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Albania - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Arrêté n° 112 du 22 février 2006 sur la durée du travail et du congé dans le système de soins.

Adoption: 2006-02-22 | Date of entry into force: 2006-03-06 | ALB-2006-R-74451

Fixe la durée maximale du travail hebdomadaire à 40 heures.

Algeria - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Arrété du 10 novembre 2015 fixant les règles d'optimisation et les niveaux indicatifs pour les expositions médicales à l'intention des professionnels de la santé. -

Adoption: 2015-11-10 | DZA-2015-R-100955

Angola - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decreto Presidencial núm. 187/18, de 6 de agosto, que aprueba el Régimen jurídico de la carrera de enfermería (Decreto Presidencial n.º 187/18, de 6 de Agosto, que aprova o Regime Jurídico da Carreira de Enfermagem)

Adoption: 2018-08-06 | Date of entry into force: 2018-08-06 | AGO-2018-R-111949

El decreto citado aprueba el Régimen jurídico de la carrera de enfermería. El régimen se estructura de la siguiente manera:
-CAPÍTULO I: Disposiciones generales
-CAPÍTULO II: Naturaleza y estructura de la carrera
-CAPÍTULO III: Competencias
-CAPÍTULO IV: Ingreso, acceso y desarrollo de la carrera
-CAPÍTULO V: Régimen de trabajo
-CAPÍTULO VI: Formación continua
-CAPÍTULO VII: Disposiciones finales y transitorias.

Argentina - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decreto núm. 2497/93 por la que se aprueba la reglamentación creada por ley núm. 24004 sobre ejercicio de la enfermería

Adoption: 1993-12-09 | ARG-1993-R-35400

Argentina - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Ley núm. 24004 de ejercicio de la enfermería.

Adoption: 1991-10-23 | ARG-1991-L-25548

Reconoce dos niveles para el ejercicio de la enfermería: el profesional y el auxiliar. El ejercicio del primero requiere un título habilitante expedido por una universidad, título de enfermero otorgado por centros de formación de nivel terciario no universitario o certificados extranjeros equivalentes revalidados. El ejercicio como auxiliar requiere un certificado de auxiliar de enfermería otorgado por instituciones reconocidas o equivalentes extranjeros revalidados. Se determinan los trabajos de enfermería considerados insalubres.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Health Workforce Australia (Abolition) Act 2014 (No. 103, 2014). -

Adoption: 2014-09-24 | AUS-2014-L-98605

An Act to abolish Health Workforce Australia, and for related purposes.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Nursing Act 1992 (No. 55 of 1992)

Adoption: 1992-11-30 | AUS-1992-L-31784

Provides for the registration and enrolment of nurses, the practice of nursing and the education of nurses.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1989. No. 95.

Adoption: 1989-06-28 | AUS-1989-L-8630

Inter alia, Part 3 amends the Health Insurance Act 1973 in relation to certification of vocationally registered general practitioners, etc. Part 4 amends National Health Act 1953 rules relating to, inter alia, certificates in respect of professional attention, determination of amount of benefit, and reinsurance account in health benefits fund. Part 5 amends the Nursing Homes Assistance Act 1974, Part 6 amends the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, and Part 7 amends the States Grants (Nurse Education Transfer Assistance) Act 1985.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Nursing Regulations 1988. No. 64.

Adoption: 1988-04-19 | AUS-1988-R-9071

Regulations providing for standards required to begin approved courses, examinations for registration and enrolment, and other related matters.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Nursing Act 1987. No. 65.

Adoption: 1987-08-18 | AUS-1987-L-7066

This Act repeals the Nurses' Registration Act 1952 and the Tasmanian Auxiliary Nursing Service Act 1949, and provides for the education, training, registration, enrolment, and practice of nurses.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Nurses Regulations 1986. No. 70.

Adoption: 1986-05-01 | AUS-1986-R-2368

Regulations govern registration and enrolment of nurses in various specialties and of midwives and contain provisions regarding requirements for approval of nursing schools. Issued pursuant to the Nurses Act 1984, these Regulations fix penalties for non-compliance.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Nurses (Amendment) Act 1985. No. 10251.

Adoption: 1985-12-10 | AUS-1985-L-2187

Amendments to the Nurses Act 1958, in matters pertaining to discipline, limitations and restrictions on practice, remuneration, travel allowances, etc.

Australia - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Nurses Act 1984.

Adoption: 1984-12-20 | AUS-1984-L-1301

An Act to provide for the registration and enrolment of nurses; to regulate nursing for the purpose of maintaining high standards of competence and conduct by nurses in South Australia; to repeal the Nurses Registration Act 1920; and for other purposes. No. 100 of 1984.

Austria - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Federal Act on settlement of the Healthcare employees Cooperation Fund (BGBl I 33/2016) (Bundesgesetz über die Abwicklung des Krankenanstalten-Zusammenarbeitsfonds (KRAZAF-Abwicklungsgesetz)) -

Adoption: 2016-06-02 | Date of entry into force: 2016-06-03 | AUT-2016-L-104239

The Act announces the expiration of the Healthcare employees Cooperation Fund which was established in 1991.

Austria - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Federal law on the care of persons in private Households (Text No. 33). (Hausbetreuungsgesetz - (HBeG)) -

Adoption: 2007-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2007-07-01 | AUT-2007-L-83866

Regulates the specific area of persons caring for ill and disabled persons in private homes.
Section 1 - General provisions
Section 2 - Special Employment Provisions
Section 3 - Quality of care
Section 4 - Implementation and Enforcement

Austria - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Federal Act amending the Health Care Act and the Federal Act regulating medical services (No. 6). (GuKG-Novelle 2003.)

Adoption: 2004-02-16 | AUT-2004-L-67153

Makes provision for professional duties of nurses and other medical personnel. Also establishes different spheres of activity in medical services, and regulates admission to employment in medical services. Finally, provides for training, vocational training and continuous vocational training of nurses and other medical personnel.

Austria - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Act on the hours of work in health institutions and to amend the Federal Act on the arrangement of hours of work [Text No. 8].

Adoption: 1997-01-10 | Date of entry into force: 1997-01-01 | AUT-1997-L-47999

Working time in health institutions shall not be more than an average of 48 hours a week over a period of 17 weeks, and not more than 60 hours in any given week. The period of time over which an average working time is calculated may be extended to 26 weeks through a collective agreement on the enterprise level. Also provides for rest time and overtime pay. The Act applies to doctors, medical technicians, and nurses.

Austria - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Federal Act of 1 March 1989 amending the Physicians Act 1984, and Federal Acts amending the Physicians Act 1984, the General Social Insurance Act and the Federal Act laying down rules for nursing services, medical-technical services and the public health service. Text No. 138.

Adoption: 1989-03-01 | Date of entry into force: 1989-01-01 | AUT-1989-L-8353

Concerns training institutions.

Bahamas - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Nurses and Midwives (Nurses Agencies) Regulations, 1992 (S.I. No. 3 of 1993).

Adoption: 1992-12-31 | BHS-1992-R-44822

Regulations pertaining to licensing of nurse agencies.

Bahrain - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 7 of 2013 Establishing the Nursing and Midwifery Committee. -

Adoption: 2013-09-05 | Date of entry into force: 2013-09-06 | BHR-2013-R-95205

This Order establishes, composes,specifies the functions and specialization of the nursing and midwifery committee.

Bahrain - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 4/2009 regarding the reestablishment of the Licensing Committee for Nursing and Midwifery.

Adoption: 2009-01-28 | Date of entry into force: 2009-03-06 | BHR-2009-R-83111

The licensing Committee for nursing and midwifery professions is re-established and the members are set in a chart in this Decree. The Decree also sets the specific duties of this Committee, including, inter alia, going through the different medical license applications and deciding what applications to approve according to the different guidelines provided.

Bahrain - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 1 of 1991 of the Ministry of Health, to regulate the occupational practice of nursing.

Adoption: 1991-02-04 | Date of entry into force: 1991-02-06 | BHR-1991-R-21393

Belgium - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Arrêté royal du 23 septembre 2002 portant exécution de l'article 59 de la loi-programme du 2 janvier 2001 en ce qui concerne les mesures de dispense des prestations de travail et de fin de carrière.

Adoption: 2002-09-23 | Date of entry into force: 2002-10-01 | BEL-2002-R-62541

Brazil - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Decreto núm. 94406 de reglamentación de la ley núm. 7498 de 25 de junio de 1986 sobre el ejercicio de la profesión de enfermero y por el que se dictan otras disposiciones.

Adoption: 1987-06-08 | BRA-1987-L-3480

Define las diversas categorías de la profesión con sus respectivas obligaciones.

Brazil - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Ley núm. 7498 por el que se reglamenta el ejercicio de la profesión de enfermero y se dictan otras disposiciones.

Adoption: 1986-06-25 | BRA-1986-L-2374

Brazil - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decreto núm. 77052, por el que se adoptan disposiciones sobre la fiscalización sanitaria de las condiciones de ejercicio de las profesiones y ocupaciones técnicas y auxiliares relacionadas directamente con la salud.

Adoption: 1976-01-19 | BRA-1976-R-31866

Brunei Darussalam - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Nurses Registration (Nursing Board for Brunei) Regulations, 2002 (No. S 23).

Adoption: 2002-04-10 | BRN-2002-R-66146

Establishes Nursing Board for Brunei, and provides for membership and meetings of Board. Made under Nurses Registration Act.

Burundi - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Oru no 222/344 du 8 décembre 1960 relatif à la limitation au droit de grève (hôpitaux et formations sanitaires).

Adoption: 1960-12-08 | BDI-1960-R-61801

Prévoit que l'employeur détermine, après consultation du Conseil d'entreprise et de la délégation syndicale, parmi une liste d'activités, celles qui doivent être maintenues en cas de grève.

Cabo Verde - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Ley núm. 97/IV/93 por la que se concede autorización al Gobierno para legislar sobre el estatuto específico para médicos y enfermeros que ejercen sus actividades como funcionarios públicos

Adoption: 1993-12-31 | CPV-1993-L-35941

Canada - Nursing personnel - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Avis d'approbation du 27 septembre 2001 portant Règlement sur le Comité d'inspection professionnelle de l'ordre des sages-femmes.

Adoption: 2001-09-27 | CAN-2001-M-59986

Présente les fonctions et l'organisation du comité, les procédures de constitution du dossier professionnel, les modalités d'enquête sur la compétence professionnelle d'une sage-femme, et les recommandations du comité à la suite d'une vérification ou d'une enquête particulière sur la compétence professionnelle d'une sage-femme.

Canada - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Décret no 749-98 du 3 juin 1998 portant Règlement sur les normes d'équivalence des diplômes et de la formation aux fins de la délivrance d'un permis par l'ordre des infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires du Québec.

Adoption: 1998-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 1998-07-01 | CAN-1998-R-50891

Prévoit les normes d'équivalence des diplômes et de la formation ainsi que la procédure de reconnaissance de l'équivalence.

Canada - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

H-0.03 - The Health Labour Relations Reorganization Act. -

Adoption: 1996-07-12 | CAN-1996-L-94312

An Act respecting the Reorganization of Labour Relations between Health Sector Employers and Employees.

Canada - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Loi modifiant le Code des professions et la loi sur les infirmières et les infirmiers sanctionnée le 18 juin 1993.

Adoption: 1993-06-18 | Date of entry into force: 1993-09-15 | CAN-1993-L-34328

Comporte diverses modifications notamment au sujet du pouvoir d'enquête du Bureau.

Canada - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Homemakers and Nurses Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10. -

Adoption: 1990 | CAN-1990-L-96520

China - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Reglamento Administrativo núm. 32/2021, de 9 de septiembre, por el que se establece el Reglamento general de las pasantías de los profesionales de la salud (Regulamento Administrativo n.º 32/2021, de 9 de Setembro, que estabelece o Regulamento geral do estágio para os profissionais de saúde) -

Adoption: 2021-09-09 | Date of entry into force: 2021-10-01 | CHN-2021-R-114194

El despacho citado establece el Reglamento general de las pasantías de los profesionales de la salud. El reglamento se estructura de la siguiente manera:
-CAPÍTULO I: Disposiciones generales
-CAPÍTULO II: Derechos y deberes de los pasantes
-CAPÍTULO III: Estructura de las pasantías
-CAPÍTULO IV. Evaluación y clasificación
-CAPÍTULO V: Disposiciones finales.

China - Nursing personnel - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Reglamento Administrativo núm. 33/2021, de 9 de septiembre, que establece el Procedimiento Disciplinario para los Profesionales de la Salud (Regulamento Administrativo n.º 33/2021, de 9 de Setembro, que estabelece o Procedimento disciplinar profissional dos profissionais de saúde) -

Adoption: 2021-09-09 | Date of entry into force: 2021-10-01 | CHN-2021-M-114341

El reglamento en cuestión define las materias relativas al procedimiento disciplinario para los profesionales de la salud. El Reglamento se estructura de la siguiente manera:
-CAPÍTULO I: Disposiciones generales
-CAPÍTULO II: Procedimiento de revisión
-CAPÍTULO III: Procedimiento de investigación
-CAPÍTULO IV: Disposiciones finales.

China - Nursing personnel - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Despacho del Jefe del Ejecutivo núm. 12/2019, de 4 de febrero, que faculta a los Servicios de Salud a contratar personal de enfermería que se encuentre jubilado o retirado del servicio (Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.º 12/2019, de 4 de Fevereiro, que permite que os Serviços de Saúde contratem pessoal de enfermagem que se encontre aposentado ou desligado do serviço) -

Adoption: 2019-02-04 | Date of entry into force: 2019-02-11 | CHN-2019-M-108368

El despacho en cuestión faculta a los Servicios de Salud a contratar personal de enfermería que se encuentre jubilado o retirado del servicio bajo la modalidad de contrato de prestación de servicios. Asimismo, establece en tres meses el plazo máximo de dicha contratación.

China - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Decreto-ley núm. 23/91/M, por el que se reglamenta el otorgamiento de becas de estudios destinadas a la formación básica y de especialización del personal técnico del área de salud. -

Adoption: 1991-04-01 | CHN-1991-L-22143

China - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Nurses (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1989. L.N. 418.

Adoption: 1989-12-19 | CHN-1989-R-9431

Amendments giving the Nursing Board of Hong Kong wider discretion in considering suitability of candidates for training in nursing courses.

Colombia - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decreto núm. 1172 de 1992, por medio del cual se reglamenta la ley núm. 4 de 1992.

Adoption: 1992-07-13 | COL-1992-R-29958

De conformidad con el artículo 19 de la ley núm. 4 de 1992, los servidores públicos que prestan servicios profesionales de salud podrán recibir más de una asignación que provenga del tesoro público o de empresas o instituciones en que tenga parte mayoritaria el Estado, siempre y cuando el máximo de horas hábiles o laborales que generen remuneración sea de ocho horas.

Costa Rica - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decreto núm. 18190-S contentivo del reglamento del estatuto de servicios de enfermería.

Adoption: 1988-06-22 | CRI-1988-R-6399

Regula la aplicación de la ley 7085 de 20 oct. 1987 sobre estatuto de servicios de enfermería.

Costa Rica - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Ley núm. 7085 sobre el Estatuto de servicios de enfermería.

Adoption: 1987-10-05 | CRI-1987-L-4756

La presente ley rige para todas las instituciones, públicas y privadas, en las que se ejerza la profesión de enfermería.

Côte d'Ivoire - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Décret no 72-148 du 23 février 1972, réglementant l'exercice de la profession d'infirmier et d'infirmière.

Adoption: 1972-02-23 | CIV-1972-R-37382

Définit les conditions d'accès à cette profession. Il est nécessaire de posséder la nationalité ivoirienne ou de bénéficier des dispositions de l'article 106 du Code de la nationalité ivoirienne pour avoir accès à la profession susvisée.

Cyprus - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Law No. 129(I) of 2010 amending the laws from 2001 to 2009 on Private Clinics (Control of Establishment and of Function).

Adoption: 2010-12-23 | Date of entry into force: 2010-10-01 | CYP-2010-L-86466

Amends the following articles of the basic law 2001-2009:
- article 5 and its appendix relating to the number of nursing personnel conforming to the clinic's capacity in beds;
- Appendix I: replacing paragraphs 1(a) and (b) with sub-paragraphs referring to necessity of recruiting a general superintendent holding a certificate of general nursing in the case of a general clinic of more than 20 beds, a certificate of right to exercise the profession of midwife in the case of purely obstetrics clinic, or a certificate of nurse for psychiatric clinic in the case of psychiatric centre. Replaces paragraph 3 relating to the recruitment of midwives and nurses for gynaecological departments. Replaces sub-paragraph (i) related to the personnel of external medical centres. Replaces sub-paragraph (j) relating to the personnel of surgical departments and its working hours. Replaces paragraph 5(c) concerning the working hours of room assistants.

Denmark - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Act to prolong or renew collective and other agreements respecting nurses, health assistants, health visitors, hospital laboratory assistants, etc. (No. 330 of 1995).

Adoption: 1995-05-24 | Date of entry into force: 1995-05-27 | Date of partial entry into force: 1995-04-01 | DNK-1995-L-42498

Prolongs or renews collective and other agreements until 31 March 1997.

Dominica - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Overseas Nurses' Pensions Act (L.I. 13 of 1927)(Chapter 23:83). -

Adoption: 1927-05-28 | DMA-1927-L-83862

Provides for the provisions of pensions for nurses appointed by the Overseas Nursing Association.

Egypt - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Arrêté du ministre de la santé no. 245

Adoption: 1989-09-13 | EGY-1989-R-20379

Modifie l'article 69 de l'arrêté du ministre de la santé no. 403 de 1978 relatif au statut du syndicat des infirmiers et fixe à trente livres par mois la pension de retraite de tout membre ayant atteint l'âge de 60 ans et totalisé une période d'affiliation de 20 ans au moins.

Fiji - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Nursing Decree 2011 (No. 41 of 2011). -

Adoption: 2011-09-11 | FJI-2011-L-90021

Provides for the registration, education and training of nurses as well as the regulation of their work. Repeals the Nurses and Midwives Act [Cap. 256].

Finland - Nursing personnel - Law, Act

Act (No. 863 of 2001) to amend the Seafarer's Wage Guarantee Act (1108/2000). -

Adoption: 2001-10-26 | FIN-2001-L-63003

Amends section 8.

Finland - Nursing personnel - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance on Health Professionals (564/1994). (Asetus terveydenhuollon ammattihenkilöistä) -

Adoption: 1994-06-28 | FIN-1994-R-86196