development of the database.

² It supports costs that are not covered by emoluments.

³ The costs of connection to the standard interface and the necessary technical adaptations are borne by the data providers.

¹ Users of the standard interface referred to in s. 13 A , para. 1, let. B, pay the following fees, calculated according to the time spent processing their application:

A.

A single fee of up to 3000 francs for the processing of their application and the programming advice of the standard interface, including the certificate and the training of users; and

B.

An annual fee of 5000 francs for technical assistance, renewal of the certificate, extension of the server's capacity and control of data quality.

² Users who are also data providers are exempt from the obligation to pay fees.

³ For the rest, the General Order of 8 September 2004 on emoluments ² Is applicable.

¹ All services participating in the Register of Medical Professions shall take organisational and technical measures in accordance with the data protection provisions so that the personal data for which they are responsible cannot Not lost, processed, accessed or used by unauthorized persons.

² ... ¹

Anyone who interfered with the functioning of the register of medical professions would be punished with a fine of up to 10,000 francs.

This order shall enter into force on 1 ^Er November 2008.