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Health Professions (Amendment) Act, 2021

health facility licensinghealth practitioner supervisionprofessional registrationprofessional regulationqualification standardsstatutory amendmenttraining accreditation

Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 7 provisions
Citation: Act 26 of 2021
Dates: Legal dates not recorded

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“The Minister may, by statutory instrument and on the Council’s recommendation, prescribe the scope of practice for registered health practitioners.”

The Minister may, by statutory instrument and on the Council’s recommendation, prescribe the scope of practice for registered health practitioners. The Registrar must register a health practitioner as a specialist if the practitioner holds a post-graduate qualification accredited and recognised by the Zambia Qualifications Authority. A higher education institution must not advertise, provide, or present itself as providing training for a health profession unless the programme is accredited by the Higher Education Authority. This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 33 and replacing it with new text. A higher education institution planning health-profession training must apply to the Higher Education Authority for accreditation of the programme.

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Section 8 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of

The Minister may, by statutory instrument and on the Council’s recommendation, prescribe the scope of practice for registered health practitioners.

Section 3

Section 32 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of

A higher education institution must not advertise, provide, or present itself as providing training for a health profession unless the programme is accredited by the Higher Education Authority.

Section 5

The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 33 and

This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 33 and replacing it with new text.

Section 6

Section 51 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of

The Minister may, by statutory instrument and on the Council’s recommendation, prescribe the type and experience requirements for the health practitioner who supervises a health facility of a specified licence class.

Section 7

Section 77(2)(f) of the principal Act is amended by the

This section amends section 77(2)(f) of the principal Act by inserting the words “accredited and recognised by the Zambia Qualifications Authority” after “qualification”.

Section 8

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§ 3Section 8 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion ofSubstitution

The Minister may, by statutory instrument and on the Council’s recommendation, prescribe the scope of practice for registered health practitioners.

3. Section 8 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of subsection (7) and the substitution therefor of the following: (7) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, on the recommendation of the Council, prescribe the scope of practice for health practitioners registered under this Act. Act No. 13 of 2011 Amendment of section 8 Singles copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer, P. O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K4.00 each 246 No. 26 of 2021] Health Professions (Amendment) Amendment of section 12

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§ 4Section 12 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion ofSubstitution

The Registrar must register a health practitioner as a specialist if the practitioner holds a post-graduate qualification accredited and recognised by the Zambia Qualifications Authority.

4. Section 12 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of subsection (2) and substitution therefor of the following: (2) The Registrar shall register a health practitioner as a specialist if the health practitioner holds a post graduate qualification accredited and recognised by the Zambia Qualifications Authority. (3) For the purposes of this section, a post-graduate qualification shall include a fellowship programme as recognised by the Council. Amendment of section 32

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§ 5Section 32 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion ofRepeal

A higher education institution must not advertise, provide, or present itself as providing training for a health profession unless the programme is accredited by the Higher Education Authority.

5. Section 32 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of the following: Repeal and replacement of section 33 Application for approval of training programme (1) A higher education institution shall not advertise, provide or hold out as providing training to prepare students for a health profession, unless the training programme is accredited by the Higher Education Authority.

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§ 6The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 33 andRepeal

This section amends the principal Act by repealing section 33 and replacing it with new text.

6. The principal Act is amended by the repeal of section 33 and the substitution therefor of the following:

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§ 33(1) A higher education institution that intends toAmendment

A higher education institution planning health-profession training must apply to the Higher Education Authority for accreditation of the programme.

33. (1) A higher education institution that intends to offer training in a health profession shall apply to the Higher Education Authority for accreditation of the training programme. (2) The Higher Education Authority shall, in consultation with the Council, accredit the training programme if the training programme meets the requirements for service in the health profession. (3) The Council shall not, where a training institution uses a training programme in the training of health profession which is not accredited under this section, accept the training for the purposes of registration in the health profession. Amendment of section 51

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§ 7Section 51 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion ofSubstitution

7. Section 51 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the subsection (3) and the substitution thereof of the following: (3) The Minister may, be statutory instrument, on the recommendation of the Council, prescribe the category of a health practitioner and professional experience required of a registered health practitioner who is to supervise the operations of a health facility of a particular licence class. Amendment of section 77

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§ 8Section 77(2)(f) of the principal Act is amended by theAmendment

This section amends section 77(2)(f) of the principal Act by inserting the words “accredited and recognised by the Zambia Qualifications Authority” after “qualification”.

8. Section 77(2)(f) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion of the words “accredited and recognised by the Zambia Qualifications Authority” immediately after the word “qualification”.

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