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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Registration of Nurses and Midwives Act.

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

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

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

33. Power of Council to suspend from practice pending inquiry

34. Designation and approval of places of training

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

45. What constitutes “unauthorised practice”

46. Collection and disposal of fines and other payments made under this Act

PART 1 EMERGENCY PROBLEMS

PART 2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION