Doctors' SKP requirement cut to 160: what is settled, what is not
The SKP requirement for doctors and specialists drops from 250 to 160 per five years, but the decree is not out yet. What is settled and what is not.
On 29 September 2026 the Health Ministry announced that the professional credit (SKP) requirement for doctors and specialists will drop from 250 to 160 SKP per five years (Health Ministry, 30 September 2026). For doctors this matters for one very practical reason: sufficient SKP is a condition for renewing the practice licence (SIP) every five years.
What is settled
- The number: 160 SKP per five years for doctors and specialists.
- The weight shifts to patient care. The largest share of SKP now comes from the patient-care domain, complemented by two other domains: learning and community service.
- SKP remains a condition for renewing the SIP.
What is not settled yet
- The legal basis is not out. The Ministry says it is finalising a Ministerial Decree on guidelines for managing SKP sufficiency. As of 8 November 2026 we have not found it on the Ministry’s legal database.
- The effective date and transition rules have not been given, including for doctors whose SIP period is already running.
- The exact split between domains has not been given.
- Dentists are not mentioned in the announcement.
- The SKP Platform update was targeted for completion in September 2026. We have found no announcement that it has gone live.
What you can do now
- Do not plan around 160 yet. Until the decree is issued, the number cannot be relied on for a SIP renewal.
- Keep evidence of patient-care activity in order. With patient care now carrying the most weight, validated care records matter more. According to the KKI FAQ, care activity uploaded to the SKP Platform must fall within an active SIP period, and employment data and SIP periods must be validated by the facility where the doctor works.
- Hospitals: make sure SISDMK validation is happening. Your doctors are waiting for the hospital’s SISDMK account to validate their employment data and SIP period before their SKP can be linked (see also).
Our position
Adievia does not handle SKP or doctors’ licensing. Adievia Praktik keeps the medical record of every visit, and all of its data can be downloaded at any time. Whether those records can serve as evidence of care activity for SKP depends on guidelines that have not been issued, so we do not claim it. We will update this article once the decree is out.