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  1. Aspiring Clinical Officers (CO) who have completed their internship program and wish to practice as a clinical officer need to apply for registration and practice license by making an application to the Clinical Officers Council Kenya.
  2. The applicant can make the licensing application online by visiting the Clinical Officers Council Kenya (COC) Portal through the following COC Online Services Portal
  3. Upon entering the accounts’ homepage, click on the “Not Registered” link to register for an account on the COC online portal. This will direct the applicant to the next page where they are to start the registration process.
  4. The applicant should select the “Register for Online Services” menu and input the required information
  5. The applicant is to select the “STUDENT” option under the “SELECT CADRE” option.
  6. The applicant should then input their index number, ID/PASSPORT Number and their email address
  7. Upon entering the required information for registration click on the “Register for Online Services” Tab. This will cause a confirmation email address to be sent to the applicants’ email address.
  8. The applicant should then log into their email address and confirm their registration by clicking on the “Complete Registration” button in the email which has been sent. This will direct the applicant back to the COC Online Services Portal.
  9. Upon entering the portal, the applicant is to edit their profile by their Personal and Professional details, Uploading their Photograph and Changing/Setting their password.
  10. Upon updating the profile, click on the “Annual Practice License” tab in the menu on the left pane, to enter into the next page.
  11. On the Annual Practice License page, click on the “Click here to make Application for Practice License for 20xx” button to enter the next page where the applicant is required to provide information for the licensing application.
  12. Please provide required information for licensing. These include:-
    • Email
    • Mobile
    • Practice type (Clinical / Non-Clinical)
    • Type of Application license (Select dental or medical)
    • Internship Training Center (National Government , County Government, Private Sector(Health institutions), Training institutions ,Non-governmental organization, Faith based organization, independent Practice, Others)
    • Select county
    • Workstation /Facility
  13. Confirm that all the information provided is correct and click on the “Save & Continue” button. This will cause an invoice for payment of the application fees to be generated.
  14. On the COC Invoice page “Click to Pay Now” button to pay for the Registration and Practice Licence
  15. Proceed to make the payment using the instructions given online. The Payment instructions will be generated and displayed automatically in the portal. More information about the Replacement fees to be paid is given in the “Fee” section of this page
  16. Upon making the application payment, a payment receipt and the Practice Licence will be generated online.
  17. The applicant should wait for approximately 10 minutes then refresh the invoice page. After refreshing the page, they should find receipt and license ready to be printed.
  18. Click on the “Download Receipt “ Button and the “Download License” button to download the payment receipt and Clinical Officer Practise Licence respectively.
  19. Print the receipt and license and keep them for reference.


Apply In-Person:

  1. Aspiring Clinical Officers (CO) who have completed their internship program and wish to practice as a clinical officer need to apply for registration and practice license by making an application to the Clinical Officers Council Kenya. The applicant can do this by visiting the Clinical Officers Council Kenya (COC) offices to make the application.
  2. Here the applicant will be given an Application for Registration as a Clinical Officer and Application for Licence to Render Medical and an Application Of Professional Practice License Form to fill and submit
  3. Fill in the application form and attach the required documents. A list of the required documents is mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
  4. Submit the completed application form and all the required documents to the Clinical Officers Council Kenya (COC) offices and proceed to pay the required fees. Details of the required fees for licensing are provided in the “Fees” Section of this page.
  5. Submit the payment receipt to the COC Offices for processing of the licensing application process to begin.
  6. At this point the Clinical Officers Council Kenya (COC) officers will go through the application documents to determine their authenticity and if they meet the requirements.
  7. Upon completion of licensing process, the Clinical Officers Council Kenya will contact the applicant to collect their Clinical Officer Practise License in person.
  8. The whole process is usually completed after a period of five days.
  9. The applicant will be required to produce proof of identity when collecting the Clinical Officer Practice License



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Required DocumentsEdit

Originals and certified copies of:

  • Degree/Diploma Certificates.
  • National identity card
  • KCSE Certificate.
  • Internship completion letter.
  • Dully filled Internship Booklet/Logbook.
  • Passport size photo.
  • Dully filled COC Registration form
  • Internship license and
  • COC result slip
  • Payment receipt.
  • Professionals trained outside Kenya who may wish to be registered by the Council shall be required to show proof of qualification/competency equivalent to standards established in Kenya.



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Clinical Officers Council, - Head Office
Blue Violet Building, Suite 203,
Kindaruma Road Off Ngong Road, Nairobi
P.O. Box 19795 K.N.H.,
Nairobi
Phone No: 0725 705 144
Fax: 020 722618
Email: [email protected]
Website Contact link 1 and contact link 2

EligibilityEdit

  • Clinical officer who have completed their internship program are eligible to make the application for registration and licensing within 3 months after internship.



FeesEdit

  • Kshs. 9,500 –  Diploma ( Registration and license fee)
  • Kshs. 10,000 – Degree (Registration and license fee)



ValidityEdit

  • The validity period is one year.



Documents to UseEdit

  • A sample of the APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A CLINICAL OFFICER – COC 2 can be found on page 24 of the following document link



Sample DocumentsEdit

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.



Processing TimeEdit

  • The processing time is 5 days



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InstructionsEdit

  • Eligible applicants, upon completion of training in an approved institution, shall be required to sit a prescribed Council exam. Successful candidates shall be posted for a one year internship.
  • The applicant should make the application within three months after completion of their internship program.



Required InformationEdit

  • Full names .
  • Email
  • Mobile
  • Practice type (Clinical / Non-Clinical)
  • Type of license
  • Employer Details
  • county
  • Workstation /Facility
  • Mobile No



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • The clinical officer practice license allows the holder to practice as a clinical officer in Kenya.
  • Every Clinical officer practicing in Kenya is required to be registered and licensed with the Clinical Officers Council in accordance with the Clinical Officers (Training, Registration and Licensing) Act, 2017, Laws of Kenya.



Information which might helpEdit

  • “clinical officer” means a person who, having successfully undergone a prescribed course of training in an approved training institution, is a holder of a registration certificate issued by the COC.
  • A person who has been registered by the Council shall be entitled to render medical or dental services in any medical institution in Kenya.
  • A person shall be entitled to registration if he satisfies the Council that he—
    • has successfully undergone a prescribed course of training at an approved training institution.
    • has applied for registration in the prescribed form
    • has paid the prescribed fees for registration
    • is a fit and proper person to be registered



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



External LinksEdit



OthersEdit

  • The Clinical Officers Council is established by an Act of Parliament to coordinate and regulate the training, registration and licensing of all Clinical Officers under the Clinical Officers (Training, Registration & Licensing) Act Cap 260 Laws of Kenya. In line with the Council’s core mandate, the Council oversees the training, registration and licensing of Clinical Officers.




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