Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AMENDMENT REGULATION 2007 (NO 1) (NO 1 OF 2007) - REG 20

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2.5     Maintenance and demonstration of professional development, continued competence and recency of practice for medical practitioners—Act, s 23 (d)

    (1)     To demonstrate adequate professional development at the time of application for registration as a medical practitioner, the applicant must, if required by the board, give the board written evidence—

        (a)     that the applicant attended and satisfactorily completed a training program approved by the board; or

        (b)     that the applicant is undertaking, and making satisfactory progress towards completing, a program of continuing medical education approved by the board and provided by an Australian medical college; or

        (c)     that the applicant has undertaken professional development activities; or

        (d)     that otherwise demonstrates professional development that the board considers adequate.

    (2)     To demonstrate continuing competence at the time of application for registration as a medical practitioner, the applicant must, if required by the board, give the board written evidence of the applicant's competence assessed against the board's standards statement.

    (3)     To demonstrate recency of practice at the time of application for registration as a medical practitioner, the applicant must, if required by the board, give the board—

        (a)     written evidence that the applicant has practised as a medical practitioner for an average of at least 8 hours each week in the 5 years before the day the application is made; or

        (b)     written evidence that the applicant has attended and satisfactorily completed a refresher course approved in writing by the board; or

        (c)     for medical practitioners who are not members of an Australian medical college—written evidence of satisfactory progress in an education program approved in writing by the board; or

        (d)     other written evidence that demonstrates the applicant's recency of practice.

Example

At renewal, Mary includes in her application evidence that, during the year, she has earned 4 points towards a continuing medical education package accredited by the board.

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (4)     In this section:

"professional development activity"—an activity is a professional development activity if it complies with a standard about professional development for medical practitioners developed or endorsed under section 131.

Note     Register , a person, includes renew the person's registration (see Act, dict).