✨ Medical Council Notices
15 SEPTEMBER 2004 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 120 2925
Council may authorise a change of scope from a provisional general scope to a general scope once the medical practitioner has satisfied the conditions in the provisional general scope and has:
• worked for two years; and
• successfully completed the requirements during practice within the provisional general scope of practice, and
• received three consecutive satisfactory supervisor’s reports; and
• been recommended for registration within a general scope of practice by his or her supervisor.
This arrangement is intended to allow a smooth transition from the Medical Practitioners Act 1995 to the Health Practitioners Competence Assessment Act 2003 and will be in effect until 19 September 2006 only.
Provisional General Scope of Practice
Pursuant to section 12 of the Act, to qualify for registration within a provisional general scope of practice a medical practitioner must pass (or be exempt from) the IELTS English test in accordance with Council’s English testing policy, and satisfy one of the following:
A. Hold a primary medical degree from a New Zealand or Australian university medical school (Appendix 2);
B. Hold a primary medical degree from a university medical school (Appendix 3) accredited by a competent authority and have one year of general medical experience in New Zealand or overseas;
C. Hold a primary medical degree from a university medical school listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools or the ECFMG FAIMER Directory, and passed (within the last three years) USMLE Steps 1 and 2, and NZREX Clinical or an international registration examination or assessment approved by Council as of a comparable standard to NZREX Clinical (Appendix 4)
D. Have worked for 36 months continuously (for at least 30 hours per week) during the 48 months prior to application, in a health system comparable to New Zealand as prescribed by Council (Appendix 5)
E. Have qualifications, training and experience individually verified and assessed by Council to ensure comparability to a New Zealand trained medical practitioner working within a general scope of practice.
F. As a transitional arrangement, and for two years only (to 18 September 2006) Council’s class 3 temporary registration policy under the Medical Practitioners Act 1995 (Appendix 6) will be continued.
Vocational Scope of Practice
Pursuant to section 12 of the Act, to qualify for registration within a vocational scope of practice a medical practitioner must:
Next Page →
Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 120
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 120
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏥
Medical Council of New Zealand Notice of Scopes of Practice and Related Qualifications
(continued from previous page)
🏥 Health & Social Welfare15 September 2004
Medical Council, Scopes of Practice, Qualifications, Provisional General Scope, General Scope, Registration Conditions