New Zealand Gazette – 2010 – No. 8

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✨ Medical Practitioner Registration Criteria



29 JANUARY 2010 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 8 261

(3) have previously been registered with the Council; or

(4) hold satisfactory registration with another medical profession regulator, and

(5) meet any other criteria set by the Registrar and published on the Council’s website or in such other way as is practicable.

G Teleradiology

A medical practitioner who may be registered to provide teleradiology services for up to 12 months[^13]. The medical practitioner must:

(1) have a postgraduate qualification in radiology, approved by Council and published on the Council’s website (see the Council’s website for list of approved qualifications); and

(2) be registered in a jurisdiction where they are able to gain a postgraduate qualification approved by the Council and published on the Council’s website (see the Council’s website for list of approved qualifications); and

(3) be providing radiology services under contract to a health provider located in New Zealand and be fully credentialled by the health provider[^14]; and

(4) have been in active clinical practice (20 hours per week) in the vocational scope of diagnostic and interventional radiology for at least 24 out of the last 36 months.

[^13]: Practitioner may reapply for registration after 12 months.

[^14]:

  • The medical practitioner must have a contract with a health provider located in New Zealand who has undertaken a comprehensive credentialling process for the medical practitioner prior to applying for registration.
  • The New Zealand based health provider must have a dispute resolution process to facilitate the fair, simple, speedy and efficient resolution of complaints. This process must include automatic notification of the relevant authorities in New Zealand and the medical practitioner’s home country should a complaint be received and must also permit and facilitate external review and investigation by those authorities.
  • The overseas facility the medical practitioner works for must be accredited by an accredited body recognised by International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ).
  • Supervision for the medical practitioner is to be provided by the clinical director of the New Zealand health facility.


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