Regulations, 2025

L.N. 57 of 2025

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS ACT

(CAP. 464)

Health Care Professions Act (Amendment of Sixth Schedule)

Regulations, 2025

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 51 of the

Health Care Professions Act, the Minister responsible for health has

made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Health Care

Professions Act (Amendment of Sixth Schedule) Regulations, 2025

and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Sixth

Schedule to the Health Care Professions Act, hereinafter referred to as

"the Sixth Schedule".

(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Directive

(EU) 2024/505 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7

February 2024 amending Directive 2005/36/EC as regards the

recognition of professional qualifications of nurses responsible for

general care trained in Romania.

Immediately after the heading "Acquired rights specific to

nurses" of the Sixth Schedule there shall be added the following new

headings

"Acquired rights specific to nurses responsible for general

care trained in Romania.

1. As regards the Romanian qualification as a nurse

responsible for general care, only the provisions on acquired

rights laid down in paragraph 2 shall apply.

2. In the case of nationals of Member States who were

trained as a nurse responsible for general care in Romania and

whose training does not satisfy the minimum training

requirements laid down in Article 31 of Directive 2005/36/EC of

the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005

on the recognition of professional qualifications, Member States

shall recognise as sufficient proof

(a) any of the following evidence of formal

qualification as a nurse responsible for general care,

provided that such evidence is accompanied by a certificate

stating that those Member State nationals have effectively

and lawfully been engaged in the activities of a nurse

responsible for general care in Romania, including taking

full responsibility for the planning, organisation and

carrying out of the nursing care of patients, for a period of

at least three (3) consecutive years during the five (5) years

prior to the date of issue of the certificate

(i) Certificat de competențe profesionale de

asistent medical generalist with post-secondary

education obtained from a școală postliceală,

attesting to training that started before 1 January

2007;

(ii) Diplomă de absolvire de asistent medical

generalist with short-term higher education studies,

attesting to training that started before 1st October

2003; or

(iii) Diplomă de licență de asistent medical

generalist with long-term higher education studies,

attesting to training that started before 1st October

2003;

(b) any of the evidence of formal qualification

listed in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a),

provided that such evidence is accompanied by the

following evidence of formal qualification obtained on the

basis of a special upgrading programme

(i) Diplomă de licenţă referred to in Article

3(2) of Joint Order of the Minister of National

Education and of the Minister of Health No 4317/

943/2014 of 11 August 2014 on the approval of the

special upgrading programme for the initial training

of nurse responsible for general care acquired prior to

1 January 2007 for graduates of post-secondary

education and higher education (Official Journal of

Romania No 624 of 26 August 2014), accompanied

by a Diploma Supplement stating that the student has

completed the special upgrading programme; or

(c) any of the evidence of formal qualifications of

post-secondary level listed under Article 4 of the Order of

the Minister of National Education No 5114/2014 on the

approval of the methodology for organising, conducting

and completing the special upgrading programme for the

initial training of a nurse responsible for general care

acquired prior to 1 January 2007 for graduates of post-

secondary education (Official Journal of Romania No 5 of

6 January 2015), provided that such evidence is

accompanied by the following evidence of formal

qualification obtained on the basis of a special upgrading

programme

(i) Certificat de revalorizare a competenţelor

profesionale referred to in Article 3(1) and in Annex

3 to the Joint Order of the Minister of National

Education and of the Minister of Health No 4317/

943/2014 and in Article 16 of the Order of the

Minister of National Education No 5114/2014.

Validity of rights acquired before 3 March 2024.

Host Member States shall guarantee the validity of the

recognition of the Romanian qualification as a nurse responsible

for general care granted pursuant to Articles 10 to 14 of the

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional

qualifications before 3 March 2024 in the case of nationals of

Member States who were trained as a nurse responsible for

general care in Romania and did not meet the requirements of

(a) Article 33a of Directive 2005/36/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September

2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications in the

version in force on 1 January 2007; or

(b) Article 33a of Directive 2005/36/EC of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September

2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, as

amended by Directive 2013/55/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013

amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of

professional qualifications and Regulation (EU) No 1024/

2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal

Market Information System ("the IMI Regulation").".

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