HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 13
Approvals in relation to specialist registration
HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (NSW) - SECT 13
Approvals in relation to specialist registration
13 Approvals in relation to specialist registration
(1) The following health professions, or divisions of health professions, are
health professions for which specialist recognition operates under this Law--
(a) the medical profession;
(b) the dentists division of the dental
profession;
(c) any other health profession approved by the Ministerial
Council, on the recommendation of the National Board established for the
profession.
(2) If a health profession is a profession for which specialist
recognition operates, the Ministerial Council may, on the recommendation of
the National Board established for the profession--
(a) approve a list of
specialties for the profession; and
(b) approve one or more specialist titles
for each specialty in the list.
(3) In making a recommendation to the
Ministerial Council for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) or (2), a National
Board established for a health profession may have regard to any relevant
advice provided by--
(a) an accreditation authority for the profession; or
(b) a specialist college for the profession.
(4) The Ministerial Council may
provide guidance to a National Board established for a health profession for
which specialist recognition will operate in relation to the criteria for the
approval of specialties for the profession by the Council.
