Nurses and Midwives Act 2011

Съдържание

1. чл. 1. Short title and commencement.
2. чл. 2. Interpretation.
3. чл. 3. Regulations.
4. чл. 4. Repeal, revocation, etc.
5. чл. 5. Expenses.
6. чл. 6. Continuance in being of Board.
7. чл. 7. Seal of Board.
8. чл. 8. Object of Board.
9. чл. 9. Functions of Board.
10. чл. 10. Conferral of additional functions on Board.
11. чл. 11. Ministerial directions to Board.
12. чл. 12. Immunity.
13. чл. 13. Board’s power to make rules.
14. чл. 14. Board’s power to issue guidelines.
15. чл. 15. Co-operation with certain bodies.
16. чл. 16. Disclosure of information relating to offences.
17. чл. 17. Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of information.
18. чл. 18. Board to prepare and submit statement of strategy.
19. чл. 19. Publication and implementation of statement of strategy.
20. чл. 20. Board to prepare and forward business plan to Minister.
21. чл. 21. Board to submit annual report to Minister.
22. чл. 22. Members of Board.
23. чл. 23. First meeting of Board under this Act.
24. чл. 24. Committees of Board.
25. чл. 25. Expenses of members of Board and committees.
26. чл. 26. Payment of allowances.
27. чл. 27. Removal of members of Board from office.
28. чл. 28. Chief executive officer.
29. чл. 29. Employees of Board.
30. чл. 30. Age limits.
31. чл. 31. Superannuation.
32. чл. 32. Membership of either House of Oireachtas by employee of Board.
33. чл. 33. Membership of European Parliament by employee of Board.
34. чл. 34. Accounts of Board.
35. чл. 35. Power of Board to borrow.
36. чл. 36. Acceptance of gifts by Board.
37. чл. 37. Expenses of Board.
38. чл. 38. Fees that Board may charge.
39. чл. 39. Unregistered nurses and midwives not to practise nursing, midwifery.
40. чл. 40. Prohibition on attending childbirth.
41. чл. 41. Circumstances in which practice permitted.
42. чл. 42. Designated titles.
43. чл. 43. Use of designated titles.
44. чл. 44. Offences and penalties.
45. чл. 45. Recovery of fees, etc.
46. чл. 46. Registers.
47. чл. 47. Transitional provisions applicable to registers.
48. чл. 48. Registration — general.
49. чл. 49. Registration in candidate register.
50. чл. 50. Application to have registration removed, etc.
51. чл. 51. Conditions attached to registration.
52. чл. 51A. Board may refuse to register on ground that nurse, etc., is not fit and proper person to practise nursing, etc.
53. чл. 52. Refusal of registration, etc., and appeal to Court against Board’s decision.
54. чл. 52A. Appeal to Court against certain decisions of Board - candidates
55. чл. 52B. Declarations by registered nurses, etc., in relation to certain matters in State or other jurisdictions, etc.
56. чл. 53. Correction of registers.
57. чл. 53A. Board may request certain information concerning registered nurses, etc., from certain bodies in State or other jurisdictions.
58. чл. 54. Publication of registers.
59. чл. 55. Complaints concerning registered nurses and registered midwives.
60. чл. 56. Persons to assist Preliminary Proceedings Committee.
61. чл. 56A. Investigation of complaints
62. чл. 57. Consideration of complaints by Preliminary Proceedings Committee.
63. чл. 57A. Undertakings and consents
64. чл. 58. If immediate suspension of registration is necessary to protect public.
65. чл. 59. No further action, or referral of complaint to another body or authority, etc.
66. чл. 60. Resolution of complaints by mediation or other informal means.
67. чл. 61. Referral of complaint to Fitness to Practise Committee.
68. чл. 62. Duty to notify registered nurse or registered midwife and complainant or other witnesses of referral to, and hearing by, Fitness to Practise Committee.
69. чл. 63. Conduct of hearing.
70. чл. 63A. Fitness to Practise Committee may order that certain information not be published
71. чл. 64. Powers and protections relating to witnesses and evidence.
72. чл. 65. If registered nurse or registered midwife consents to censure or remedial action, etc.
73. чл. 66. If complaint withdrawn during consideration by Fitness to Practise Committee.
74. чл. 67. Report to Board by Fitness to Practise Committee.
75. чл. 68. Steps to be taken by Board.
76. чл. 68A. Measures to be taken by Board after receiving report referred to in section 57A(2)(c)
77. чл. 69. Duty of Board to decide on appropriate measures to be taken.
78. чл. 70. Provisions supplementary to section 69.
79. чл. 71. Duty to notify registered nurse or midwife of Board’s sanction.
80. чл. 72. Confirmation by Court required before certain decisions become effective.
81. чл. 73. Appeal to Court against Board’s decision under section 69.
82. чл. 74. Application to Court for confirmation of Board’s decision.
83. чл. 75. Evidence relating to appeal under section 73(1) or application under section 74(1) to Court.
84. чл. 76. Duty to notify registered nurse or registered midwife of compliance with decisions confirmed or given by Court.
85. чл. 77. Removal of registration for failure to pay fee.
86. чл. 78. Restoration, etc., of registration following payment of certain fees.
87. чл. 79. Restoration of registration which has been cancelled.
88. чл. 80. Removal of conditions attached to registration.
89. чл. 81. Appeal to Court against Board’s decision under section 79 or 80.
90. чл. 82. Notification to Minister, Health Service Executive and employer of certain matters relating to sanctions.
91. чл. 83. Information Board may publish in public interest.
92. чл. 84. Duties of Health Service Executive in relation to education and training of nurses and midwives.
93. чл. 85. Duties of Board in relation to education and training of nurses and midwives.
94. чл. 86. Appeal to Court against Board’s decision under section 85(2)(a).
95. чл. 87. Duty of registered nurses and registered midwives to maintain professional competence.
96. чл. 88. Duty of registered nurses and registered midwives to demonstrate professional competence to satisfaction of Board.
97. чл. 89. Duty of Board in relation to maintenance of professional competence of registered nurses and registered midwives.
98. чл. 90. Duty of employers in relation to maintenance of professional competence of registered nurses and registered midwives.
99. чл. 91. Confidentiality.
100. чл. 92. Interpretation of Part 12.
101. чл. 93. Dissolution of Council.
102. чл. 94. Transfer of rights and liabilities.
103. чл. 95. Transfer of property.
104. чл. 96. Final accounts.
105. чл. 97. Final report.
106. чл. 98. Pending legal proceedings.
107. чл. 99. Preservation of contracts and adaptation of references to Council.
108. чл. 100. Transfer of staff.
109. чл. 101. Transfer of records.
110. чл. 102. Privilege.
111. чл. 103. Investigation.
112. чл. 103A. Admissibility of certain documents relating to proceedings in other jurisdictions.
113. чл. 104. Prosecution of offences.
114. чл. 105. Power to specify forms.
115. чл. 106. Construction of references.
116. чл. 106A. Notifications under Act.
117. чл. 107. Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 1997.
118. чл. 108 Special measures registration having regard to Covid-19