Singapore legislation

Clause 14

Repeal and re-enactment of sections 31 and 32

Sections 31 and 32 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Interpretation of this Part

31. In this Part —“Advanced Practice Nurse certificate” means an Advanced Practice Nurse certificate issued under section 32;“Advanced Practice Nurse Register” means the Advanced Practice Nurse Register kept under section 32.Certification of Advanced Practice Nurses, etc.32.—

(1)

The Registrar shall keep and maintain a register to be called the Advanced Practice Nurse Register which shall consist of such parts as the Board may determine.(2) A registered nurse who —

(a)

holds such qualification, or has gained such special knowledge, in a specialised branch of nursing as may be approved by the Board;

(b)

has such experience in that branch of nursing as may be required by the Board; and

(c)

has fulfilled such further conditions as may be specified by the Board,shall be eligible to apply to the Board to be certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse.(3) Upon the approval of an application referred to in subsection (2), the Board shall —

(a)

register the applicant as an Advanced Practice Nurse in such part of the Advanced Practice Nurse Register as the Board considers appropriate to his case; and

(b)

upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue to him an Advanced Practice Nurse certificate.(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Board may refuse to certify any person as an Advanced Practice Nurse who, in the opinion of the Board —

(a)

is not of good reputation and character;

(b)

has had his certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse or its equivalent in any territory outside Singapore withdrawn, suspended or cancelled; or

(c)

because of a mental or physical disability, is unable to perform satisfactorily the functions of an Advanced Practice Nurse.(5) Where the Board refuses to certify any person as an Advanced Practice Nurse, the Board shall, by notice in writing, inform him of such refusal.(6) Any person who is aggrieved by a refusal of the Board to certify him as an Advanced Practice Nurse may, within one month of the notice given under subsection (5), appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.(7) The Registrar may disclose, in accordance with any prescribed conditions, any information in the Advanced Practice Nurse Register to any prescribed person.(8) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations —

(a)

to provide for the form of the Advanced Practice Nurse Register and the manner in which it shall be kept;

(b)

to regulate the alteration or correction of the Advanced Practice Nurse Register;

(c)

to provide for matters relating to the certification of persons as Advanced Practice Nurses;

(d)

to regulate the re-certification of an Advanced Practice Nurse whose certification has been cancelled;

(e)

to regulate the procedure for appeals by any person against a refusal of the Board to certify him as an Advanced Practice Nurse or the cancellation of his certification;

(f)

to provide for the form of the Advanced Practice Nurse certificate;

(g)

to prescribe the fees payable in respect of —

(i)

an application for certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse; and

(ii)

a restoration of such certification; and

(h)

to regulate the practice and conduct of Advanced Practice Nurses, including the use of titles and qualifications.”.

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