S.I. No. 592/2009 - Medical Council Rules Specifying Particulars to be Contained in the Register of Medical Practitioners, 2009.

1. For the purpose of section 11(2)(

b

) of the Act, the Register and its divisions will be maintained in accordance with Part 6 of the Act and the Registration Rules made under section 11 of the Act.

2. For the purpose of section 11(2)(

c

) of the Act, the Register will contain in respect of each registered medical practitioner the

names

of the medical practitioner and the

qualifications

they are entitled to have registered under the Act

and

the following identifying particulars of the medical practitioner

2.1 the

date

the registered qualification(s) was/were awarded;

2.2 the

registration number

specific to the medical practitioner;

2.3 the

registered address

of the medical practitioner;

2.4 the

gender

of the medical practitioner;

2.5 the

division

of the Register in which the medical practitioner is registered and/or the registration status and registration date;

2.6 where the medical practitioner is registered in the Trainee Specialist Division and holds

trainee specialist registration

for the purposes of medical specialist training, the details of the individually numbered, identifiable

post

in which they are currently practising;

2.7 where the medical practitioner is registered in the

Specialist Division

, the

specialty/ies and/or subspecialty/ies

in which the medical practitioner is registered in that division;

2.8 where the medical practitioner is registered in the

Visiting EEA Practitioners Division

, the particulars of the temporary and occasional medical services being rendered and the period(

s

) in which the medical practitioner expects to render them;

2.9 where the medical practitioner’s registration is subject to conditions, the words “

CONDITIONS ATTACHED

” will be entered in the Register against the medical practitioner’s name and, on written application to the Medical Council, the particulars of the conditions will be made available to the public and/or any other interested party, unless the Medical Council deems it inappropriate to do so.

3. The Register will be established, maintained and published in electronic form.

THESE RULES WILL COMMENCE ON THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL 2009

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Council,

29 April 2009.

Professor Kieran Murphy,

President.

John Lamont,

Chief Executive.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

In this document, the provisions of section (2) of the

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

will apply except where the context otherwise requires.

Any reference to the

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

includes the amendment of that Act by the

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007

and any subsequent amendments.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

15

th October

, 2010.

These rules are made pursuant to the provisions of

section 11

and sections 43-44, 46-51 and

56

of the

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

(“

the Act

”) for the purpose of specifying the particulars of each registered medical practitioner to be contained in the Register of Medical Practitioners (“

the Register

”). These rules should be read in conjunction with the Registration Rules 2009. The rules of interpretation shall be as stated in section 2 of the Act unless otherwise stated.