art. 1 The authorization for free practice is the official document, issued by the Ministry of Health through the county public health department or the Bucharest municipality, which must be obligatorily held by every person who provides public services connected to the medical act: dental technique; biology, biochemistry and chemistry; medical physics; physiotherapy; psychology; speech therapy; sociology; vocal therapy; optics-optometry; prosthetics-orthotics; hearing prosthetics; audiology; nutrition and dietetics. The authorization for free practice for public services connected to the medical act is endorsed annually. The documents required for issuing the authorization for free practice for public services connected to the medical act for each category are listed in the application form.

art.2 By way of exception from the provisions of art.1, legally constituted professional organizations, with authority to issue documents certifying professional training and the right to free practice for the organization’s members, shall issue authorization for free practice for their own members who perform public services connected to the medical act included in the organization’s statute and competences.

(Order 1992/2023 - for the approval of the Methodological Norms regarding the establishment, authorization, equipping, operation and registration of private practice offices for services connected to the medical act, as well as for establishing the documents required for issuing practice authorizations for personnel who carry out services connected to the medical act)