Do individual clinics need to apply for business licenses?
The Ministry of Health and other ministries and commissions' Implementation Opinions on Classified Management of Urban Medical Institutions (Weifa [2003] No.233) stipulates that "for-profit medical institutions that have obtained the Practice License of Medical Institutions shall go through the relevant registration procedures with the relevant departments of industry and commerce administration, taxation and so on in accordance with relevant laws and regulations." Clinics are usually designated as profit-making organizations.