Nurses Profession (Licence to Practise) Regulations, 2008

L.N. 276 of 2008

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS ACT

(CAP. 464)

Nurses Profession (Licence to Practise) Regulations, 2008

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 51 of the Health

Care Professions Act, the Minister for Social Policy has made the

following regulations>

The title of these regulations is the Nurses Profession (Licence Title.

to Practise) Regulations, 2008.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires –

Interpretation.

“the Act” means the Health Care Professions Act<

“the Council” means the Council for Nurses and Midwives,

established under article 21 of the Act<

“licence” means a licence to practise the profession of a nurse,

issued under these regulations.

A licence shall be granted by the President of Malta to a person Granting of licence.

who is a nurse on the recommendation of the Council.

(1) A licence to practise the profession shall be granted to Conditions for the

Licence.

those first level nurses who fulfill all the following conditions>

(a) hold a degree in nursing granted by the University of

Malta or an equivalent nursing qualification obtained from any

other university, college or nursing school recognized by the

Council<

(b) have been registered with the Council for a minimum

period of two years<

(c) have been practising their profession of nurse on a full-

time basis for two years or their equivalent.

(2) In the case of those first level nurses who do not fulfill

the conditions mentioned in the preceding sub-regulation but who are

in possession of a diploma in nursing granted by the University of Malta,

or an equivalent nursing qualification obtained from any university,

college or nursing school recognized by the Council, the licence shall

only be granted after five years from their registration with the Council

and after practising the profession of nurse on a full-time basis for five

years or their equivalent.

It shall be the duty of nurses for whom these regulations apply

to abide by the conditions and to satisfy the requirements laid down by

the Code of Practice for their profession.

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