According to Bao Zheng Medical Education Network, the health professional and technical qualification examination, referred to as "health qualification examination", is the primary and intermediate title examination of health system. It requires candidates to have passed the qualification examination before taking the examination, such as the nurse qualification examination or the medical practitioner examination.

Health professional and technical qualification examination is a professional examination jointly organized and implemented by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Health. The talent exchange center of the Ministry of Health is responsible for all examinations such as registration and qualification examination. The Talent Exchange Service Center of the Ministry of Health and the state administration of traditional chinese medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine Qualification Certification Center are respectively responsible for the propositions and papers of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. In principle, the exam is held once a year, usually in the middle and late May.