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Registered Nurse Practitioner Management

Original Language Title: 护士执业注册管理办法

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(May 6, 2008 the Ministry of health to 59th, published since May 12, 2008) first in order to standardize the nurse practitioner register management, according to the regulations of the nurses, these measures are formulated.
    Second nurse by practice after obtaining the certificate of the nurse practitioner register, in accordance with the registered place of practice nurses.
    Practising without certificate of the nurse practitioner register and shall not engage in clinic nursing activities stipulated in technical norms.
    Article III Ministry of health is responsible for the supervision and administration of national nurse practitioner register.
    The provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities is a nurse practitioner registered by the Administrative Department of health under authority, responsible for the administration of the nurse practitioner register management.
    Fourth of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Administrative Department of health under according to the administrative situation, specific measures for registration of nurses practice as formulated, and reported to the Ministry of health records.
    Fifth article application nurse practice industry registered, should has following conditions: (a) has completely civil capacity; (ii) in medium vocational school, and College completed Ministry of education and Ministry of health provides of General full-time 3 years above of nursing, and midwifery professional courses learning, including in teaching, and integrated hospital completed 8 months above nursing clinical internship, and made corresponding degree certificate; (three) through Ministry of Health Organization of nurse practice industry Qualification exam; (four) meet this approach sixth article provides of health standard.
    Sixth application for registered nurse practitioner, shall comply with the following standards: (a) no history of mental illness, (ii) a colorblind, partially colorblind, binaural hearing impairment; (c) without affecting the performance of nursing duties, sickness, disability or dysfunction.
    Seventh article application nurse practice industry registered, should submitted following material: (a) nurse practice industry registered application audit table; (ii) applicants identity proved; (three) applicants degree certificate and the professional learning in the of clinical internship proved; (four) nurse practice industry Qualification exam results qualified proved; (five) province, and autonomous regions, and municipalities Government health administrative sector specified of medical institutions issued of applicants 6 months within health medical proved; (six) medical health institutions intends hired of related material. Article eighth public health Administrative Department shall, within 20 working days from the date of acceptance of the application, to review the material submitted by the applicant.
    The examination, registration, issue a certificate of nurse practitioners; do not meet the stipulated conditions, refuse to register and state the reason in writing.
    Certificate of the nurse practitioner should be indicated on the nurse's name, gender, date of birth and other personal information, and the certificate number, the registration date and place of practice.
    The nurse practitioner certificate uniformly printed by the Ministry of health.
    Nineth registered nurse practitioners to the application shall, through nurse practitioner examination made within 3 years from the date; late applications, in addition to the provisions of article seventh materials, should also be submitted in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the health administration departments under the people's Governments of teaching, clinical nursing training in comprehensive hospital for 3 months and proof of passing the examination. Article tenth nurse practitioner register is valid for 5 years.
    Registered nurse practitioners need to continue practicing the expiry, shall, before the expiry of 30th, renewal of the registration to the registered Department.
    11th registered nurses to seek an extension, the following documents shall be submitted: (a) continuing registration checklist for nurses, (ii) the applicant's certificate of nurse practitioner; (iii) provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities designated by the Administrative Department of public health issued by a medical institution within 6 months of the applicant's health examination certificate. Article 12th Department accepting the continuation of the date of application for registration in the 20th for approval.
    Examination, continue to register.
    13th under any of the following circumstances, refuse to continue registration: (I) does not comply with the standards provided for in article sixth; (b) punished by halts practice period has not expired.
    14th medical and health institutions can be collective for the in-house nurses apply for nurse practitioner registration and renewal of registration.
    15th under any of the following circumstances, when you wish to practise in medical and health institutions shall reapply for registration: (a) the expiry of the registration does not continue to register; (b) the penalty imposed by the revocation of the certificate of nurse practitioners, 2 years from the date of revocation.
    To reapply for registration, submission of material in accordance with the provisions of the present article seventh; stopped nursing practice activities for more than 3 years, should also be submitted in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the health administration departments under the people's Governments of teaching, clinical nursing training in comprehensive hospital for 3 months and proof of passing the examination.
    16th in which nurses practise within the period of registration registered projects such as changing place of practice shall register such changes.
    But assigned by or approved by the health Administrative Department mandates and discharge the responsibilities of medical institutions care activities, including approval by the medical and health institutions of further education, academic exchanges, except.
    17th article in which nurses practise within the period of registration change of place of practice, shall report to the wish to practise the registration authorities, and submit the following materials: (a) change checklist for an application for registration of nurses, (ii) the applicant's certificate of nurse practitioners.
    Registration shall, within 7 working days from the date of the acceptance for the change procedures.
    Nurses across the province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the changing place of practice, received the registration departments shall be filed with the original registration departments of practice.
    The provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and health administration through the nurse practitioner register information system, provide convenience for nurses registration changes.
    18th an nurse practitioner registered under any of the following circumstances, the original registration Department for cancellation of registration of practice: (a) the expiry of the registration does not continue to register; (b) the penalty imposed by the revocation of the certificate of nurse practitioners, and (iii) death or loss of legal capacity of nurses.
    19th article health administrative sector implementation nurse practice industry registered, has following case one of of, by its superior health administrative sector or monitored organ ordered corrected, on directly is responsible for of competent personnel or other directly responsibility personnel law give administrative sanctions: (a) on not meet nurse practice industry registered conditions who granted nurse practice industry registered of; (ii) on meet nurse practice industry registered conditions who not nurse practice industry registered of.
    Article 20th nurse practitioner applicants to hide relevant information or provides false information to apply for registered nurse practitioners, public health Administrative Department shall not accept or refuse to nurse practitioner registration and give a warning; registered, registration shall be revoked.
    21st in the Mainland completed nursing, midwifery study of Hong Kong and Macau S.A.R. and Taiwan people, in line with the approach set forth in fifth, sixth and seventh may apply for registered nurse practitioners.
    22nd administration of family planning technical service institutions practising registered nurse provisions prevail.
    23rd the following terms shall have the meanings herein: teaching hospital, was referring to the secondary vocational schools, universities assume control of nursing clinical practice of contractual relationships, and in accordance with clinical nursing teaching plan of teaching hospitals.
    General Hospital, refers, in accordance with the medical institution Management Ordinance, and the provisions of the basic standards of health care, meet the basic standards for hospitals in general hospitals.
                                                                                                                  24th article this way as of May 12, 2008.