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ATT Nru. XII ta’ l-2003 ACT No. XII of 2003 ATT ma[ru; b’li;i mill-Parlament ta’ AN ACT enacted by the Parliament of Malta. (titoluubidufis-se]])

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Preambolu Art. 1 First Schedule Art. 2 Second Schedule Art. 3 Third Schedule Art. 4 Fourth Schedule Art. 5 Health care professions subject to supervision. Fifth Schedule Art. 6 Procedure of relevant Councils. Art. 7 Conditions to practise as a medical practitioner. Art. 8 Art. 9 Art. 10 Functions of the Medical Council. Art. 11 Art. 12 Register of Dental surgeons. Art. 13 Conditions to practise as a pharmacist. Art. 14 Art. 15 Art. 16 Art. 17 Register of Pharmacists . Art. 18 Art. 19 Conditions to practise midwifery profession. Art. 20 Conditions to practise nursing profession. Art. 21 Art. 22 Art. 23 Register of Midwives. Art. 24 Art. 25 Art. 26 Art. 27 Functions of the Council for Professions Complementary to Medicine. Art. 28 Art. 29 Specialists. Art. 30 Art. 31 Art. 32 Art. 33 Saving of proceedings under other laws. Art. 34 Restoration of names to register. Art. 35 Art. 36 Art. 37 Summoning of witnesses. Art. 38 Erasure from register or list of provisional registration on ground of infirmity. Art. 39 Art. 40 Art. 41 Art. 42 Art. 43 Acquired right to practise a health care profession. Art. 44 Art. 45 Art. 46 Art. 47 Art. 48 Default powers of the President of Malta. Art. 49 Appeals Committee. Art. 50 Postal ballot. Art. 51 Art. 52 Repeal and saving. Art. 53 Transitory provisions. Art. 54

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Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 2003 12 — ATT Nru. XII ta’ l-2003 ACT No. XII of 2003 ATT ma[ru; b’li;i mill-Parlament ta’ AN ACT enacted by the Parliament of Malta.
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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,487, 17 ta’ Ottubru, 2003

Taqsima A

MALTA

ATT Nru. XII ta’ l-2003

ACT No. XII of 2003

ATT ma[ru; b’li;i mill-Parlament ta’

AN ACT enacted by the Parliament of

Malta.

Malta.

ATT biex jirregola l-Prattika ta’

AN ACT to regulate the Practice of

Professjonijiet dwar il-Kura Medika

Health Care Professions in Malta.

f’Malta.

ATT TA’ L-2003 DWAR IL-PROFESSJONIJIET TAS-SA}}A

TAQSIM TA’ L-ATT

Artikolu

Taqsima I

Preliminari

1 - 6

Taqsima II

Tobba u Kirurgi dentali

7 - 12

Taqsima III

Spi\jara u Pharmacy Technicians

13 - 18

Taqsima IV

Infermieri u Qwiebel

19 - 24

Taqsima V

Professjonijiet Komplimentari g]all-Medi`ina

25 - 28

Taqsima VI

Spe`jalisti

29 - 30

Taqsima VII

Azzjoni Dixxiplinari, Reati u T]assir ta’ Ismijiet

31 - 41

Taqsima VIII

Re[istrazzjoni ta’ ~ittadini ta’ Stati Membri

42 - 44

Taqsima IX

Disposizzjonijiet Mixxellanji

45 - 51

Taqsima X

T]assir, Riserva u Disposizzjonijiet o]ra

52 - 54

SKEDI

L-Ewwel Skeda

Regoli ta’ Pro`edura u regoli o]ra dwar Kunsilli u

Kumitati g]all-Approvazzjoni ta’ Spe`jalisti

It-Tieni Skeda

Kwalifiki Rikonoxxuti

It-Tielet Skeda

Professjonijiet Komplimentari g]all-Medi`ina

Ir-Raba’ Skeda

Asso`jazzjonijiet Professjonali

Il-}ames Skeda

Re[istri dwar l-Ispe`jalisti

Nag]ti l-kunsens tieg]i.

G UIDO DE M ARCO

(L.S.)

President

17 ta’ Ottubru, 2003

ATT Nru. XII ta’ l-2003

ATT biex jirregola l-Prattika ta’ Professjonijiet dwar il-Kura

Medika f’Malta.

IL-PRESIDENT bil-parir u l-kunsens tal-Kamra tad-Deputati,

imlaqqg]a f’dan il-Parlament, u bl-awtorità ta’ l-istess, ]are[ b’li[i

dan li [ej:-

TAQSIMA I

PRELIMINARI

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(1) The short title of this Act is the Health Care Title and

commencement.

Professions Act, 2003.

(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister

responsible for health may by notice in the Gazette appoint, and

different dates may be so appointed for different purposes and for

different provisions of this Act.

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(Article 6)

Rules of Procedure and other rules relating to Councils

and Specialist Accreditation Committees

1. Each Council shall have a registrar who shall be a public

officer detailed for the purpose by the Minister.

2. Every member of a Council other than the President shall

be entitled to one vote.

3. The President of a Council shall only be entitled to vote in

cases of equality of votes.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding rule, the

President shall have both an original and a casting vote in inquiries

held for the purposes of article 32 of the Act.

5. The President of a Council shall be appointed for a term of

three years.

6. The other members of a Council, whether appointed or

elected, shall hold office for three years

Provided that the Prime MInister may remove any such

member from office on grounds of proved misbehaviour or proved

incapacity (whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or any

other cause) to perform the functions of members.

7. The President and other members of a Council may resign

their office before the expiration of their term of office by letter in

writing (in the case of the President addressed to the Prime Minister,

and in the case of other members addressed to the President of the

Council).

8. Where for any cause a vacancy arises in any Council, in

the case of an appointed member another member shall be appointed

to fill the vacancy, and in the case of an elected member an election

shall be held, in each case within one month of the vacancy occurring.

The member so appointed or elected shall be so appointed or elected

for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member being

replaced.

9. All members of a Council may be re-appointed or stand for

election after the expiration of their term of office.

10. The following shall be disqualified from being members of

a Council

(a)

Members of the House of Representatives;

(b) such senior members of the Health Division as may

be prescribed

Provided that this disqualification shall not apply

with regard to such senior members who are to hold office ex

officio or whose membership is otherwise provided for by this

Act;

(c)

officials (as defined by the Employment and Cap. 452.

Industrial Relations Act) of a trade union.

11. Councils may act notwithstanding any vacancy provided Councils may

act

that a quorum is present.

notwithstanding

vacancies.

12. In the absence of the President of a Council, the other Absence of

members shall elect a person to chair the meeting from among President

meetings.

themselves; such person shall continue to have his original vote as

well as a casting vote.

13. The quorum at a meeting of the Council shall be half the Quorum.

members thereof plus one.

14. Each Council shall meet at least once monthly.

Councils to

meet once

monthly.

15. A member of a Council who absents himself from three Absentee

consecutive meetings without just cause and without giving notice of members.

the reasons for such absence in writing to the President of the Council

before or as soon as may reasonably be after the meeting shall be

declared by the Council to have resigned and shall not be eligible for

re-appointment or re-election before the lapse of one tear from the

date of such declaration.

16. The provisions of the above rules, other than rule 14, shall Application of

rules to

mutatis mutandis apply to Specialist Accreditation Committees.

Specialist

Accreditation

Committees.

17. Specialist Accreditation Committees shall meet whenever Specialist

the need arises, and in any case not later than one month after receipt Accreditation

Committees to

of an application by a person for a certificate indicating that he has meet

need arises.

the requisites for registration as a specialist.

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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

Interpretation.

"Council for Nurses and Midwives" means the Council

established by article 21;

"Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine"

means the Council established by article 26;

"European Union" means the European Union referred to in the

Treaty;

"good conduct" means conduct approved by the relevant

Council;

"health care profession" means a profession regulated by this

Act;

"health care professional" means a person who is authorised to

practise a health care profession in accordance with the provisions of

this Act;

"legal practitioner" means a person who has practised as an

advocate in Malta for a period of, or periods amounting in the

aggregate to, not less than seven years;

"Medical Council" means the Council established by article 9;

"Member State" means a State which is a member of the

European Union or such State as the Minister may prescribe;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for health;

"Pharmacy Council" means the Council established by article

"practice" in respect of any health care professional means the

taking up and, or pursuit of the respective profession and includes the

provision of services;

"prescribed" means laid down by regulations in accordance with

the provisions of this Act;

"professional and ethical standards" includes standards relating

to the general conduct of a member of a health care profession,

including the behaviour of such member towards his client or the

patient under his care or being attended by him, during or

consequential to the exercise of his profession, and the behaviour of

such member towards other members of his profession and towards

members of other health care professions and towards society;

"professional complementary to medicine" means a health care

professional whose name is entered in the Registers of Professions

Complementary to Medicine referred to in article 28;

"relevant Council" means:-

(a)

in relation to medical practitioners and dental

surgeons, the Medical Council;

(b) in relation to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians,

the Pharmacy Council;

(c)

in relation to nurses and midwives, the Council for

Nurses and Midwives; and

(d) in relation to the Professions Complementary to

Medicine, the Council for the Professions Complementary to

Medicine;

"specialist" means a health care professional whose name is

entered in the appropriate part of the specialist register kept by the

relevant Council in accordance with this Act;

"Specialist Accreditation Committee" means a committee set up

under article 30;

"the Treaty" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in article

2 of the European Union Act, 2003.

Act V of 2003.

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(Articles 11, 12, 17, 23, 24 and 29)

PART I a

Basic qualifications in medicine

Title of qualification

Awarding body

Belgique/België/ - Diploma van arts

1. De universiteiten/les universités

- Diplôme de docteur en 2. De bevoegde Examencommissie van de

médecine

Vlaamse Gemeenschap/le Jury compétent

d'enseignement de la Communauté

française

Bevis

for

b e s t å e t Medicinsk universitetsfakultet

1. Autorisation

lægevidenskabelig

embedseksamen

2. Tilladelse

1. Zeugnis

über

die Zuständige Behörden

1. Bescheinigung

Ärztliche Prüfung

2. Zeugnis

über

die

Ärztliche Staatsprüfung

und Zeugnis über die

Vorbereitungszeit als

Medizinalassistent,

2. -

soweit diese nach den

deutschen

Rechtsvorschriften noch

für den Abschluss der

ärztlichen Ausbildung

vorgesehen war

T í t u l o d e L i c e n c i a d o e n Ministerio de Educación y Cultura/El rector

Medicina y Cirugía

de una Universidad

Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en Universités

médecine

Primary qualification

Competent examining body

Certificate

D i p l o m a d i l a u r e a i n Università

Diploma

medicina e chirurgia

abilitazione

all'esercizio della

medicina

chirurgia

Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en Jury d'examen d'Etat

Certificat de stage

médecine, chirurgie et

accouchements

Getuigschrift van met goed Faculteit Geneeskunde

gevolg afgelegd artsexamen

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding body

Certificate

accompanying

qualification

Österreich

1. Urkunde

über

die 1. Medizinische Fakultät einer Universität

Verleihung

d e s 2. Österreichische Ärztekammer

akademischen Grades

Doktor der gesamten

Heilkunde (bzw. Doctor

medicinae universae,

Dr.med.univ.)

2. Diplom

über

die

spezifische Ausbildung

zum

Arzt

für

Allgemeinmedizin bzw.

Facharztdiplom

Portugal

Carta

de

Curso

d e Universidades

Diploma

licenciatura em medicina

comprovativo da

conclusão

do

internato geral

emitido

pelo

Ministério da Saúde

Suomi/Finland

L ä ä k e t i e t e e n l i s e n s i a a t i n 1. Helsingin

yliopisto

/

Helsingfors T o d i s t u s l ä ä k ä r i n

tutkinto

/

medicine

universitet

perusterveydenhuoll

licentiatexamen

on lisäkoulutuksesta

2. Kuopion yliopisto

/ examensbevis om

3. Oulun yliopisto

tilläggsutbildning

för läkare inom

4. Tampereen yliopisto

primärvården

5. Turun yliopisto

Sverige

Läkarexamen

Universitet

Bevis om praktisk

utbildning som

utfärdas

av

Socialstyrelsen

United Kingdom

Primary qualification

Competent examining body

Certificate

of

experience

PART I b

Qualifications in specialised medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding body

Certificate

accompanying

qualification

Belgique/België/ Bijzondere beroepstitel van Minister bevoegd voor Volksgezondheid/

geneesheer-specialist/Titre Ministre de la Santé publique

Belgien

professionnel particulier de

médecin spécialiste

Danmark

B e v i s f o r t i l l a d e l s e t i l a t Sundhedsstyrelsen

betegne sig som speciallæge

Deutschland

Fachärztliche Anerkennung

Countryesärztekammer

España

Título de Especialista

Ministerio de Educación y Cultura

France

1. Certificat

d'études 1. 3. 4. Universités

spéciales de médecine

2. Conseil de l'Ordre des médecins

2. Attestation de médecin

spécialiste qualifié

3. Certificat

d'études

spéciales de médecine

4. Diplôme

d'études

spécialisées

ou

spécialisation

complémentaire

qualifiante de médecine

Ireland

C e r t i f i c a t e o f S p e c i a l i s t Competent authority

doctor

Italia

Diploma

di

m e d i c o Università

specialista

Luxembourg

C e r t i f i c a t d e m é d e c i n Ministre de la Santé publique

spécialiste

Nederland

Bewijs van inschrijving in 1. Medisch

Specialisten

Registratie

een Specialistenregister

Commissie (MSRC) van de Koninklijke

Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot

Bevordering der Geneeskunst

2. Sociaal-Geneeskundigen

Registratie

Commissie van de Koninklijke

Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot

Bevordering der Geneeskunst

3. Huisarts en Verpleeghuisarts Registratie

Commissie (HVRC) van de Koninklijke

Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot

Bevordering der Geneeskunst

Österreich

Facharztdiplom

Österreichische Ärztekammer

Portugal

1. Grau de assistente e/ou

1. Ministério da Saúde

2. Titulo de especialista

2. Ordem dos Médicos

Suomi/Finland

E r i k o i s l ä ä k ä r i n t u t k i n t o / 1. Helsingin

yliopisto

/

Helsingfors

specialläkarexamen

universitet

2. Kuopion yliopisto

3. Oulun yliopisto

4. Tampereen yliopisto

5. Turun yliopisto

Sverige

Bevis om specialkompetens Socialstyrelsen

som läkare, utfärdat av

Socialstyrelsen

United Kingdom Certificate of Completion of Competent authority

specialist training

PART I c

Titles of training courses in specialised medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

anaesthetics

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Anesthésie-réanimation/Anesthesie reanimatie

Danmark

Anæstesiologi

Deutschland

Anästhesiologie

España

Anestesiología y Reanimación

France

Anesthésiologie-Réanimation chirurgicale

Ireland

Anaesthesia

Italia

Anestesia e rianimazione

Luxembourg

Anesthésie-réanimation

Nederland

Anesthesiologie

Österreich

Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin

Portugal

Anestesiologia

Suomi/Finland

Anestesiologia ja tehohoito / anestesiologi och intensivvård

Sverige

Anestesi och intensivvård

United Kingdom

Anaesthetics

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

general surgery

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Chirurgie/heelkunde

Danmark

Kirurgi eller kirurgiske sygdomme

Deutschland

Chirurgie

España

Cirugía general y del aparato digestivo

France

Chirurgie générale

Ireland

General surgery

Italia

Chirurgia generale

Luxembourg

Chirurgie générale

Nederland

Heelkunde

Österreich

Chirurgie

Portugal

Cirurgia geral

Suomi/Finland

Yleiskirurgia / allmän kirurgi

Sverige

Kirurgi

United Kingdom

General surgery

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

neurological surgery

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Neurochirurgie

Danmark

Neurokirurgi eller kirurgiske nervesygdomme

Deutschland

Neurochirurgie

España

Neurocirugía

France

Neurochirurgie

Ireland

Neurological surgery

Italia

Chirurgia generale

Luxembourg

Neurochirurgie

Nederland

Neurochirurgie

Österreich

Neurochirurgie

Portugal

Neurocirurgia

Suomi/Finland

Neurokirurgia / Neurokirurgi

Sverige

Neurokirurgi

United Kingdom

Neurosurgery

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

obstetrics and gynaecology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Gynécologie - obstétrique/gynaecologie en verloskunde

Danmark

Gynækologi og obstetrik eller kvindesygdomme og

fødselshjælp

Deutschland

Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

España

Obstetricia y ginecología

France

Gynécologie- obstétrique

Ireland

Obstetrics and gynaecology

Italia

Ginecologia e ostetricia

Luxembourg

Gynécologie - obstétrique

Nederland

Verloskunde en gynaecologie

Österreich

Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe

Portugal

Ginecologia e obstetrícia

Suomi/Finland

Naistentaudit ja synnytykset / kvinnosjukdomar och

förlossningar

Sverige

Obstetrik och gynekologi

United Kingdom

Obstetrics and gynaecology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

general (internal) medicine

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Médecine interne/inwendige geneeskunde

Danmark

Intern medicin

Deutschland

Innere Medizin

España

Medicina interna

France

Médecine interne

Ireland

General medicine

Italia

Medicina interna

Luxembourg

Médecine interne

Nederland

Inwendige geneeskunde

Österreich

Innere Medizin

Portugal

Medicina interna

Suomi/Finland

Sisätaudit / inre medicin

Sverige

Internmedicin

United Kingdom

General (internal) medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

ophtalmology

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Ophtalmologie/oftalmologie

Danmark

Oftalmologi eller øjensygdomme

Deutschland

Augenheilkunde

España

Oftalmología

France

Ophtalmologie

Ireland

Ophthalmology

Italia

Oftalmologia

Luxembourg

Ophtalmologie

Nederland

Oogheelkunde

Österreich

Augenheilkunde und Optometrie

Portugal

Oftalmologia

Suomi/Finland

Silmätaudit / ögonsjukdomar

Sverige

Ögonsjukdomar (oftalmologi)

United Kingdom

Ophthalmology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

oto rhino laryngology

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Oto-rhino-laryngologie/ otorhinolaryngologie

Danmark

Oto-rhino-laryngologi eller øre-næse-halssygdomme

Deutschland

Hals-Nase-Ohrenheilkunde

España

Otorrinolaringología

France

Oto-rhino-laryngologie

Ireland

Otolaryngology

Italia

Otorinolaringoiatria

Luxembourg

Oto-rhino-laryngologie

Nederland

keel-, neus- en oorheelkunde

Österreich

Hals-, Nase- und Ohrenkrankheiten

Portugal

Otorrinolaringologia

Suomi/Finland

Korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutaudit / öron-, näs- och halssjukdomar

Sverige

Öron-, näs- och halssjukdomar (oto-rhino-laryngologi)

United Kingdom

Otolaryngology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

paediatrics

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Pédiatrie/pediatrie

Danmark

Pædiatri eller sygdomme høs børn

Deutschland

Kinderheilkunde

España

Pediatría sus áreas específicas

France

Pédiatrie

Ireland

Paediatrics

Italia

Pédiatria

Luxembourg

Pédiatrie

Nederland

Kindergeneeskunde

Österreich

Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde

Portugal

Pediatria

Suomi/Finland

Lastentaudit / barnsjukdomar

Sverige

Barn- och ungdomsmedicin

United Kingdom

Paediatrics

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

respiratory medicine

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Pneumologie

Danmark

Medicinske lungesygdomme

Deutschland

Pneumologie

España

Neumología

France

Pneumologie

Ireland

Respiratory medicine

Italia

Malattie dell'apparato respiratorio

Luxembourg

Pneumologie

Nederland

Longziekten en tuberculose

Österreich

Lungenkrankheiten

Portugal

Pneumologia

Suomi/Finland

Keuhkosairaudet ja allergologia / lungsjukdomar och

allergologi

Sverige

Lungsjukdomar (pneumologi)

United Kingdom

Respiratory medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

urology

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Urologie

Danmark

Urologi eller urinvejenes kirurgiske sygdomme

Deutschland

Urologie

España

Urología

France

Urologie

Ireland

Urology

Italia

Urologia

Luxembourg

Urologie

Nederland

Urologie

Österreich

Urologie

Portugal

Urologia

Suomi/Finland

Urologia / urologi

Sverige

Urologi

United Kingdom

Urology

Country

Title of qualification

orthopaedics

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Chirurgie orthopédique/Orthopedische heelkunde

Danmark

Ortopædisk kirurgi

Deutschland

Orthopädie

España

Traumatología y cirugía ortopédica

France

Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie

Ireland

Orthopaedic surgery

Italia

Ortopedia e traumatologia

Luxembourg

Orthopédie

Nederland

Orthopedie

Österreich

Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie

Portugal

Ortopedia

Suomi/Finland

Ortopedia ja traumatologia / ortopedi och traumatologi

Sverige

Ortopedi

United Kingdom

Trauma and orthopaedic surgery

Country

Title of qualification

pathological anatomy

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Anatomie pathologique/pathologische anatomie

Danmark

Patologisk anatomi eller vævs- og celleundersøgelser

Deutschland

Pathologie

España

Anatomía patológica

France

Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques

Ireland

Morbid anatomy and histopathology

Italia

Anatomia patologica

Luxembourg

Anatomie pathologique

Nederland

Pathologie

Österreich

Pathologie

Portugal

Anatomia patológica

Suomi/Finland

Patologia / patologi

Sverige

Klinisk patologi

United Kingdom

Histopathology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

neurology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Neurologie

Danmark

Neuromedicin eller medicinske nervesygdomme

Deutschland

Neurologie

España

Neurología

France

Neurologie

Ireland

Neurology

Italia

Neurologia

Luxembourg

Neurologie

Nederland

Neurologie

Österreich

Neurologie

Portugal

Neurologia

Suomi/Finland

Neurologia / neurologi

Sverige

Neurologi

United Kingdom

Neurology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

psychiatry

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Psychiatrie

Danmark

Psykiatri

Deutschland

Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

España

Psiquiatría

France

Psychiatrie

Ireland

Psychiatry

Italia

Psichiatria

Luxembourg

Psychiatrie

Nederland

Psychiatrie

Österreich

Psychiatrie

Portugal

Psiquiatria

Suomi/Finland

Psykiatria / psykiatri

Sverige

Psykiatri

United Kingdom

General psychiatry

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

diagnostic radiology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Radiodiagnostic / röntgendiagnose

Danmark

Diagnostik radiologi eller røntgenundersøgelse

Deutschland

Diagnostische Radiologie

España

Radiodiagnóstico

France

Radiodiagnostic et imagerie médicale

Ireland

Diagnostic radiology

Italia

Radiodiagnostica

Luxembourg

Radiodiagnostic

Nederland

Radiologie

Österreich

Medizinische Radiologie-Diagnostik

Portugal

Radiodiagnóstico

Suomi/Finland

Radiologia / radiologi

Sverige

Medicinsk radiologi

United Kingdom

Clinical radiology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

radiotherapy

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Radiothérapie-oncologie / radiotherapie-oncologie

Danmark

Onkologi

Deutschland

Strahlentherapie

España

Oncología radioterápica

France

Oncologie radiothérapique

Ireland

Radiotherapy

Italia

Radioterapia

Luxembourg

Radiothérapie

Nederland

Radiotherapie

Österreich

Strahlentherapie/Radioonkologie

Portugal

Radioterapia

Suomi/Finland

Syöpätaudit / cancersjukdomar

Sverige

Tumörsjukdomar (allmän onkologi)

United Kingdom

Clinical oncology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

clinical biology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Biologie clinique/klinische biologie

Danmark

Deutschland

España

Análisis clínicos

France

Biologie médicale

Ireland

Italia

Patologia clinica

Luxembourg

Biologie clinique

Nederland

Österreich

Medizinische Biologie

Portugal

Patologia clínica

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

biological haematology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

España

France

Hématologie

Ireland

Italia

Luxembourg

Hématologie biologique

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Hematologia clínica

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

microbiology-bacteriology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Klinisk mikrobiologi

Deutschland

Mikrobiologie und Infektionsepidemiologie

España

Microbiología y parasitología

France

Ireland

Microbiology

Italia

Microbiologia e virologia

Luxembourg

Microbiologie

Nederland

Medische microbiologie

Österreich

Hygiene und Mikrobiologie

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Kliininen mikrobiologia / klinisk mikrobiologi

Sverige

Klinisk bakteriologi

United Kingdom

Medical microbiology and virology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

biological chemistry

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Klinisk biokemi

Deutschland

España

Bioquímica clínica

France

Ireland

Chemical pathology

Italia

Biochimica clinica

Luxembourg

Chimie biologique

Nederland

Klinische chemie

Österreich

Medizinische und chemische Labordiagnostik

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Kliininen kemia / klinisk kemi

Sverige

Klinisk kemi

United Kingdom

Chemical pathology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

immunology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Klinisk immunologi

Deutschland

España

Immunología

France

Ireland

Clinical immunology

Italia

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Immunologie

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

Klinisk immunologi

United Kingdom

Immunology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

plastic surgery

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique/plastische,

reconstructieve en esthetische heelkunde

Danmark

Plastikkirurgi

Deutschland

Plastische Chirurgie

España

Cirugía plástica y reparadora

France

Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique

Ireland

Plastic surgery

Italia

Chirurgia plastica e ricostruttiva

Luxembourg

Chirurgie plastique

Nederland

Plastische chirurgie

Österreich

Plastische Chirurgie

Portugal

Cirurgia plástica e reconstrutiva

Suomi/Finland

Plastiikkakirurgia / plastikkirurgi

Sverige

Plastikkirurgi

United Kingdom

Plastic surgery

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

thoracic surgery

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Chirurgie thoracique/heelkunde op de thorax

Danmark

Thoraxkirurgi eller brysthulens kirurgiske sygdomme

Deutschland

Herzchirurgie

España

Cirugía torácica

France

Chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire

Ireland

Thoracic surgery

Italia

Chirurgia toracica

Luxembourg

Chirurgie thoracique

Nederland

Cardio-thoracale chirurgie

Österreich

Portugal

Cirurgia cardiotorácica

Suomi/Finland

Sydän-ja rintaelinkirurgia / hjärt- och thoraxkirurgi

Sverige

Thoraxkirurgi

United Kingdom

Cardo-thoracic surgery

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

paediatric surgery

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

Kinderchirurgie

España

Cirugía pediátrica

France

Chirurgie infantile

Ireland

Paediatric surgery

Italia

Chirurgia pediatrica

Luxembourg

Chirurgie pédiatrique

Nederland

Österreich

Kinderchirurgie

Portugal

Cirurgia pediátrica

Suomi/Finland

Lastenkirurgia / barnkirurgi

Sverige

Barn- och ungdomskirurgi

United Kingdom

Paediatric surgery

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

vascular surgery

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Chirurgie des vaisseaux/bloedvatenheelkunde

Danmark

Karkirurgi eller kirurgiske blodkarsygdomme

Deutschland

España

Angiología y cirugía vascular

France

Chirurgie vasculaire

Ireland

Italia

Chirurgia vascolare

Luxembourg

Chirurgie vasculaire

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Cirurgia vascular

Suomi/Finland

Verisuonikirurgia / kärlkirurgi

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

cardiology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Cardiologie

Danmark

Kardiologi

Deutschland

España

Cardiología

France

Pathologie cardio-vasculaire

Ireland

Cardiology

Italia

Cardiologia

Luxembourg

Cardiologie et angiologie

Nederland

Cardiologie

Österreich

Portugal

Cardiologia

Suomi/Finland

Kardiologia / kardiologi

Sverige

Kardiologi

United Kingdom

Cardiology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

gastro-enterology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Gastro-entérologie / gastroenterologie

Danmark

Medicinsk gastroenterologi eller medicinske mave-tarm-

sygdomme

Deutschland

España

Aparato digestivo

France

Gastro-entérologie et hépatologie

Ireland

Gastro-enterology

Italia

Gastroenterologia

Luxembourg

Gastro-entérologie

Nederland

Gastro-enterologie

Österreich

Portugal

Gastrenterologia

Suomi/Finland

Gastroenterologia / gastroenterologi

Sverige

Medicinsk gastroenterologi och hepatologi

United Kingdom

Gastro-enterology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

rheumatology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Rhumatologie / reumatologie

Danmark

Reumatologi

Deutschland

España

Reumatología

France

Rhumatologie

Ireland

Rheumatology

Italia

Reumatologia

Luxembourg

Rhumatologie

Nederland

Reumatologie

Österreich

Portugal

Reumatologia

Suomi/Finland

Reumatologia / reumatologi

Sverige

Reumatologi

United Kingdom

Rheumatology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

general haematology

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Hæmatologi eller blodsygdomme

Deutschland

España

Hematología y hemoterapia

France

Ireland

Haematology

Italia

Ematologia

Luxembourg

Hématologie

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Imuno-hemoterapia

Suomi/Finland

Kliininen hematologia / Klinisk hematologi

Sverige

Hematologi

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

endocrinology

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Medicinsk endokrinologi eller medicinske hormonsygdomme

Deutschland

España

Endocrinología y nutrición

France

Endocrinologie, maladies métaboliques

Ireland

Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus

Italia

Endocrinologia e malattie del ricambio

Luxembourg

Endocrinologie, maladies du métabolisme et de la nutrition

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Endocrinologia

Suomi/Finland

Endokrinologia / endokrinologi

Sverige

Endokrina sjukdomar

United Kingdom

Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

physiotherapy

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Médecine physique et réadaptation/fysische geneeskunde en

revalidatie

Danmark

Deutschland

Physikalische und Rehabilitative Medizin

España

Rehabilitación

France

Rééducation et réadaptation fonctionnelles

Ireland

Italia

Medicina fisica e riabilitazione

Luxembourg

Rééducation et réadaptation fonctionnelles

Nederland

Revalidatiegeneeskunde

Österreich

Physikalische Medizin

Portugal

Fisiatria ou Medicina física e de reabilitação

Suomi/Finland

Fysiatria / fysiatri

Sverige

Rehabiliteringsmedicin

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

stomatology

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

España

Estomatología

France

Stomatologie

Ireland

Italia

Odontostomatologia

Luxembourg

Stomatologie

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Estomatologia

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

neuro-psychiatry

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Neuropsychiatrie

Danmark

Deutschland

Nervenheilkunde (Neurologie und Psychiatrie)

España

France

Neuropsychiatrie

Ireland

Italia

Neuropsichiatria

Luxembourg

Neuropsychiatrie

Nederland

Zenuw- en zielsziekten

Österreich

Neurologie und Psychiatrie

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

dermato-venereology

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Dermato-vénéréologie/dermato-venerologie

Danmark

Dermato-venerologi eller hud- og kønssygdomme

Deutschland

Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten

España

Dermatología médico-quirúrgica y venereología

France

Dermatologie et vénéréologie

Ireland

Italia

Dermatologia e venerologia

Luxembourg

Dermato-vénéréologie

Nederland

Dermatologie en venerologie

Österreich

Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten

Portugal

Dermatovenereologia

Suomi/Finland

Ihotaudit ja allergologia / hudsjukdomar och allergologi

Sverige

Hud- och könssjukdomar

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

dermatology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

España

France

Ireland

Dermatology

Italia

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Dermatology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

venereology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

España

France

Ireland

Venereology

Italia

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Genito-urinary medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

radiology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

Radiologie

España

Electrorradiología

France

Electro-radiologie

Ireland

Italia

Radiologia

Luxembourg

Électroradiologie

Nederland

Radiologie

Österreich

Radiologie

Portugal

Radiologia

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

Tropical medicine

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

España

France

Ireland

Tropical medicine

Italia

Medicina tropicale

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Spezifische Prophylaxe und Tropenhygiene

Portugal

Medicina tropical

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Tropical medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

child psychiatry

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Børne- og ungdomspsykiatri

Deutschland

Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie

España

France

Pédo-psychiatrie

Ireland

Child and adolescent psychiatry

Italia

Neuropsichiatria infantile

Luxembourg

Psychiatrie infantile

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Pedopsiquiatria

Suomi/Finland

Lastenpsykiatria / barnpsykiatri

Sverige

Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri

United Kingdom

Child and adolescent psychiatry

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

geriatrics

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Geriatri eller alderdommens sygdomme

Deutschland

España

Geriatría

France

Ireland

Geriatrics

Italia

Geriatria

Luxembourg

Nederland

Klinische geriatrie

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Geriatria / geriatri

Sverige

Geriatrik

United Kingdom

Geriatrics

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

renal diseases

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Nefrologi eller medicinske nyresygdomme

Deutschland

España

Nefrología

France

Néphrologie

Ireland

Nephrology

Italia

Nefrologia

Luxembourg

Néphrologie

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Nefrologia

Suomi/Finland

Nefrologia / nefrologi

Sverige

Medicinska njursjukdomar (nefrologi)

United Kingdom

Renal medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

communicable diseases

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Infektionsmedicin

Deutschland

España

France

Ireland

Communicable diseases

Italia

Malattie infettive

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Infektiosairaudet / infektionssjukdomar

Sverige

Infektionssjukdomar

United Kingdom

Infectious diseases

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

community medicine

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Samfundsmedicin

Deutschland

Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen

España

Medicina preventiva y salud pública

France

Santé publique et médecine sociale

Ireland

Community medicine

Italia

Igiene e medicina sociale

Luxembourg

Santé publique

Nederland

Maatschappij en gezondheid

Österreich

Sozialmedizin

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Terveydenhuolto / hälsovård

Sverige

Socialmedicin

United Kingdom

Public health medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

pharmacology

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Klinisk farmakologi

Deutschland

Pharmakologie und Toxikologie

España

Farmacología clínica

France

Ireland

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Italia

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Pharmakologie und Toxikologie

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Kliininen farmakologia ja lääkehoito / klinisk farmakologi

och läkemedelsbehandling

Sverige

Klinisk farmakologi

United Kingdom

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

occupational medicine

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Médecine du travail/arbeidsgeneeskunde

Danmark

Arbejdsmedicin

Deutschland

Arbeitsmedizin

España

France

Médecine du travail

Ireland

Occupational medicine

Italia

Medicina del lavoro

Luxembourg

Médecine du travail

Nederland

Arbeid en gezondheid, bedrijfsgeneeskunde

Arbeid en gezondheid, verzekeringsgeneeskunde

Österreich

Arbeits- und Betriebsmedizin

Portugal

Medicina do trabalho

Suomi/Finland

Työterveyshuolto / företagshälsovård

Sverige

Yrkes- och miljömedicin

United Kingdom

Occupational medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

allergology

Minimum length of training course: 3 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Medicinsk

allergologi

eller

medicinske

overfølsomhedssygdomme

Deutschland

España

Alergología

France

Ireland

Italia

Allergologia ed immunologia clinica

Luxembourg

Nederland

Allergologie en inwendige geneeskunde

Österreich

Portugal

Imuno-alergologia

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

Allergisjukdomar

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

gastro-enterological surgery

Minimum length of training course: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Chirurgie abdominale/heelkunde op het abdomen

Danmark

Kirurgisk gastroenterologi eller kirurgiske mave-tarm-

sygdomme

Deutschland

España

Cirugía del aparato digestivo

France

Chirurgie viscérale et digestive

Ireland

Italia

Chirurgia dell'apparato digestivo

Luxembourg

Chirurgie gastro-entérologique

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Gastroenterologinen kirurgia / gastroenterologisk kirurgi

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

nuclear medicine

Minimum length of training course: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien Médecine nucléaire/nucleaire geneeskunde

Danmark

Klinisk fysiologi og nuklearmedicin

Deutschland

Nuklerarmedizin

España

Medicina nuclear

France

Médecine nucléaire

Ireland

Italia

Medicina nucleare

Luxembourg

Médecine nucléaire

Nederland

Nucleaire geneeskunde

Österreich

Nuklearmedizin

Portugal

Medicina nuclear

Suomi/Finland

Kliininen fysiologia ja isotooppilääketiede / klinisk fysiologi

och nukleärmedicin

Sverige

United Kingdom

Nuclear medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

accident and emergency medicine

Minimum length of formation: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

España

France

Ireland

Accident and emergency medicine

Italia

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Accident and emergency medicine

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

clinical neurophysiology

Minimum length of formation: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

neurofysiologi

Deutschland

España

Neurofisiología clínica

France

Ireland

Neurophysiology

Italia

Luxembourg

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Kliininen neurofysiologia / klinisk neurofysiologi

Sverige

Klinisk neurofysiologi

United Kingdom

Clinical neurophysiology

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical training)

Minimum length of formation: 5 years

Belgique/België/Belgien

Danmark

Deutschland

España

Cirugía oral y maxilofacia

France

Chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie

Ireland

Italia

Chirurgia maxillo-facciale

Luxembourg

Chirurgie maxillo-faciale

Nederland

Österreich

Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding

body

dental, oral and maxillo-facial surgery

(basic medical and dental training)

Minimum length of formation: 4 years

Belgique/België/Belgien S t o m a t o l o g i e e t c h i r u r g i e o r a l e e t m a x i l l o - f a c i a l e /

stomatologie en mond-, kaak- en aangezichtschirurgie

Danmark

Deutschland

Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie

España

France

Ireland

Oral and maxillo-facial surgery

Italia

Luxembourg

Chirurgie dentaire, orale et maxillo-faciale

Nederland

Österreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Suu- ja leukakirurgia / oral och maxillofacial kirurgi

Sverige

United Kingdom

Oral and maxillo-facial surgery

PART II a

Basic qualifications in dentistry

Title of qualification

Awarding body

- Diploma van tandarts

1. De universiteiten/les universités

België/Belgien - Diplôme de licencié

en 2. De bevoegde Examencommissie van de

science dentaire

Vlaamse Gemeenschap/le Jury compétent

d'enseignement de la Communauté

française

Bevis for tandlægeeksamen Tandlægehøjskolerne,

Autorisation som

(odontologisk kandidateksamen) Sundhedsvidenskabeligt universitetsfakultet

tandlæge, udstedt

af

Sundhedsstyrelsen

Zeugnis über die Zahnärztliche Zuständige Behörden

Prüfung

Título de

Licenciado

e n El rector de una Universidad

Odontología

Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en Universités

chirurgie dentaire

I r e l a n d B a c h e l o r i n D e n t a l Universities / Royal College of Surgeons in

Science (B.Dent.Sc.) / Bachelor Ireland

of Dental Surgery (BDS) /

Licentiate in Dental Surgery

(LDS)

Diploma

di

laurea

i n Università

Diploma

Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria

abilitazione

all'esercizio

dell'odontoiatria e

protesi dentaria

Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en Jury d'examen d'Etat

médecine dentaire

Universitair getuigschrift van Faculteit Tandheelkunde

een met goed gevolg afgelegd

tandartsexamen

Bescheid über die Verleihung Medizinische Fakultät der Universität

des akademischen Grades

“Doktor der Zahnheilkunde”

Carta de curso de licenciatura em Faculdade / Institutos Superiores

medicina dentária

Suomi/Finland Hammaslääketieteen lisensiaatin 1.

Helsingin

yliopisto

/

Helsingfors Terveydenhuollon

tutkinto

/

odontologie

universitet

oikeusturvakeskuk

licentiatexamen

sen

2. Oulun yliopisto

käytännön

3. Turun yliopisto

palvelun

hyväksymisestä /

Beslut

Rättsskyddscentral

en för hälsovården

om godkännande

av

tjänstgöring

Tandläkarexamen

Universitetet i Umeå

Endast

examensbevis som

Universitetet i Göteborg

erhållits före den 1

Karolinska Institutet

juli 1995, ett

utbildningsbevis

Malmö Högskola

som utfärdats av

Socialstyrelsen

B a c h e l o r o f D e n t a l S u r g e r y Universities / Royal Colleges

(BDS or B.Ch.D.) / Licentiate in

Dental Surgery

PART II b

Qualifications in specialised dentistry

1. Orthodontics

Title of qualification

Awarding body

-

België/Belgien

Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne Sundhedsstyrelsen

sig som specialtandlæge i

ortodonti

Fachzahnärztliche Anerkennung Landeszahnärztekammer

für Kieferorthopädie

-

Titre de

spécialiste

e n Conseil National de l'Ordre des chirurgiens

orthodontie

dentistes

Certificate of specialist dentist in C o m p e t e n t a u t h o r i t y r e c o g n i s e d f o r t h i s

orthodontics

purpose by the competent minister

-

-

B e w i j s v a n i n s c h r i j v i n g a l s Specialisten Registratie Commissie (SRC)

orthodontist

in

het van de Nederlandse Maatschappij tot

Specialistenregister

bevordering der Tandheelkunde

-

-

Suomi/Finland Erikoishammaslääkärin tutkinto, 1. Helsingin

yliopisto

/

Helsingfors

hampaiston oikomishoito /

universitet

specialtandläkarexamen,

2. Oulun yliopisto

tandreglering

3. Turun yliopisto

Bevis om specialistkompetens i Socialstyrelsen

tandreglering

Certificate of Completion of Competent authority recognised for this

specialist training in orthodontics purpose

2. Oral surgery

Title of qualification

Awarding body

-

Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne Sundhedsstyrelsen

sig som specialtandlæge i

hospitalsodontologi

Fachzahnärztliche Anerkennung Landeszahnärztekammer

für Oralchirurgie/ Mundchirurgie

-

-

Certificate of specialist dentist in C o m p e t e n t a u t h o r i t y r e c o g n i s e d f o r t h i s

oral surgery

purpose by the competent minister

-

-

B e w i j s v a n i n s c h r i j v i n g a l s Specialisten Registratie Commissie (SRC) van

kaakchirurg

in

h e t de Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering

Specialistenregister

der Tandheelkunde

-

-

Erikoishammaslääkärin tutkinto, 1. Helsingin

yliopisto

/

Helsingfors

suu- ja leukakirurgia /

universitet

specialtandläkarexamen, oral och 2. Oulun yliopisto

maxillofacial kirurgi

3. Turun yliopisto

Bevis om specialistkompetens i Socialstyrelsen

tandsystemets

kirurgiska

sjukdomar

Certificate of completion of Competent authority recognised for this

specialist training in oral surgery purpose

PART III

Basic qualifications in pharmacy

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding body

Certificate

accompanying

qualification

Belgique/

- Diploma van apotheker

1. De universiteiten / les universités

België/

- Diplôme de pharmacien

2. De bevoegde Examencommissie van de

Vlaamse Gemeenschap / le Jury compétent

Belgien

d'enseignement de la Communauté

française

Danmark

Bevis for bestået farmaceutisk Danmarks Farmaceutiske Højskole

kandidateksamen

Deutschland

Z e u g n i s ü b e r d i e S t a a t l i c h e Zuständige Behörden

Pharmazeutische Prüfung

España

Título de licenciado en farmacia

Ministerio de Educación y Cultura / El rector

de una Universidad

France

Diplôme d'Etat de pharmacien/ Universités

Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en

pharmacie

Ireland

Certificate of Registered

Pharmaceutical Chemist

Italia

D i p l o m a o c e r t i f i c a t o d i Università

abilitazione all'esercizio della

professione di farmacista

ottenuto in seguito ad un esame

di Stato

Luxembourg

Diplôme d'Etat de pharmacien

Jury d'examen d'Etat + visa du ministre de

l'éducation nationale

Nederland

G e t u i g s c h r i f t v a n m e t g o e d Faculteit Farmacie

gevolg

afgelegd

apothekersexamen

Österreich

Staatliches Apothekerdiplom

Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit

und Soziales

Portugal

Carta de curso de licenciatura em Universidades

Ciências Farmacêuticas

Suomi/

Proviisorin

tutkinto

/ 1. Helsingin

yliopisto

/

Helsingfors

provisorexamen

universitet

Finland

2. Kuopion yliopisto

Sverige

Apotekarexamen

Uppsala universitet

United

Certificate of Registered

Pharmaceutical Chemist

Kingdom

PART IV

Basic qualifications in midwifery

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding body

Certificate

accompanying

qualification

Belgique/

- Diploma van vroedvrouw /

1. De

erkende

opleidingsinstituten/les

établissements d'enseignement

België/

- Diplôme d'accoucheuse

2. De bevoegde Examencommissie van de

Belgien

Vlaamse Gemeenschap/le Jury compétent

d'enseignement de la Communauté

française

Danmark

Bevis

for

b e s t å e t Danmarks jordemoderskole

jordemodereksamen

Deutschland

Z e u g n i s ü b e r d i e s t a a t l i c h e Staatlicher Prüfungsausschuss

Prüfung für Hebammen und

Entbindungspfleger

España

T í t u l o d e m a t r o n a / a s i s t e n t e Ministerio de Educación y Cultura

obstétrico (matrona) / enfermería

obstétrica-ginecológica

France

Diplôme de sage-femme

L'Etat

Ireland

Certificate in Midwifery

An Board Altranais

Italia

Diploma d'ostetrica

Schools recognised by State

Luxembourg

Diplôme de sage-femme

Ministère de l'Education nationale, de la

Formation professionnelle et des Sports

Nederland

Diploma van verloskundige

Door het Ministerie van Volksgezondheid,

Welzijn

en

Sport

erkende

opleidingsinstellingen

Österreich

Hebammen-Diplom

Hebammenakademie

/

Bundeshebammenlehranstalt

Portugal

1. Diploma

de

enfermeiro 1. Ecolas de Enfermagem

especialista em enfermagem 2. Escolas Superiores de Enfermagem

de saúde materna e obstétrica

3. Escolas Superiores de Enfermagem;

2. Diploma/carta de curso de

Escolas Superiores de Saúde

estudos

superiores

especializados

em

enfermagem de saúde materna

e obstétrica

3. Diploma (do curso de pós-

licenciatura) de especialização

em enfermagem de saúde

materna e obstétrica

Suomi/

1. Kätilön

tutkinto

/ 1. Terveydenhuolto-oppilaitokset

/

barnmorskeexamen

hälsovårdsläroanstalter

Finland

2. Sosiaali-

ja

terveysalan 2. Ammattikorkeakoulut / yrkeshögskolor

ammattikorkeakoulututkinto,

kätilö

(AMK)

/

yrkeshögskoleexamen inom

hälsovård och det sociala

området, barnmorska (YH)

Sverige

Barnmorskeexamen

Universitet eller högskola

United

Statement of registration as a Various

Midwife on part 10 of the register

Kingdom

kept by the United Kingdom

Central Council for Nursing,

Midwifery and Health visiting

PART V

Basic qualifications in nursing (general care)

Title of qualification

Awarding body

1. Diploma

gegradueerde 1. De

erkende

opleidingsinstituten/les

verpleger/verpleegster

établissements d'enseignement reconnus/

die anerkannten Ausbildungsanstalten

-

Diplôme d'infirmier(ère)

gradué(e)

2. De bevoegde Examencommissie van de

Vlaamse Gemeenschap/le Jury compétent

-

Diplom

eines

(einer)

d'enseignement de la Communauté

graduierten

française/die

zuständigen

Krankenpflegers (-

‘Prüfungsausschüsse

pflegerin)

Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft’

2. Diploma

in

de

ziekenhuisverpleegkunde

-

Brevet

d'infirmier(ère)

hospitalier(ère)

-

Brevet

eines

(einer)

Krankenpflegers (-

pflegerin)

3. Brevet

van

verpleegassistent(e)

-

Brevet d'hospitalier(ère)

-

Brevet

einer

Pflegeassistentin

Eksamensbevis efter gennemført S y g e p l e j e s k o l e

godkendt

sygeplejerskeuddannelse

Undervisningsministeriet

Z e u g n i s ü b e r d i e s t a a t l i c h e Staatlicher Prüfungsausschuss

Prüfung in der Krankenpflege

Titulo

de

D i p l o m a d o Ministerio de Educación y Cultura/El rector

universitario en Enfermería

de una Universidad

1. Diplôme

d'Etat Le ministère de la santé

d'infirmier(ère)

2. Diplôme

d'Etat

d'infirmier(ère) délivré en

vertu du décret n o 99-1147

du 29 décembre 1999

Certificate of Registered General An Bord Altranais (The Nursing Board)

Nurse

Diploma

di

i n f e r m i e r e Scuole riconosciute dallo Stato

professionale

1. Diplôme d'Etat d'infirmier

Ministère de l'Education nationale, de la

2. Diplôme d'Etat d'infirmier Formation professionnelle et des Sports

hospitalier gradué

Country

Title of qualification

Awarding body

Certificate

accompanying

qualification

Nederland

1. diploma's

verpleger

A,

1. Door een van overheidswege benoemde

verpleegster

A,

examencommissie

verpleegkundige A

2. Door een van overheidswege benoemde

2. diploma

verpleegkundige

examencommissie

MBOV

(Middelbare

3. Door een van overheidswege benoemde

Beroepsopleiding

examencommissie

Verpleegkundige)

4. Door een van overheidswege aangewezen

3. diploma

verpleegkundige

opleidingsinstelling

HBOV

(Hogere

5. Door een van overheidswege aangewezen

Beroepsopleiding

opleidingsinstelling

Verpleegkundige)

4. diploma

beroepsonderwijs

verpleegkundige

-

Kwalificatieniveau 4

5. diploma

hogere

beroepsopleiding

verpleegkundige

-

Kwalificatieniveau 5

Österreich

1. Diplom

als

‚Diplomierte 1. Schule für allgemeine Gesundheits- und

Gesundheits-

und

Krankenpflege

Krankenschwester/

2. Allgemeine Krankenpflegeschule

Diplomierter Gesundheits-

und Krankenpfleger‘

2. Diplom

als

‚Diplomierte

Krankenschwester

/

Diplomierter Krankenpfleger‘

Portugal

1. Diploma

do

curso

de 1. Escolas de Enfermagem

enfermagem geral

2. Escolas Superiores de Enfermagem

2. Diploma/carta de curso de 3. Escolas Superiores de Enfermagem;

bacharelato em enfermagem

Escolas Superiores de Saúde

3. Carta de curso de licenciatura

em enfermagem

Suomi/

1. Sairaanhoitajan tutkinto / 1. Terveydenhuolto-oppilaitokset

/

sjukskötarexamen

hälsovårdsläroanstalter

Finland

2. Sosiaali-

ja

terveysalan 2. Ammattikorkeakoulut / yrkeshögskolor

ammattikorkeakoulututkinto,

sairaanhoitaja (AMK) /

yrkeshögskoleexamen inom

hälsovård och det sociala

området, sjukskötare (YH)

Sverige

Sjuksköterskeexamen

Universitet eller högskola

United

Statement of Registration as a Various

Registered General Nurse in part

Kingdom

1 or part 12 of the register kept

by the United Kingdom Central

Council for Nursing, Midwifery

and Health Visiting

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(1) No person shall practise a health care profession Practice of a

unless he fulfills the conditions for the taking up and pursuit of that health

profession and

health care profession in Malta, in accordance with the provisions of use

professional

this Act.

title.

(2) No person shall be entitled to use any professional title or

titles, as the case may be, corresponding to a health care profession,

unless he fulfills the conditions for the taking up and pursuit of that

health care profession in Malta.

(3) A health care professional, who is a citizen of Malta or a

person otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta, and

who fulfils the conditions for the taking up and pursuit of his

respective profession in Malta, shall be entitled to use his lawful

academic title or titles, as the case may be, and where appropriate, the

abbreviation thereof deriving from his country of origin or the

country from which he comes, in the language of that country

Provided that the relevant Council may require this lawful

academic title to be followed by the name and location of the

establishment or examining board which awarded it.

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(Article 28)

Professions Complementary to Medicine

-

Acupuncturist

-

Dental Hygienist

-

Dental Technologist

-

Dietitian

-

Environmental Health Officer

-

Medical Laboratory Technologist

-

Nutritionist

-

Occupational Therapist

-

Optometrist

-

Orthoptist

-

Perfusionist

-

Physiotherapist

-

Podiatrist

-

Radiographer

-

Speech / Language Pathologist

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It shall not be lawful for a health care professional to Concurrent

practise any two or more of the health care professions concurrently: practice.

Provided that, the Minister may, upon a recommendation

of the relevant Council or Councils, prescribe the circumstances in

which any health care professional may practise more than one health

care profession concurrently.

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(Article 30)

Professional Associations

Part I

1. A professional association means an organization consisting wholly of

health care professionals and which fulfills the following conditions for

recognition

(a)

all members and officials of the executive committee or similar

organ thereof are elected following fair and regular elections;

(b)

it is regulated by a statute which is available to the public in

general;

(c)

it actively participates in post-graduate education and continuing

professional development;

(d) it has a minimum of fifteen full members registered with the

relevant Council;

(e)

it represents any one or more of the specialties listed in the Fifth

Schedule or as may be prescribed;

(f)

with regard to those specialities listed in item A of the FIfth

Schedule, follows the guidelines issued from time to time by the European

Union of Medical Specialists or the Union of European General

Practitioners, as applicable.

2. If a specialist association ceases to fulfil the above criteria, it shall no

longer be entitled to be represented on the Specialist Accreditation Committee.

3. For the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this Part, an association

which wishes to be recognised by the Minister shall make an application to this

effect, in writing, to the Superintendent of Public Health.

4. An association which is recognised shall, not later than the end of the

first quarter of the year reported upon, prepare, and submit to the Superintendent

of Public Health, an annual activity report for the year.

5. For the purposes of the foregoing provision, any professional

association which is in default in submitting an annual activity report to the

Superintendent of Public Health as aforesaid, shall not be entitled to be represented

on the relevant Specialist Accreditation Committee, until such time as it remains in

default.

6. The associations listed in Part II shall be deemed to be recognised for

the purposes of this Schedule.

Part II

- Medical Practitioners

Medical Association of Malta

Association of Anaesthesiologists of Malta

Association of Maltese Psychiatrists

Association of Physicians of Malta

Association of Surgeons of Malta

Malta Association of Public Health Medicine

Malta College of Family Doctors

Malta College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Malta College of Pathologists

Maltese Paedriatric Association

Maltese Radiological Society

- Dental Surgeons

Dental Association of Malta

- Pharmacists

Malta Chamber of Pharmacists

- Nurses and Midwives

Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses

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(1) Health care professionals shall, in the practice of

their profession, be subject to special supervision by the relevant

Council.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, "special supervision" means

the supervision, by the relevant Council, of the professional and

ethical standards as prescribed by the relevant Council established

under this Act, over the respective health care professional.

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(Article 31)

Specialist Registers

A.

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

The specialities in respect of which the Specialist Accreditation Committee

for medical practitioners shall issue certificates of completion of specialist training

shall be the following

1. Accident and Emergency Medicine

2. Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine

3. Audiology / Phoniatry

4. Chemical Pathology

5. Cardiology

6. Cardio-thoracic Surgery

7. Clinical Neurophysiology

8. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

9. Dermato-Venereology

10. Radiology

11. Endocrinology and Diabetes

12. Family Medicine

13. Immunology

14. Forensic Medicine

15. Gastroenterology

16. General / Internal Medicine

17. Dermatology

18. General Surgery

19. Genetics

20. Geneto-Urinary Medicine

21. Geriatrics

22. Haemotology

23. Histopathology including Cytopathology

24. Infectious Disease

25. Maxillo-facial Surgery

26. Microbiology / Bacteriology

27. Neonatology

28. Nephrology

29. Neurology

30. Neurosurgery

31. Nuclear Medicine

32. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

33. Occupational Medicine

34. Ophthalmology

35. Orthopaedic Surgery

36. Otorhinolaryngology

37. Paediatric Surgery

38. Paediatrics

39. Palliative Medicine

40. Plastic Surgery

41. Psychiatry

42. Public Health Medicine

43. Oncology

44. Rehabilitation Medicine

45. Respiratory Medicine

46. Rheumatology

47. Urology

48. Vascular Surgery

49. Virology

50. Baromedicine

B.

DENTAL SURGEONS

The specialities in respect of which the Specialist Accreditation Committee

for dental surgeons shall issue certificates of completion of specialist training shall

be the following

1. Orthodontics

2. Oral Surgery

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 38 of the 6th October,

2003. A NTON T ABONE

Speaker

R ICHARD J. C AUCHI

Clerk to the House of Representatives

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(1) The procedure and other rules relating to Councils

set out in the First Schedule shall apply to and be followed by the

Medical Council, the Pharmacy Council, the Councils for Nurses and

Midwives and the Council for the Professions Complementary to

Medicine and by each of the Specialist Accreditation Committees.

(2) Where not otherwise provided in thge First Schedule or in

the Rules of Procedure that may be prescribed, each of the Councils

and Committees referred to in subarticle (1) may regulate its own

procedures.

PART II

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND DENTAL SURGEONS

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(1) No person shall practise as a medical practitioner

unless he holds a licence for that purpose issued by the President of

Malta.

(2) No person shall qualify for a licence to prectise as a

medical practitioner unless -

(a) he is a citizen of Malta or of a Member State or is

otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta;

(b)

he is of good conduct; and

(c) his name is entered in the Medical Register, in

accordance with article 11.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subarticle (1), a person

who has qualified for the degree of Doctor of medicine and surgery of

the University of Malta, or a person who is so required to do in virtue

of the provisions of article 11(1)(c), may practise as a house physician

and, or surgeon in a government hospital or other hospital recognized

for such purpose by the Medical Council, and in the performance of

the duties assigned to him in that capacity such person shall, for all

purposes of law, be deemed to be a medical practitioner.

(4) In regard to any person exercising the medical profession

as provided in subarticle (3), the functions of the Medical Council

under article 32 shall include the power to inflict any penalty

applicable to medical practitioners and to order that such person shall

not practise the medical profession even as a house physician and, or

surgeon in a government hospital or other hospital recognized by the

Medical Council for the purpose, and that his name shall not be

entered in the Medical Register; and where any such order has been

made, it shall, for the purposes of this Act, have effect as if the name

of such person had been erased from the said Register.

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(1) No person shall practise as a dental surgeon unless Conditions to

he holds a licence for that purpose issued by the President of Malta. practise

dental surgeon.

(2) No person shall qualify for a licence to prectise as a dental

surgeon unless -

(a)

he is a citizen of Malta or of a Member State or is

otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta;

(b)

he is of good conduct; and

(c)

his name is entered in the Register of Dental

Surgeons referred to in article 12.

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There shall be a Council to be called the Medical Council, The Medical

Council.

which shall consist of the following members

(a)

a President appointed by the Prime Minister, from

among legal practitioners;

(b) one licensed medical practitioner appointed by the

Prime Minister,

(c)

one licensed medical practitioner appointed by the

University of Malta;

(d) one licensed dental surgeon appointed by the Prime

Minister;

(e)

five licensed medical practitioners elected from

amongst and by all medical practitioners, at least one of whom

must be a hospital-based specialist and another a general

practitioner;

(f)

two licensed dental surgeons elected from amongst

and by all dental surgeons; and

(g) two persons from amongst the general public, who

are not health care professionals, appointed by the Prime

Minister.

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(1)

The functions of the Medical Council shall be

(a) to recommend to the President of Malta the granting

of licences to medical practitioners and dental surgeons to

practise their profession;

(b) to recommend to the President of Malta the

withdrawal of licences in respect of any medical practitioner or

dental surgeon, in accordance with Part VII of this Act;

(c) to keep, publish and update registers in respect of

the medical and dental professions, and specialist registers of

the medical and dental professions as may be prescribed;

(d) to prescribe and maintain professional and ethical

standards for the medical and dental professions;

(e) to levy such fees, from its registered medical

practitioners and dental surgeons, for initial registration and

yearly retention fees thereafter, as may be prescribed in

consultation with those associations representing the majority of

medical practitioners and dental surgeons respectively, and any

other body which is deemed appropriate by the Council;

(f)

at the request of the Minister, or otherwise, to advise

the Minister on any matter affecting the medical and dental

professions;

(g) to perform any other function that may be assigned

to it by this Act or any otyher law.

(2) The Medical Council may set up committees for the

purpose of enforcing professional and ethical standards applicable to

the health care professions regulated by it and generally in order to

better perform its functions.

(3) Subject to any rules made for it by the Medical Council or

to any rule that may be prescribed, any committee established under

subarticle (2) may regulate its own procedure.

(4) The Medical Council shall publish an annual activity

report, not later than the end of the first quarter of the year following

the end of the year reported upon, containing a statement of the

activities carried out or pursued by the Council during the year.

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(1) The Medical Council shall keep a register, in this Medical

Act referred to as "the Medical Register", in which, following an Register.

application to that effect by the person concerned, shall be entered the

name of any citizen of Malta, or of a Member State, who holds -

(a)

the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from

the University of Malta

Provided that the Medical Council shall not enter

such name unless the applicant, upon qualifying for such

degree, has served as a house physician and, or surgeon in a

government hospital or other hospital recognized for that

purpose by the Medical Council for a period of one or two years

as the Minister may prescribe; or

(b) any of the qualifications listed in Part I of the

Second Schedule; or

(c)

a qualification, obtained from any other university,

college or medical school recognized for the purpose by the

Medical Council

Provided that the Medical Council may, in respect of

such qualification, require the applicant to sit for and pass a

professional and linguistic proficiency test, and may also

require that he serves as house physician and, or surgeon in a

hospital recognized for the purpose by the Medical Council, for

such period, being not longer than two years, as the Minister

may prescribe, and the provisions of article 7(3) and (4) shall

apply to a person required in virtue of this proviso to serve as a

house physician or surgeon as if such person were the person

referred to in those subarticles.

(2) The Medical Council shall keep a register in which,

following an application to that effect by the person concerned, shall

be entered, for a period not exceeding two years and subject to any

condition as the Medical Council may deem necessary, the name of

every person, not being a citizen of Malta or a citizen of a Member

State, who holds the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery of the

University of Malta or a qualification listed in Part I of the Second

Schedule or any other qualification recognised for that purpose by the

Medical Council.

(3) The Medical Council shall keep a list of provisional

registration in which shall be entered, upon an application to this

effect by the person concerned, the name of every person who holds

the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of

Malta or a qualification recognized by the Medical Council obtained

from any other university, college or medical council, and who is

serving as a house physician and, or surgeon at a hospital recognized

by the Medical Council in terms of this Act.

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(1) The Medical Council shall keep a register, in this

Act referred to as "the Register of Dental Surgeons", in which,

following an application to this effect by the person concerned, shall

be entered the name of any citizen of Malta, or of a Member State

who holds -

(a) a degree in Dental Surgery from the University of

Malta, or;

(b) any of the qualifications listed in Part II of the

Second Schedule; or;

(c) a qualification, obtained from any other University,

College or Medical School recognized for the purpose by the

Medical Council

Provided that the Medical Council may, in respect of

such qualification, require the applicant to sit for and pass a

professional and linguistic proficiency test.

(2) The Medical Council shall keep a register in which,

following an application to that effect by the person concerned, shall

be entered, for a period not exceeding two years and subject to any

condition as the Council may deem necessary, the name of every

person, not being a citizen of Malta or a citizen of a Member State,

who holds the degree in Dental Surgery of the University of Malta or

a qualification listed in Part II of the Second Schedule or any other

qualification recognised by the Medical Council for the purpose.

PART III

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIANS

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No person shall practise the profession of pharmacist

unless he holds a licence for that purpose issued by the President of

Malta.

(2) No person shall qualify for a licence to prectise as a

pharmacist unless -

(a)

he is a citizen of Malta, or of a Member State or is

otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta;

(b)

he is of good conduct;

(c)

his name is entered in the Register of Pharmacists

referred to in article 17.

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No person shall practise as a pharmacy technician unless -

Conditions to

practise as a

Pharmacy

(a)

he is a citizen of Malta, or of a Member State or is

Technician.

otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta;

(b)

he is of good conduct; and

(c)

his name is entered in the Register of Pharmacy

Technicians, referred to in article 18.

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There shall be a Council to be called the Pharmacy The Pharmacy

Council.

Council, and which shall consist of the following members

(a)

a President appointed by the Prime Minister, from

amongst legal practitioners;

(b) one licensed pharmacist appointed by the Prime

(c)

one licensed pharmacist appointed by the University

(d) five licensed pharmacists elected from amongst and

by all licensed pharmacists;

(e)

one registered pharmacy technician elected from

amongst all registered pharmacy technicians;

(f)

two persons from amongst the general public, who

are not health care professionals, appointed by the Prime

Provided that, when the Pharmacy Council is discussing

pharmacy technicians or deciding on any matter relating to a

pharmacy technician, there shall also sit on the Pharmacy Council

two other pharmacy technicians, one of whom being elected from

amongst and by all pharmacy technicians and the other appointed by

the Prime Minister.

The functions of the Pharmacy Council shall be

Functions of the

Pharmacy

Council.

(a) to recommend to the President of Malta the granting

of licences to pharmacists to practise their profession;

(b) to recommend to the President of Malta the

withdrawal of licences in respect of any pharmacist in

accordance with article 38;

(c) to keep, publish and update registers in respect of

the pharmaceutical profession, and specialist registers of the

pharmaceutical profession as may be prescribed, as well as

registers for special areas of practice, as may be determined by

the Pharmacy Council;

(d) to prescribe and maintain professional and ethical

standards for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians;

(e) to levy such fees, from registered pharmacists and

pharmacy technicians, for initial registration and yearly

retention fees thereafter, as may be prescribed in consultation

with such associations as appropriate;

(f)

at the request of the Minister or otherwise, to advise

the Minister on any matter affecting the pharmaceutical

profession, either on its own accord or as referred to it by the

Minister;

(2) The Pharmacy Council may set up committees for the

purposes of enforcing professional and ethical standards applicable to

pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and generally in order top

better perform its functions.

(3) Subject to any rules made for it by the Pharmacy Council

or to any rule that may be prescribed, any committee established

under subarticle (2) may regulate its own procedure.

(4) The Pharmacy Council shall publish an annual activity

report, not later than the end of the first quarter of the year reported

upon, containing a statement of the activities carried out or pursued

by the Council during the year.

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(1)

Il-funzjonijiet tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Ispi\jara jkunu

Funzjonijiet tal-

Kunsill ta’ l-

Ispi\jara.

(a)

li jirrakkomanda lill-President ta’ Malta l-g]oti ta’

li`enzi lil spi\jara biex je\er`itaw il-professjoni tag]hom;

(b) li jirrakkomanda lill-President ta’ Malta li ji[u rtirati

li`enzi g]ar-rigward ta’ xi spi\jar skond l-artikolu 38;

(`)

li j\omm, jippubblika u ja[[orna re[istri dwar il-

professjoni ta’ spi\jar, u re[istri spe`jalisti dwar il-professjoni

ta’ spi\jar kif jista’ ji[i preskritt, kif ukoll re[istri g]al oqsma

spe`jali tal-prattika professjonali, kif jista’ ji[i stabbilit mill-

Kunsill ta’ l-Ispi\jara;

(d) li jippreskrivi u j\omm standards professjonali u

eti`i dwar spi\jara u pharmacy technicians;

(e)

li ji[bor dawk id-drittijiet, ming]and l-ispi\jara

re[istrati u pharmacy technicians, g]ar-re[istrazzjoni tal-bidu u

d-drittijiet g]at-ti[did ta’ kull sena minn hemm ’il quddiem,

skond ma jista’ ji[i preskritt f’konsultazzjoni ma’ dawk l-

asso`jazzjonijiet adatti;

(f)

fuq talba tal-Ministru jew mod ie]or, li jag]ti parir

lill-Ministru dwar kull ]a[a li tkun tolqot il-professjoni ta’

spi\jar.

(2) Il-Kunsill ta’ l-Ispi\jara jista’ jistabbilixxi kumitati g]all-

finijiet ta’ infurzar ta’ standards professjonali u eti`i li jkunu

japplikaw g]al spi\jara u pharmacy technicians, u b’mod [enerali

g]all-a]jar twettieq tal-funzjonijiet tieg]u.

(3) Su[[ett g]al kull regola li tista’ ssir dwaru mill-Kunsill ta’

l-Ispi\jara jew g]al kull regola li tista’ tkun preskritta, kull kumitat

stabbilit bis-subartikolu (2) jista’ jirregola l-pro`edura tieg]u stess.

(4) Il-Kunsill ta’ l-Ispi\jara g]andu jippubblika rapport ta’

attività annwali, mhux i\jed tard minn tmiem l-ewwel tliet xhur tas-

sena li dwarha jsir ir-rapport, li jkun fih dikjarazzjoni ta’ l-attivitajiet

mwettqa jew mag]mulin mill-Kunsill matul is-sena.

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(1) The Pharmacy Council shall keep a register, in this

Act referred to as "the Register of Pharmacists" in which, following

an application to that effect by the person concerned, shall be entered

the name of any citizen of Malta, or of a Member State who holds -

(a)

a degree in pharmacy from the University of Malta;

or

(b) a qualification listed in Part III of the Second

Schedule; or

(c)

a qualification in pharmacy, obtained from any other

university, college or school recognized by the Pharmacy

Council for the purpose

Provided that the Pharmacy Council may, in respect

of such qualification, require the applicant to sit for and pass a

professional and linguistic proficiency test and may also require

that the applicant undergoes further training in pharmacy in a

pharmaceutical establishment recognized for the purpose by the

said Council.

(2) The Pharmacy Council shall, following an application to

that effect by the person concerned, keep a register in which, for a

period not exceeding two years and subject to any condition as the

Pharmacy Council may deem necessary, shall be entered the name of

every person, not being a citizen of Malta or a citizen of a Member

State, who holds the degree in Pharmacy of the University of Malta or

a qualification listed in Part III of the Second Schedule or any other

qualification recognised by the Pharmacy Council.

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(1) The Pharmacy Council shall keep a register, in this Register of

Act referred to as the "Register of Pharmacy Technicians", in which, Pharmacy

Technicians.

following an application to that effect by the person concerned, shall

be entered the name of any citizen of Malta, or of a Member State

who holds -

(a)

such qualification in the practice of the profession of

pharmacy technician as may be prescribed obtained from the

University of Malta or from a training institution recognised by

the Pharmacy Council; or

(b) an equivalent qualification obtained from a

University, College or training institution within a Member

State; or

(c)

any other qualification recognized by the said

Council

Provided that the Pharmacy Council may, in respect

of such qualification, require the applicant to sit for and pass a

professional and linguistic proficiency test.

(2) For the purposes of subarticle (1)(b), the provisions of the

Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act, and of any regulations Cap. 451.

made thereunder, shall apply in respect of education and training

qualifications, evidence of professional experience, adaptation period

and aptitude test.

(3) The Pharmacy Council shall keep a register in which,

following an application to that effect by the person concerned, shall

be entered, for a period not exceeding two years and subject to any

condition as the Pharmacy Council may deem necessary, the name of

every person, not being a citizen of Malta or a citizen of a Member

State, who holds a qualification described in subarticle (1)(a), (b) or

(c).

PART IV

NURSES AND MIDWIVES

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No person shall practise the midwifery profession unless

he holds a licence for that purpose issued by the President of Malta.

(2) No person shall qualify for a licence to prectise as a

midwife unless -

(a) he is a citizen of Malta or of a Member State is

otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta;

(b)

he is of good conduct; and

(c) he is entered in the Register of Midwives, referred to

in article 23.

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(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of subarticle (2),

no person shall practise the nursing profession unless -

(a) he is a citizen of Malta or of a Member State or is

otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta;

(b)

he is of good conduct; and

(c) his name is entered in any part of the Register of

Nurses, referred to in article 24.

(2) (a) No second level registered nurse may practise his

profession unless under the supervision of a first level registered

nurse or, in the absence of a first level registered nurse, under the

direction of a medical practitioner.

(b) It shall not be lawful for a person whose name is entered in

a special part, but not in Part I of the Register of Nurses, to practise

the nursing profession except in the special area in respect of which

he is registered or as a second level registered nurse outside the

special area in respect of which he is registered.

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There shall be a Council to be called the Council for The Council for

Nurses and Midwives, which shall consist of the following members: Nurses

Midwives.

(a)

a President appointed by the Prime Minister, from

amongst legal practitioners;

(b)

the Director of Nursing Services, ex officio;

(c)

one first level registered nurse appointed by the

Prime Minister;

(d) one licensed midwife appointed by the Prime

Minister;

(e)

five registered nurses elected from amongst and by

all nurses, one of whom shall be a second level registered nurse

and another shall be a nurse whose name is entered in any of the

special parts of the Register of Nurses;

(f)

two licensed midwives elected from amongst and by

all midwives; and

(g) two persons from amongst the general public, who

are not health care professionals, appointed by the Prime

Minister.

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(1) The functions of the Council for Nurses and Functions of the

Council for

Midwives shall be

Nurses and

Midwives.

(a)

to recommend to the President of Malta the granting

of licences to midwives to practise their profession;

(b) to recommend to the President of Malta the

withdrawal of licences in respect of any midwife in accordance

with article 38;

(c)

to keep, publish and update registers in respect of

the nursing and midwifery professions; and specialist registers

of the nursing and midwifery professions as may be prescribed

as well as registers of special areas of practice as may be

determined by the Council for Nurses and Midwives;

(d) to prescribe and maintain professional and ethical

standards for the nursing and midwifery professions;

(e)

to levy such fees, from registered nurses and

midwives, for initial registration and yearly retention fees

thereafter, as may be prescribed, in consultation with such

associations as appropriate;

(f)

at the request of the Minister or otherwise, to advise

the Minister on any matter affecting the nursing and midwifery

professions;

(g) to perform any other function that may be assigned

to it by this Act or any other law.

(2) The Council for Nurses and Midwifery may set up

committees for the purposes of enforcing professional and ethical

standards applicable to nurses and midwives and generally in order to

better perform its functions.

(3) Subject to any rules made for it by the Council for Nurses

and Midwives or to any rule that may be prescribed, any committee

established under subarticle (2) may regulate its own procedure.

(4) The Council for Nurses and Midwives shall publish an

annual activity report, not later than the end of the first quarter of the

year following the end of the year reported upon, containing a

statement of the activities carried out or pursued by the Council for

Nurses and Midwives during the year.

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(1) The Council for Nurses and Midwives shall keep a

register, in this Act referred to as "the Register of Midwives" in

which, upon an application to that effect by the person concerned,

shall be entered the name of any citizen of Malta, or of a Member

State, who holds -

(a) the degree or diploma in midwifery studies from the

University of Malta; or the equivalent midwifery qualification

granted by the School of Nursing; or

(b) a qualification in midwifery listed in Part IV of the

Second Schedule; or

(c) a qualification in midwifery, obtained from any

other university, college or midwifery school recognized by the

said Council

Provided that the Council may, in respect of such

qualification, require that the applicant sits and passes a

professional and linguistic proficiency test.

(2) The Council for Nurses and Midwives shall keep a register

in which, upon an application to that effect by the person concerned,

shall be entered, for a period not exceeding two years and subject to

any condition as the Council for Nurses and Midwives may deem

necessary, the name of every person, not being a citizen of Malta or a

citizen of a Member State, who holds the degree or diploma in

midwifery studies granted by the University of Malta, or the

equivalent qualification granted by the School of Nursing or a

qualification listed in Part IV of the Second Schedule or any other

qualification recognised by the Council for Nurses and Midwives.

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(1) The Council for Nurses and Midwives shall keep a Register of

register, in this Act referred to as "the Register of Nurses", which Nurses.

shall consist of the following parts

(a)

Part I in respect of first level registered nurses;

(b)

Part II in respect of second level registered nurses;

and

(c)

Special Parts in respect of nurses trained in the

different special areas recognized by the Council for Nurses and

Midwives.

(2) There shall be entered in the respective Part of the

Register, upon an application to that effect by the person concerned -

(a)

in Part I of the said Register, the name of any citizen

of Malta, or Member State, who holds -

(i) the degree or diploma in nursing granted by

the University of Malta, or the equivalent nursing

qualification granted by the School of Nursing; or

(ii) a nursing qualification as listed in Part V of

the Second Schedule; or

(iii) a nursing qualification, obtained from any

other university, college or nursing school recognized by

the Council for Nurses and Midwives

Provided that the said Council may, in respect

of such qualification, require the applicant to sit for and

passe a professional and linguistic proficiency test;

(b) in Part II of the said Register the name of every

citizen of Malta, or Member State, who -

(i)

holds the certificate in nursing granted by the

University of Malta, or the equivalent nursing qualification

granted by the School of Nursing; or

(ii) an

equivalent

nursing

qualification

recognized by the said Council

Provided that the said Council may, in respect

of such qualification, require the applicant to sit for and

passe a professional and linguistic proficiency test;

(c) in the respective Special Parts of the said Register

the name of every citizen of Malta, or Member State, who

holds -

(i) a nursing qualification in a special area of

nursing granted by the University of Malta or the

equivalent nursing qualification granted by the School of

Nursing; or

(ii) an equivalent nursing qualification, obtained

from a university, college or nursing school within a

Member State; or

(iii) an equivalent nursing qualification, obtained

from any other university, college or nursing school

recognized by the Council for Nurses and Midwives

Provided that for the purposes of paragraph (c)(ii),

the provisions of the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act,

and of any regulations made thereunder, in respect of education

and training, qualifications, evidence of professional

experience, adaptation period and aptitude test, shall apply

Provided further that the said Council may, in

respect of the qualification referred to in paragraph (c)(iii),

where it deems appropriate, require that the applicant sits for

and passes a professional and linguistic proficiency test.

(3) The Council for Nurses and Midwives shall keep separate

registers as described in subarticle (2)(a), (b) and (c) in which,

following an application to that effect by the person concerned, shall

be entered, for a period not exceeding two years and subject to any

condition as the Council for Nurses and Midwives may deem

necessary, the name of every person, not being a citizen of Malta or a

citizen of a Member State, who holds the degree, diploma or

qualification described in each of the paragraphs of subarticle (2).

(4) For the purposes of this article and of article 23, "School of

Nursing" means the School of Nursing established under the

Approved Schools Ordinance, now repealed.

PART V

PROFESSIONS COMPLEMENTARY TO MEDICINE

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(1) No person shall practise any of the professions Conditions to

complementary to medicine unless his name is entered in the practise

Profession

respective register kept by the Council for Professions Complementary

to Medicine.

Complementary to Medicine, in accordance with the provisions of

this Act.

(2) No person shall qualify to be so registered unless -

(a)

he is a citizen of Malta or of a Member State or is

otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta;

(b)

he is of good conduct; and

(c)

his name is entered in one of the registers for the

professions complimentary to medicine referred to in article 28.

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(1) There shall be a Council to be called "the Council Council for the

for the Professions Complementary to Medicine", which shall consist Professions

Complementary

of the following members

to Medicine.

(a)

a President appointed by the Prime Minister from

amongst legal practitioners;

(b) two persons from amongst the general public, who

are not health care professionals, appointed by the Prime

Minister;

(c)

seven persons elected by and from amongst the

professions regulated by the said Council

Provided that, wherever possible, no profession

regulated by the said Council shall be represented by more than

one member elected under this paragraph;

(d) three persons appointed by the Prime Minister from

amongst the professions regulated by the Council

Provided that no profession regulated by the said

Council shall be represented by more than one member

appointed under this paragraph, and provided further that a

profession regulated by the Council shall not be represented by

an member appointed under this paragraph if it is already

represented by a member elected under paragraph (c).

(2) Where the Council for the Professions Complemetnary to

Medicine proposes to discuss matters relating to one or more of the

professions complementary to medicine not represented on the

Council, one of the two members of the subcommittee referred to in

subarticle (4) shall also sit on the Council for the Professions

Complementary to Medicine and attend all meetings in which such

matters related with the said profession are proposed and to

participate but not to vote thereat.

(3) At the first meeting after its constitution, the said Council

shall set up sub-committees for each of the professions regulated by

it, which shall discuss and deliberate upon specific matters pertaining

to each of those professions and to report on and advise the Council

thereon.

(4) Each sub-committee referred to in subarticle (3) shall

consist of the following members

(a) a Chairman nominated by the Council from among

its members, and who shall be a person who is not registered as

a member of the profession for which the particular sub-

committee is set up; and

(b) two members nominated by the Council and who

shall be persons who are registered as members of the

profession for which the sub-committee is set up.

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(1) The functions of the Council for the Professions

Complementary to Medicine shall be

(a) to keep, publish and update separate registers in

respect of the Professions Complementary to Medicine; and

specialist registers of the Professions Complementary to

Medicine as may be prescribed as well as registers of special

areas of practice as may be determined by the Council for

Professions Complementary to Medicine;

(b) to prescribe and maintain professional and ethical

standards for the professions complementary to medicine;

(c) to levy such fees, from registered professionals for

initial registration and yearly retention fees thereafter, as may

be prescribed, in consultation with such associations as

appropriate;

(d) at the request of the Minister or otherwise, to advise

the Minister on any matter affecting the professions

complementary to medicine;

(e)

to perform any other function that may be assigned

to it by this Act or any other law.

(2) The Council for the Professions Complementary to

Medicine may set up committees for the purposes of enforcing

professional and ethical standards applicable to the professions

regulated by the Council, and in general in order to better perform its

functions.

(3) Subject to any rules made for it by the Council for the

Professions Complementary to Medicine or to any rule that may be

prescribed, any committee established under subarticle (2) may

regulate its own procedure.

(4) The Council for the Professions Complementary to

Medicine shall publish an annual activity report, not later than the end

of the first quarter of the year following the end of the year reported

upon, containing a statement of the activities carried out or pursued

by the Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine

during the year.

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(1) The Council for the Professions Complementary to Registers of

Medicine shall keep separate registers, in respect of each of the Professions

Complementary

professions complementary to Medicine listed in the Third Schedule, to Medicine.

to be known as the Registers of Professions Complementary to

Medicine, in which, following an application to this effect by the

person concerned, shall be entered the name of any citizen of Malta or

of a Member State, who holds -

(a)

such qualification, as may be prescribed, obtained

from the University of Malta, or from a training institution, or

after following a training course organised by the Department of

Health, in the profession for which a separate Register is kept;

or

(b) a qualification obtained from a Member State and

recognised in accordance with the Mutual Recognition of Cap. 451.

Qualifications Act, or any regulations made thereunder; or

(c)

a qualification in the said profession obtained from

any other university, college or school recognized by the said

Council

Provided that for the purposes of such qualification,

the said Council may require that the person concerned sits for

and passes a professional and linguistic proficiency test.

(2) The Council for Professions Complementary to Medicine

shall keep a separate register for each of the professions listed in the

Third Schedule, in which, following an application to that effect by

the person concerned, shall be entered, for a period not exceeding two

years and subject to any condition as the Council may deem

necessary, the name of every person, not being a citizen of Malta or a

citizen of a Member State, who holds a degree, diploma or

qualification referred to in subarticle (1)(a), (b) and (c).

PART VI

SPECIALISTS

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(1) No person shall practise as, or hold out himself to

be, a specialist unless his name is entered in the respective register

kept for the registration of specialists by the relevant Council.

(2) It shall not be lawful for any person to assume, whether in

writing or otherwise, any title or use, or be party to the use of any

description implying that he is a specialist in any of the specialities of

the professions regulated by this Act unless his name in entered in the

register kept for the registration of specialists by the relevant Council.

(3) A health care professional, who is a citizen of Malta or a

person otherwise legally entitled or authorised to work in Malta, and

who fulfils the conditions for the taking up and pursuit of a speciality

in Malta, shall be entitled to use his lawful professional and academic

title or titles, as the case may be, and where appropriate, the

abbreviation thereof deriving from their country of origin or the

country from which they come, in the language of that country.

(4) Each relevant Council shall keep separate registers in

which shall be entered, following an application to that effect by the

person concerned, the name of every health care professional

regulated by it who -

(a) is in possession of a certificate issued by the

Specialist Accreditation Committee for the relevant profession,

which shows that he has completed the prescribed specialist

training for such speciality as may be prescribed; or

(b) is in possession of a specialist qualification listed in

the Second Schedule; or

(c)

is in possession of any specialist qualification

recognized by the Specialist Accreditation Committee for the

relevant profession

Provided that the Specialist Accreditation Committee shall

deem as being in possession of the qualification concerned any

professional who, being a citizen of Malta or of a Member State, and

whose qualifications in the speciality do not satisfy the minimum

prescribed qualifications, but who is in possession of a certificate

issued by the competent authority in a Member State of which he is a

citizen or of the Member State from which the person comes stating

that such person has been engaged in the specialised area of the

profession concerned for a period which is such period of training

that is prescribed for the speciality.

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(1) There shall a Specialist Accreditation Committee for Specialist

Accreditation

each of the following professions

Committees.

(a)

for medical practitioners;

(b)

for dental surgeons;

(c)

for pharmacists;

(d)

for nurses and midwives;

(e)

for professions complementary to medicine.

(2) Each Specialist Accreditation Committee shall be

composed of the following members, each of whom shall be

registered with the relevant Council as a member of the relevant

profession, as follows

(a)

one member appointed by the relevant Council;

(b) one member, not being a member of the relevant

Council, appointed by the Dean of the relevant Faculty or

Director of the relevant Institute of the University of Malta;

(c)

one member, not being a member of the relevant

Council, appointed by the Superintendent of Public Health;

(d) one member, not being a member of the relevant

Council, appointed by each of the relevant professional

associations.

(3) The members of a Specialist Accreditation Committee

shall, every three years, elect a Chairman from among themselves.

(4) The members of the Specialist Accreditation Committee

shall be so appointed for a term of three years, and may be re-

appointed for a further term or terms.

(5) If by reason of resignation or for any other reason any

member of a Specialist Accreditation Committee ceases to be a

member, it shall be the duty of the body or association which

appointed that member, to appoint another member in his stead.

(6) (a) The functions of each Specialist Accreditation

Committee shall be

(i)

to issue certificates of completion of specialist

training in the specialities listed in the relevant part of the Fifth

Schedule, upon the fulfillment of criteria recommended by the

relevant professional associations listed in the Fourth Schedule;

(ii) to advise the Minister and the relevant Council on

issues concerning specialist training and registration, and any

other matter that may be referred to it;

(iii) to act as the advisory body for training in any of the

special areas of practice;

(iv)

to accredit post-graduate training programmes;

(v) to levy such fees for accreditation, as may be

prescribed.

(b) Each Specialist Accreditation Committee shall publish an

annual report, not later than the end of the first quarter of the year

following the end of the year reported upon, containing a statement

on the activities carried out or pursued by the Committee during the

year.

(7) Where a citizen of a Member State, who wishes to acquire

a specialist qualification, is required to fulfill such conditions of

training that may be prescribed, the relevant Specialist Accreditation

Committee shall take into account, in whole or in part, periods of

training completed by that person and attested by a qualification

awarded by the state of which that person is a citizen, as well as any

professional experience, additional training and continuing education

which such person possesses.

(8) The Specialist Accreditation Committees shall regulate

their own procedure.

(9) For the purposes of this article -

(a)

"relevant professional association" means an

association which is recognised by the Minister as fulfilling the

requirements of Part I of the Fourth Schedule;

(b) "speciality" is such speciality as is listed in the Fifth

Schedule or as may be prescribed.

PART VII

DISCIPLINARY ACTION, OFFENCES

AND ERASURE OF NAMES

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(1) The relevant Council shall have the power, either on Disciplinary

the complaint of any person or of its own motion, to investigate any action

relevant

allegation of professional misconduct or breach of ethics by a health Council.

care professional falling under its supervision.

(2) Any inquiry under subarticle (1) into the misconduct or

other failure in terms of article 32(1)(b) and (c) shall be barred by the

lapse of two years which shall run from the day from which the

complainant or any of the complainants become or ought to have

become aware of the facts or incidents that give rise to the complaint

and in any case by the lapse of ten years from the date on which the

alleged fact or incident was committed.

(3) The period of limitation referred to in subarticle (2) may be

interrupted by any act of the inquiry served on the party being

investigated.

(4) For the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this article,

the relevant Council shall conclude the inquiry within a period of two

years from the day on which any act of the inquiry proceedings is

served on the party accused in respect of the fact or incident with

which he is charged, except where the delay is occasioned through no

fault of the relevant Council.

(5) For the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this article,

"complainant" includes any person making a complaint to a relevant

Council even though such person is not the injured party.

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(1) If after due inquiry, the relevant Council has found Erasure from

registers by

that a health care professional falling under its authority -

Councils on

grounds of

conviction or

(a)

has been convicted by any court in Malta of any

infamous

conduct.

crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one

year or of any of the crimes mentioned in articles 198 to 205 or

in articles 206 to 209 of the Criminal Code; or

(b) has been guilty of professional or ethical misconduct

in any respect; or

(c) in any other manner has failed to abide by the

professional and ethical standards applicable to him,

then the relevant Council may direct any one or more of the following

measures, that is

(i) his name be erased from the appropriate

register and, where appropriate, recommend to the

President of Malta that the professional’s licence be

withdrawn; or

(ii) his name be taken off such register for such

period of time as the relevant Council may determine and,

where appropriate, recommend to the President of Malta

that the professional’s licence be also so suspended; or

(iii) a penalty, not exceeding such amount as may

be prescribed, is inflicted on the health care professional

concerned; or

(iv) the health care professional concerned is

cautioned; or

(v) order that the health care professional

undergoes such period of training or practice of the

profession under supervision for such period as the

relevant Council may determine.

(2) A licence issued by the President of Malta for the practice

of a health care profession shall be deemed to be suspended during

such period that the name of the licensed person is deleted from the

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Any inquiry held by a relevant Council shall be without

prejudice to any other criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary

proceedings which may be taken against the person concerned under

the provisions of any other law.

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Art. 34 Restoration of names to register. — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa Open official source

Where the name of a health care professional has been

erased from a register, the relevant Council may, if it thinks fit, at any

time, either after an application to that effect by the person concerned

or otherwise of its own motion, direct his name to be restored to the

appropriate register

Provided that an application for the restoration of a name

to any register shall not be made to the relevant Council -

(a)

before the expiration of eleven months from the date

of erasure, or

(b) within a period of eleven months after such an

application has been made.

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If a relevant Council is satisfied that any entry in any Fraudulent and

register kept by it under this Act has been fraudulently or incorrectly incorrect

registration.

made, it may, by order in writing, direct that the entry shall be erased

from such register, and where the registration has been fraudulently

made, it may direct that no application by such person to have his

name entered in the register shall be accepted before such tione as the

Council may direct.

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(1) Where under article 32 or article 38 a relevant Notification of

Council determines that a person’s name shall be erased from the decision

Council and

appropriate register, the registrar of the respective Council shall, appeal

therefrom.

within fourteen days from the day that the decision is taken by the

relevant Council, serve on the person whose name is to be erased a

notification of the decision of the Council, and shall, within the

period of twenty-one days, also give notice thereof to the competent

authority of each Member State.

(2) The decision of the relevant Council shall only take effect

upon the expiry of the term prescribed in subarticle (4) for an appeal

if no appeal is lodged, or subject to such modifications, if any on

appeal, after the determination of the appeal.

(3) (a)

Any notification required to be served in accordance

with the provisions of subarticle (2) may be served by a registered

letter addressed to the person on whom it is to be served at his address

on the appropriate register or at his last known address, and shall,

unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been served not later

than the third day succeeding the day when posted, and in proving

service it shall be sufficient to prove that the notification was properly

addressed and posted and the letter was delivered.

(b) Failing notification by registered letter as provided in

paragraph (a), notification may be made by

(i)

personal service by the registrar of the relevant

Council on the person concerned; or

(ii)

by means of a judicial letter; or

(iii)

failing (i) or (ii) by the publication of the decision in

the Gazette.

(4) At any time within twenty-one days of the service of a

notification the person on whom it was served may appeal to the

Court of Appeal.

(5) The Rule-Making Board established under article 29 of the

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure may make rules

concerning appeals under this article and prescribe the fees to be paid

on such appeals.

(6) The Minister responsible for Justice may, after consulting

the Minister, prescribe fees to be charged by the registrar of the court

in connection with such appeals.

(7) The President of the respective Council shall appear as

respondent on any appeal under this article in representation of the

Council.

(8) Any costs or fees payable by the President of the Council

in connection with any appeal under this article shall be paid by the

Government in the same manner as costs or fees payable by it in a

case to which it is a party.

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(1) The President of the relevant Councils in any

proceedings under articles 31, 34, 35, and 38 shall have power to

summon any person to appear before the relative Council as witness

to give evidence on oath and to produce documents and for these

purposes they shall have the powers which are conferred by law on

the First Hall of the Civil Court.

(2) Every summons shall be signed by the President of the

relative Council, and may be served either personally or by registered

post, and in the latter case, in proving service, it shall be sufficient to

prove that the summons was properly addressed and posted.

(3) The oath referred to in subarticle (1) shall be administered

by the President of the relative Council, or in his absence, by the

person acting as Chairman.

(4) A relevant Council may appoint experts to assist it in its

functions.

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(1) If after due inquiry, a relevant Council finds that any

health care professional is unfit to continue to practise his profession

on account of some physical or mental infirmity, the respective

Council shall order that his name be erased from the appropriate

register.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of subarticle (1), a

health care professional may make a request to the relevant Council

to have his name erased from the appropriate register on account of

some physical or mental infirmity.

(3) Any health care professional whose name is erased from

the appropriate register in accordance with subarticles (1) and (2)

may, at any time, make a request to have his name reinstated in the

appropriate register.

(4) For the purposes of subarticle (3), the relevant Council

shall, if after due inquiry it is satisfied that the health care

professional concerned is no longer unfit to continue to practise his

profession, reinstate that health care professional with immediate

effect.

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Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of Penalties for

article 3(1) or (2) or article 29(1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence certain offences.

and shall be liable -

(a)

on a first conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less

than one thousand liri, and

(b) on a second or subsequent conviction, to

imprisonment for a term of not less than six months and not

more than eighteen months or to a fine (multa) of not less than

one thousand liri or to both such fine and imprisonment.

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Where the facts of an offence constitute a more serious More serious

offence under the Criminal Code or any other law, the provisions of offence.

that Code or other law shall apply in respect of that offence.

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Proceedings by a relevant Council under this Act shall be Separate

without prejudice to the taking of criminal action on the same facts proceedings.

against the party liable, and criminal action on such facts shall not be

an obstacle to the taking of disciplinary action by the relevant

Council.

PART VIII

REGISTRATION OF CITIZENS OF MEMBER STATES

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(1) Whenever the relevant Council receives an Request for

application from a citizen of a Member State who has qualified to registration.

obtain a licence to practise a health care profession in the Member

State of which he is a citizen or in the Member State from which he

comes, in order to have his name entered in any of the registers kept

by the relevant Council, the relevant Council shall decide thereupon

not later than three months from the day that the request is received or

from the day any documentation evidencing any of the criteria for

registration and any other documentation which the relevant Council

may request in accordance with this Act is submitted, whichever is

the later, and it shall forthwith inform the applicant by registered post

of its decision

Provided that in the case of documents attesting to good

conduct, it shall be sufficient to produce such documents as may be

issued in the applicant’s country of origin.

(2) In pursuance of the foregoing provisions of this article, the

relevant Council shall, in the case of refusal of registration, give a

reasoned decision.

(3) The provisions of article 49 concerning an appeal from a

decision of any of the Councils in respect of registration of a health

care professional shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(4) Health care professionals who are citizens of a Member

State shall make a declaration concerning the provision of the

services in question to, and for registration by, the relevant Council,

and produce to the relevant Council such documents as the relevant

Council may require before making a provision of services involving

a temporary stay in Malta

Provided that such declaration may, in case of urgency, be

made as soon as may be after the provision of the service

Provided further that where the relevant Council requests

the provision of documents, the health care professional concerned

shall produce such documents not later than twelve months after such

request

Provided further that the registration process under this

subarticle shall not delay or present an obstacle to the provision of

such service or incur the health care professional involved in any

expense other than such as may be necessary for the production of the

requisite documentation.

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(1) Any citizen of a Member State who does not qualify

to obtain a licence or to be registered to practise any health care

profession in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Act,

because the training leading to his qualification is not equivalent to

that laid down by or under this Act, but who has exercised a health

care profession in a regulated area of practice for a period of at least

three consecutive years during the preceding five years, in a Member

State and is in good professional standing and has the right to practise

in the Member State, as determined by the relevant Council, shall

nonetheless be entitled to have his name entered in the relevant

register.

(2) The provisions of subarticle (1) shall not apply to those

professions to whom the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act, Cap. 451.

or any regulations made thereunder, apply.

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(1) Where a citizen of a Member State who does not Examination of

qualify to obtain a licence to practice any health care profession in foreign

accreditations.

accordance with articles 11, 12, 17, 23 and 24, who holds diplomas,

certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications that have been

recognised in a Member State applies to be registered under this Act,

the relevant Council shall, together with any training undergone and,

or professional experience gained in a Member State, examine such

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications, and

shall decide thereupon not later than three months from the day that

the request is received or from the day the documentation referred to

in this subarticle is submitted, whichever is the later, and it shall

forthwith inform the applicant by registered post.

(2) In the case of refusal of registration, the relevant Council

shall give a reasoned decision in writing.

(3) The provisions of article 49 concerning an appeal from a

decision of any of the Councils in respect of registration of a health

care professional shall apply mutatis mutandis.

PART IX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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The Registrar of a Council or of a Specialist Accreditation Funds of

Committee shall, under the direction of the relevant Council or Councils, etc.

Committee, be responsible for the administration of such funds which

the Minister may make available to the Council or Committee as the

case may be for its purposes, and for such fees as may be collected by

it.

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All registers kept under this Act shall be open for Registers open

inspection by the public at all reasonable times or at such times as for inspection.

may be prescribed.

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Art. 47 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa Open official source

The President of Malta may, with the approval of the Temporary

Minister upon the advice of the relevant Council, grant a temporary licence.

licence, for a period not exceeding two years, to any health care

professional who is not a citizen of Malta or of a Member State, and

may subject such licence to any condition he may deem appropriate.

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(1) Where the President of Malta, acting on the advice

of the Minister, is of the opinion that any of the Councils established

under this Act has failed to carry out any of the functions conferred or

imposed upon it by or under this Act, or has, in carrying out these

functions, failed to comply with any regulation relating thereto, he

may order an enquiry into the matter.

(2) Where, as a result of an inquiry as is referred to in

subarticle (1), it appears that the Council in question has failed to

carry out any of the functions conferred or imposed upon it by or

under this Act, or has, in carrying out these functions, failed to

comply with any regulation relating thereto, the President of Malta,

acting on the advice of the Minister, may make an order declaring it

to be in default.

(3) Upon the making of an order under subarticle (2) -

(a) the members of the Council which is declared to be

in default shall forthwith vacate their office; and

(b) provision shall be made for the appointment of three

members to act as pro tempore Council.

(4) The pro tempore Council appointed in pursuance of the

provisions of subarticle (3) shall consist of the following members

(a)

a President who shall be a legal practitioner; and

(b) two other members from amongst health care

professionals, registered with the relevant Council.

(5) The pro tempore Council shall exercise all the functions

and have all the powers of the Council it is replacing.

(6) Not later than three months from the day that the order

under subarticle (2) is made, new member of the Council in question

shall be appointed or elected, as the case may be, and the pro tempore

Council shall, upon the appointment and election of the new members

of the Council, be dissolved.

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(1) There shall be an Appeals Committee for health care

professions which shall be composed of the following members

(a) a President nominated by the Prime Minister, from

amongst legal practitioners;

(b) the Rector of the University of Malta, or his

representative;

(c)

the Superintendent of Public Health, or his

representative;

(d) one member appointed by the Prime Minister from

among health care professionals, as follows

(i) one from such professionals regulated by the

Medical Council where the appeal concerns a member of a

health care profession regulated by that Council; or

(ii) one from such professionals regulated by the

Pharmacy Council where the appeal concerns a member of

a health care profession regulated by that Council; or

(iii) one from such professionals regulated by the

Council for Nurses and Midwives where the appeal

concerns a member of a health care profession regulated by

that Council; or

(iv) one from such professionals regulated by the

Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine

where the appeal concerns a member of a health care

profession regulated by that Council;

(e)

one member elected by and from among health care

professionals, as follows

(i) one from such professionals regulated by the

Medical Council where the appeal concerns a member of a

health care profession regulated by that Council; or

(ii) one from such professionals regulated by the

Pharmacy Council where the appeal concerns a member of

a health care profession regulated by that Council; or

(iii) one from such professionals regulated by the

Council for Nurses and Midwives where the appeal

concerns a member of a health care profession regulated by

that Council; or

(iv) one from such professionals regulated by the

Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine

where the appeal concerns a member of a health care

profession regulated by that Council.

(2) All members of the Appeals Committee shall be so

appointed or elected, as the case may be, for a term of three years and

may be re-appointed or re-elected for a further term or terms.

(3) The Appeals Committee shall have the following

functions

(a) upon an application to this effect by the person

concerned, to hear and decide upon a decision of the relevant

Council whereby registration of a health care professional in the

appropriate register is refused;

(b) upon an application to this effect by the person

concerned, to hear and decide upon a decision of the relevant

Specialist Accreditation Committee whereby the award of a

specialist certificate to a health care professional is refused;

(c) upon an application to this effect by the person

concerned, aggrieved by a default of the relevant Council to

decide upon an application for registration within the time

referred to in article 42.

(4) An appeal to the Appeals Committee shall be filed within

the peremptory term of twenty days from such decision.

(5) The Appeals Committee shall regulate its own procedure.

(6) In the exercise of its functions under this article, the

Appeals Committee may appoint experts to relate on any matter

before it.

(7) The Appeals Committee shall have the right to request

from any council or specialist accreditation committee information in

respect of any decision which is being investigated by it and may

request the said council or committee to submit to it any or all

documentation relating to the case being deliberated and it shall be

the duty of the said council or committee to provide the requested

information and, or documents without delay.

(8) (a) The Appeals Committee shall have the power to

confirm, cancel or revoke with or without conditions, and to

substitute any decision upon any appeal under subarticle (3)(a) or (b).

(b) Where the Appeals Committee finds in favour of an

appellant under subarticle (3)(c) it may either proceed to decide the

application itself or else order the relevant Council to determine such

application within such time as it may consider reasonable, failing

which it will proceed to decide the application itself, and in any case

shall make a report of its findings to the Minister.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2003 12 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa
Art. 50 Postal ballot. — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa Open official source

Elections of members of a Council or Committee

established by this Act shall be held by postal ballot, in accordance

with such procedures as may be prescribed.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2003 12 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa
Art. 51 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa Open official source

(1) The Minister may make regulations for the better Power to make

administration of this Act and for the better implementation of its regulations.

provisions, and in particular may by such regulations

(a)

prescribe requirements for qualification for entry of

a person’s name in any register established by or under this Act,

in addition to or in substitution of the qualifications established

by this Act;

(b) establish in consultation with the relevant Council

the fees that may be charged by a Council in connection with

the initial registration of a person’s name in a register, as well as

such annual or other periodic fees for the retention of such

names in the register;

(c)

establish rules of procedure to be followed by

Councils in order to ensure a fair and equitable hearing in any

procedures against a health care professional under Part VII of

this Act;

(d) authorise a Council to issue such guidelines to

health care professionals regulated by it on such matters related

to the health care profession in question as may be determined;

(e)

cancel, amend or substitute any of the Schedules

(other than the First Schedule) to this Act;

(f)

prescribe the manner in which every election that is

to be held for the purposes of this Act is to be conducted;

(g) prescribe anything that is to be or may be prescribed

under this Act; and

(h) to prescribe those professions for which a licence is

needed in order to be practised.

(2) Prior to making any regulation under subarticle (1) the

Minister shall consult with and seek the advice of the relevant

Council.

PART X

REPEAL, SAVINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2003 12 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa
Art. 52 Repeal and saving. — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa Open official source

(1) Without prejudice to anything which may have been

done thereunder and subject to subarticle (2), articles 20 to 23, 29 to

37, 46 and 48 to 49 and the Second Schedule to the Department of

Health (Constitution) Ordinance, and articles 1 to 12, 18 to 21, 50 to

87A, 105 to 118 and 124 of the Medical and Kindred Professions

Ordinance are hereby repealed.

(2) Nothing in subarticle (1) shall affect the right of any

member of a profession regulated under this Act and already licensed

and, or regulated under the provisions of the articles hereby repealed,

to continue to practise his profession and for this purpose

(a) anything which has been done by the Medical

Council under the provisions repealed by this Act in respect of

the registration of medical practitioners and dental surgeons

shall continue to have effect as if carried out by the Medical

Council constituted under this Act;

(b) anything which has been done by the Pharmacy

Board under the provisions repealed by this Act in respect of the

registration of apotecharies and pharmacy technicians shall

continue to have effect as if carried out by the Pharmacy

Council constituted under this Act;

(c) anything which has been done by the Nursing and

Midwifery Board under the provisions repealed by this Act in

respect of the registration of nurses and midwives shall continue

to have effect as if carried out by the Council for Nurses and

Midwives constituted under this Act;

(d) anything which has been done by the Board for the

Professions Supplementary to Medicine under the provisions

repealed by this Act in respect of the registration of health care

professionals referred to in that Ordinance shall continue to

have effect as if carried out by the Council for the Professions

Complementary to Medicine constituted under this Act.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2003 12 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa
Art. 53 Transitory provisions. — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa Open official source

(1) Any person who, before the coming into force of the

relevant Part of this Act, was in possession of a warrant or was

through registration or enrolment otherwise authorised to practice a

health care profession shall be deemed to be qualified to be registered

in the appropriate register under this Act and, where appropriate, to

hold the relative licence.

(2) The relevant Specialist Accreditation Committee, after

consultation with the relevant specialist society and, or the relevant

professional association, shall certify as holding the qualifications for

registration in the appropriate specialist register any health care

professional who, before the coming into force of the relevant Part of

this Act, has practised as a specialist to the satisfaction of the

Specialist Accreditation Committee.

(3) The relevant Specialist Accreditation Committee shall

certify as holding the necessary qualifications any health care

professional who, prior to the coming into force of this Act, held an

appointment with the Government at consultant or senior registrar

level in a government hospital or clinic.

(4) Any specialist training undergone before the coming into

force of this Act or any specialist training being undergone on the

coming into force of this Act shall be taken into account for the

purpose of computing the required duration of specialist training

under this Act by the relevant Specialist Accreditation Committee and

the health care professional shall, on the coming into force of this

Act, have the option of continuing such specialist training for the

purpose of being certified by such committee under the system in

force immediately before the coming into force of this Act.

(5) The Specialist Accreditation Committee for Pharmacists

shall certify as having the necessary qualifications for entry in the

relevant register any pharmacist who, for three consecutive years,

during the five years immediately before the coming into force of the

relevant Part of this Act, practised in a specialised area of pharmacy.

(6) For the purpose of the first appointment or election of

members of any council established by this Act, health care

professionals who, immediately before the coming into force of this

Act, were lawfully practising their profession in Malta shall be

eligible to appointed, to stand for election and to vote at such

elections.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2003 12 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa
Art. 54 — XII tal-2003 - Att dwar il-Professjonijiet tas-Saħħa Open official source

Any reference in any other law to any of the provisions Reference in

repealed by article 52 shall, where applicable, be read and construed other laws.

as a reference to this Act or to the corresponding provision thereof, as

the case may be.

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