Nawrocki Vetoes One-Year Language Reprieve as 441 Mostly Ukrainian Doctors Lose Right to Practice
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Nawrocki vetoes one-year language reprieve as 441 mostly Ukrainian doctors lose right to practice
Polish president Karol Nawrocki has vetoed a one-year extension that would have let Ukrainian doctors and other non-EU medics keep working without a B1 Polish certificate. Rzeczpospolita reported the move on 11 June. The conditional licenses Poland fast-tracked after Russia's full-scale invasion now run on a clock the head of state will not reset. From 1 May, regional medical chambers began revoking the right to practice from anyone without a ce…
Nearly 800 doctors from outside the European Union will lose their license to practice. This information was obtained by an RMF FM journalist from the Supreme Medical Chamber. This is a result of the president's veto on Thursday of a bill that would extend the period in which doctors can obtain a B1-level certificate of Polish language proficiency. Those who do not possess the certificate are barred from treating patients.
Karol Nawrocki vetoed a regulation that would have extended the deadline for non-EU doctors to submit a B1-level Polish language certificate by one year. As of May 1st, regional medical chambers have revoked the licenses of 441 doctors who failed to submit such a certificate, "Rzeczpospolita" has learned.
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