UAE laws by sector
UAE healthcare legislation covering health services, medical practice, medicines, public health and related regulation.
Federal Law No. (14) of 2014
Establishes the UAE federal framework for notification, surveillance, prevention, isolation, quarantine, treatment and coordinated public-health response to communicable diseases.
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Federal Decree by Law No. (24) of 2025
The decree-law creates a tightly controlled licensing and supervision framework for industrial hemp with legally defined low-THC characteristics and for authorised industrial or medical uses, while preserving narcotics controls outside the permitted scope.
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Federal Law No. (13) of 2020
The Public Health Law establishes a national framework for health promotion, prevention and coordinated public-health protection, covering family and student health, vulnerable groups, healthy lifestyles, food/tobacco/occupational/environmental health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, international health regulations and reporting.
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Federal Law No. (10) of 2023
Federal Law No. (10) of 2023 regulates mental health services across the UAE, protects psychiatric-patient rights, creates oversight and patient-rights committees, and sets detailed rules for voluntary, emergency and compulsory admission, treatment, discharge and community care.
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Federal Law No. (10) of 2021
Federal Law No. (10) of 2021 regulates cemetery planning and management, transport and preparation of deceased persons, burial permits, burial of bodies and human organs/remains, exhumation/transfer, public-health safeguards, inspection and penalties.
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Federal Law No. (7) of 2019
The law regulates assisted reproductive technology and fertility centres in the UAE, including licensing, treatment eligibility, consent, permitted and prohibited techniques, preservation of gametes/embryos, confidentiality, research, professional duties, inspection and penalties.
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Federal Law No. (6) of 2023
This law regulates licensing and practice of specified healthcare professions carried out by persons other than physicians and pharmacists, including qualifications, professional duties, national and local registers, disciplinary measures and penalties.
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Federal Decree by Law No. (21) of 2025
This decree-law establishes the federal regime for veterinary medical products and veterinary pharmaceutical establishments, covering product authorisation, manufacture, import/export, distribution, storage, advertising, quality, pharmacovigilance, licensing, inspection and enforcement.
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Federal Decree by Law No. (25) of 2023
The decree-law regulates donation and transplantation of human organs and tissues, licensing of transplant facilities and professionals, living and deceased donation, consent, medical evaluation, allocation, transport, national coordination, prohibitions, non-human transplantation and penalties.
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