Chapter-2

Chapter-2
Provisions on registration of name
3. Level of health professionals and required minimum qualification for registration of name:

(1) The health professionals are categorized into the following levels:
(a) First level,
(b) Second level, and
(c) Third level.
(2) For the registration of the health professional categorized pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the concerned health professional shall have obtained the following educational qualification or degree or training from an educational
institution recognized by the Council:
(a) Having passed at least bachelor in the concerned subject or equivalent thereto for the first level,
(b) Having passed at least certificate level in the concerned subject or equivalent thereto for the second level,
(c) Having obtained training of at least one academic year in the concerned subject for the third level.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (2), in the case of the employee serving in the health service of the Government of Nepal at the time of commencement of these Rules, the prescribed educational
qualification and degree and training in the concerned subject prescribed at the time of his/her entry into service shall be considered to meet the minimum educational qualification for purposes of the registration of name
pursuant to this Rules.
4. Fees for registration and registration of name:

(1) The name registration fees, as follows, shall be paid to the Council for the registration of the name of health professional:
(a) One Thousand Rupees for the first level,
(b) Seven Hundred Rupees for the second level,
(c) Five Hundred Rupees for the third level.
(2) In the case of the deletion of name from the register of the Council for the violation of the professional code of conduct pursuant to Rule 13 or pursuant to Section 19 of the Act, registration fees equivalent to the original
name registration fees shall have to be paid.
(3) If any non-Nepalese citizen intends to get his/her name registered as a health professional, he/she has to pay double the fees as referred to in Sub-rule (1).

5. Application for registration of name:

(1) A person who intends to get  his/her name registered with the Council to carry on the health profession has
to make an application to the Council in a format prescribed in Schedule-1.
(2) In making an application pursuant to Sub-section (1), the application has to be accompanied by the certificate of educational qualification or degree and training fixed pursuant to Sub-rule (2) of Rule 3, the documents issued by the formal body in respect of such educational qualification or degree and training, the name registration fees fixed pursuant to Rule 4, the Nepalese citizenship certificate in the case of a citizen of Nepal, and passport or identity card issued by the governmental body indicating his/her identity, in the case of a non-Nepalese citizen.

6. Examination of application: If, in holding inquiry into the application made pursuant to Rule 5, it appears that the application meets the requirements and is accompanied by all documents and application fees and that the educational qualification certificate or other degree is recognized one, the Council shall submit it to the concerned thematic committee.

7. Examination of application and report of thematic committee: If,  upon examining the application submitted by the registrar pursuant to Rule 6 and considering as to whether the educational qualification certificate or
other degree is a recognized one or not and is related with the subject or not, the thematic committee considers it appropriate to register the name of such applicant and issue the certificate of registration, it has to submit a report
along with necessary recommendation to the Council within Three months.

8. Decision to register name:

(1) If the recommendation report of the thematic committee submitted pursuant to Rule 7 appears to be appropriate, the Council shall decide to register the name of the applicant recommended
by the thematic committee with the Council.
(2) In the case of a non-Nepalese citizen, decision has to be so made to register his/her name with the Council that he/she can act as a health professional in Nepal for a maximum period of One year.
(3) If a non-Nepalese citizen, whose name has been registered with specification of period pursuant to Sub-rule (2), intends to get his/her name re-registered with the Council, he/she has to make an application for the reregistration
of name. Where such an application is made, the Council may, fulfilling the other procedures mentioned in this Rules, decide to re-register the name of such non-Nepalese citizen for a period not exceeding One year
at a time.

9. Register:

(1) The registrar has to maintain a register in the format as referred to in Schedule-2 for purposes of the registration of names of health professionals.
(2) In maintaining the register pursuant to Sub-rule (1), separate registers have to be maintained based on the level and subject of health professionals.

10. Name registration certificate:

(1) The registrar shall register the name of applicant whom the Council has decided to register pursuant to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 8 in the register and give the registration certificate to the applicant in the format referred to in Schedule-3.
(2) Where the name of a non-Nepalese citizen has been decided to be registered pursuant to Sub-rule (2) of Rule 8, the name registration certificate has to be issued to such non-Nepalese citizen only after specifying the
period.

11. To give information of non-registration of name: Where in taking action on the application made to the Council for registration of name, the Council decides not to register the name of such applicant for any reason; information thereof has to be given by the registrar to the concerned applicant in the format referred to in Schedule-4.