Temporary traineeship is the performance of professional work activities by trainees.
Trainee - a citizen of a Member State or a citizen of a third State who has recognised evidence of education for the purpose of pursuing a health profession (referred to in Article 27 of Law No 578/2004) Z. z.) pursuant to § 30 (1) (a). a) Act No 422/2015 Coll. (issued Decision on recognition of evidence of education by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic).
The trainee shall carry out professional work activities:
in an employment relationship or equivalent employment relationship with a healthcare provider
under the professional supervision of a healthcare professional qualified to carry out professional work activities in the relevant health profession engaged in the health profession referred to in Article 3 (4) with the provider in accordance with point (a). (a) Law No 578/2004 Z. z. (hereinafter referred to as the "supervising healthcare professional') if the supervised healthcare professional is not present, the trainee must be under the professional supervision of a substitute healthcare professional who must meet the same conditions as the supervised healthcare professional.
Maximum duration of temporary traineeship
Warning: Important information!
On 15 September 2023 at 6:00 p.m. an emergency situation was called off in connection with the threat to public health due to COVID-19 disease caused by the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 for the Slovak Republic.
In the context of the emergency situation referred to in paragraph 1, the following shall be indicated:
Where temporary traineeships have started during a crisis situation due to COVID-19 (exceptional state, emergency or public health emergency due to COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) may be performed for a maximum of 180 days from the end of the emergency situation. After the expiry of that period, the traineeship ceases on 13.03. 2024.
Warning: After the date of 13.03. 2024 pursuant to § 30a (8) of Act No. 578/2004 Coll. on Health Care Providers, Health Care Professionals, Health Professional Organisations and on the amendment of certain laws as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Act on Providers"), a person who has carried out a temporary traineeship may carry out a temporary traineeship either with the original or with the new healthcare provider. Internships may be conducted for a maximum of 18 months without interruption, with only one provider and without any possibility of repetition. Attention the obligation to notify the healthcare provider for whom the temporary professional traineeship is conducted against the Slovak Ministry of Health.
Even in case of continuation of temporary traineeship with the same healthcare provider, all information about trainees should be re-notified to MZ SR. Data are important for the control and statistical function of MZ SR.
The provider with whom the trainee has started a traineeship is obliged to report to email without delay mzsr.podatelna@health.gov.sk details referred to in Article 30a (3) of the Law on Providers. The data to be sent MZ SR are listed below.
The above information applies only to persons who have not yet obtained a decision on recognition of qualifications of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic, as they have not successfully passed an additional examination at the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava.
If a temporary post-crisis traineeship has started due to COVID-19 disease, it may be performed for a maximum of 18 months without interruption, with only one provider and without any possibility of recurrence.
The trainee shall in particular attach the following to the application for a traineeship:
a copy of the identity document,
a copy of the decision on recognition of the educational document issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic for the purpose of carrying out the relevant medical profession,
Document proving medical fitness pursuant to Article 32 (1) and (7) of Law No 578/2004 Z. z.
the declaration of good repute pursuant to § 38 of Law No 578/2004 Z. z.
a self-certification of the State language or English language to the extent necessary for the exercise of the relevant medical profession.
A healthcare provider with whom a trainee has started a traineeship is required
immediately notify the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic by e-mail: mzsr.podatelna@health.gov.sk
the name and surname of the trainee,
the date of birth of the trainee,
citizenship of the trainee;
registration number of the decision to recognise the evidence of education,
the name and surname of the supervising healthcare professional,
that the trainee has submitted all the above documents - attach scan copies of the information (pattern available for download here).
The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic will impose a fine on the healthcare provider up to 5 000.00 Euro.
ensure that the supervising healthcare professional exercises professional oversight over up to three trainees and is personally present in the performance of the traineeship; in the absence of the supervising healthcare professional, a substitute supervising healthcare professional must be physically present in the performance of the traineeship.
where it is an outpatient care provider, it is obliged to ensure that the supervised healthcare professional is a healthcare professional with at least three years of professional experience and is personally present in the practice of the traineeship. Professional supervision must be carried out by a supervised health professional not more than one intern. In the absence of a supervised healthcare professional, a substitute supervised healthcare professional must be physically present in the performance of the traineeship.
For breach of the obligation to ensure the exercise of professional supervision in the performance of the internship, the Ministry of Health will impose a fine on the healthcare provider up to 15 000.00 Euro.
For more information on the possibility of temporary traineeships: nana.bazikova@health.gov.sk