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REGISTRATION OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES ACT
Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)
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REGISTRATION OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES ACT
ACT
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Establishment of the General Nursing Council of Saint Lucia
4. Composition of the Council
5. Tenure of office
6. Officers of the Council
7. Staff and expenses
8. Duty of Council to assist and advise Minister
9. Registers and Roll open to inspection
PART 2 NURSES
10. Register of Nurses
11. Qualifications for admission to the Register of Nurses
12. Certificate of registration and annual registration fee
13. Cancellation or suspension of registration
14. Falsely conveying impression of being registered as a nurse
PART 3 MIDWIVES
15. Register of Midwives
16. Qualification for admission to the Register of Midwives
17. Certificate of registration and annual registration fee
18. Cancellation or suspension of registration
19. Licence to be surrendered on cancellation or suspension of registration
20. Duty of midwife to report deaths and births
21. Falsely conveying impression of being recognised midwife
22. Power of Ministry to bring certain provisions into force
23. Restrictions on activities of unqualified persons at childbirth
PART 4 NURSING ASSISTANTS
24. Roll of Nursing Assistants
25. Discretionary power of Council to enter names on Roll
26. Issue of certificates to persons enrolled
27. Removal of name from Roll by Council
28. Falsely conveying the impression of being enrolled
PART 5 NURSE PRACTITIONERS
29. Nurse Practitioners
30. Nurse Practitioners' prescription
31. Amendment of Schedules
PART 6 GENERAL
32. Appeal
33. Power of Council to suspend from practice pending inquiry
34. Designation and approval of places of training
35. Rules
36. Fees
37. Power of Council to arrange examinations and appoint examiners
38. Restoration of names removed from Register or Roll
39. Making of false representation for purpose of registration
40. False certificate of licences
41. Falsification of Register or Roll
42. Approved badges or uniform
43. notice of refusal or of order of removal or suspension
44. Penalties
45. What constitutes “unauthorised practice”
46. Collection and disposal of fines and other payments made under this Act
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
PART 1 EMERGENCY PROBLEMS
PART 2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
PART 3 SKIN
PART 4 EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
PART 5 PULMONARY PROBLEMS
PART 6 CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
PART 7 GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
PART 8 GENETOURINARY PROBLEMS
PART 9 GYNAECOLOGY
PART 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS
PART 11 CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
PART 12 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Schedule 3
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION