Decree Law No. 18/2004, Private Health Units (Timor-Leste)
The Decree-Law provides that a prior license shall be obtained from the Permanent Secretary, specifies the types of services to be provided, any specialty and specific condition applicable, before the operation of private health units. It also defines the rules on the establishment and operation of private health units.
Private health units shall also be monitored by the Office of the Health Inspection, in collaboration with the National Directorate of Health Policy and Planning, as well as the other institutions of the Ministry of Health.