1. The health and family planning administrative department may order doctors who fail the examination to suspend their practice activities for three to six months and receive training.

2. After the expiration of the suspension of practice activities, re-take the examination. Those who pass the examination are allowed to continue practicing, but they may not be appraised and promoted during this examination period.

3. If the examination is unqualified, the administrative department of health and family planning shall cancel the registration and recover the practicing certificate of the doctor.

4. Regular assessment of doctors refers to the institutions or organizations entrusted by the health administrative department of the local people's governments at or above the county level to assess the professional level, work performance and professional ethics of doctors in accordance with the standards for practicing doctors. The regular examination for doctors is divided into the examination for practicing doctors and the examination for practicing assistant doctors.