Nurses and Midwives Regulations
Table of Contents
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
Part II REGISTRATION OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES AND ENROLMENT OF NURSES
3 Duty of Registrar
4 Register of nurses
5 Roll of nurses
6 Qualifications for registration or enrolment
7 Fees
8 Examinations
9 Dispensing with certificate
10 Temporary registration
11 Certificate of registration
12 Retention fee
13 Restoration to register or roll
14 Change of address
15 Inspection of register or roll
Part III PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD
16 Meetings of Board
17 Minutes of meetings
18 Agenda
19 Notice of motions
20 Duty to inform Registrar
21 Recission of resolution
22 Standing committees
23 Point of order
24 Procedure for standing committees
25 Seal of Board
Part IV DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
26 Complaint against nurse or midwife
27 Explanation
28 Appointment of solicitor
29 Notice of inquiry
30 Postponement
31 Disclosure of documents
32 Notice to produce documents
33 Procedure for inquiry
Part V RESTORATION TO REGISTER OR ROLL
34 Restoration of name to register or roll
35 Powers of Board
36 Matters to be determined by Board
Part VI CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MIDWIVES
37 Definitions
38 Diary
39 Cleanliness
40 Notification of infectious diseases
41 Request for records of previous pregnancies
42 Duty to remain with patient
43 Duties during lying-in-period
44 Duties on administration of drugs
45 Duties outside a midwife’s province
46 Request for medical attention
47 Midwife to remain until arrival of doctor
48 Notification
49 Duty to draw attention of guardians, and parents to inoculation against diphtheria
Part VII CERTIFICATE TO PRACTISE AS A MIDWIFE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
50 Certificate to practise
51 Refusal to grant certificate
52 Withdrawal of certificate
53 Prohibition against delivering first, fourth or subsequent child
54 Waiver of fees
Legislative History