Doctors in reduced practice are either retired or doing full-time administrative work. 

Doctors in reduced practice can only write prescriptions for:

• himself/herself

• spouse

• child

• adopted child

• stepchild

• grandchild

• sibling

• parent

• step-parent

• grandparent

A doctor whose PC has lapsed or expired is not eligible to apply for Reduced Practice.

To resume practice after a lapsed/expired PC, the doctor must submit a new full-fee PC application after meeting the prevailing CME requirements. For new PC with a validity start date on/after 1 January 2026, doctors are required to accumulate 50 CME points, of which 10 core points in each of your registered specialty and/or Family Medicine; and 5 Mandatory Medical Ethics (MME) core points within 24 months prior to the application.