CHAPTER 325
NURSES AND MIDWIVES REGISTRATION ACT
[SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION]
INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
REGULATIONS
(Section 21)
G.N. No. 196 of 1954
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Nurses and Midwives Registration Regulations.
2. (1) The Register of Nurses and Midwives shall consist of eight Parts as follows–
| Part I | - | Registered Nurses. |
| Part II | - | Registered Midwives. |
| Part III | - | Registered Public Health Nurses. |
| Part IV | - | Registered Fever Nurses. |
| Part V | - | Registered Sick Children's Nurses. |
| Part VI | - | Registered Mental Nurses. |
| Part VII | - | Registered Nurse Tutors. |
| Part VIII | - | Registered Midwifery Tutors. |
(2) Each Part, except Parts VII and VIII, shall consist of two sections to be lettered A and B.
(3) The particulars to be entered in the Register shall be–
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| Registration date of .......................................................................................... |
| Registration No ................................................................................................. |
| Full names (including maiden name) ............................................................... |
| Nationality .......................................................................................................... |
| Fee paid (E.R.V. No.) ........................................................................................ |
| Address ............................................................................................................. |
| Qualifications with dates ................................................................................... |
| Date of registration of original certificates ....................................................... |
| Nature of employment ....................................................................................... |
| Photograph......................................................................................................... |
3. A registered nurse or midwife may use the title of each Part of a Register in which her name appears.
4. (1) Nurses and midwives who are registered as such by the appropriate authorities in the United Kingdom or whose qualifications entitle them to such registration under the regulations in force in the United Kingdom shall be registered in section A of the appropriate Part.
(2) Nurses and midwives who have passed a final examination conducted by the Council shall be registered in section B of the appropriate Part.
(3) Nurses and midwives whose qualification are other than those described in subregulation (1) or (2) of this regulation may be registered at the discretion of the Council in terms of paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) and subsection (2) of section 7 of the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act.
5. Application for admission to the Register of nurses and midwives shall be made on the form set out in the First Schedule of these Regulations.
6. (1) The certificate or certificates of registration shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule, and shall bear the seal of the Council and one of the certificates shall bear a photograph of the person registered.
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(2) A certificate shall be issued to each person in respect of each Part of the Register in which he or she is registered; and in the event of the production of satisfactory evidence that a certificate has been lost or destroyed the Council may issue a duplicate certificate which shall be clearly marked as such.
7. (1) A fee of five shillings shall be paid in respect of each Part of the Register in which a nurse or midwife is registered, subject to a maximum fee of ten shillings; and a fee of two shillings shall be paid in respect of each duplicate certificate issued.
(2) A fee of ten shillings shall be paid by any person desiring information under subsections (4) and (5) of section 6 of the Act, and such information shall be given in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
8. The register of cases to be maintained by each registered midwife shall be as set out in the Fourth or Fifth Schedule and the form shown in the Fourth Schedule shall be used by midwives working without supervision of a medical practitioner, and the form shown in the Fifth Schedule shall be used by midwives working under such supervision.
9. (1) When information received by the Registrar that a registered nurse or midwife has been guilty of malpractice, negligence or misconduct or has disobeyed any regulation made under the Act, the Registrar shall make a preliminary examination of the case to decide whether the case shall go before the Council.
(2) For the purpose of this preliminary inquiry she may ask the registered nurse or midwife against whom the complaint is made for an explanation in writing; and complaints received in writing shall be investigated.
(3) If the Registrar decides that the complaint shall go before the Council, the nurse or midwife shall be notified of the complaint and shall be supplied with a copy of all documents that are to be laid before the Council together with a notification that an inquiry is to be held under subsections (2) and (3) of section 5 of the Act.
FIRST SCHEDULE
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE REGISTER OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES
NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL
(Regulation 5)
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(Surname to be underlined) |
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Permanent Address ............................................................................................................ |
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Employer ........................................................................................................................... |
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Nature of employment ......................................................................................................... |
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Date of Birth ...................................................................................................................... |
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Sex ................................................................................................................................... |
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Nationality or Tribe ............................................................................................................. |
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Training Centres ................................................................................................................. |
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Length of Training at each Hospital, with dates ...................................................................... |
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Date of Final Examinations .................................................................................................. |
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Particulars of Registration outside Tanzania | |
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(c) Registered by ...................................................................................................... |
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(d) Registration No. ................................................................................................... |
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(e) Parts of the Register ........................................................................................... |
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(Signature of Applicant) |
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This form when completed to be sent, together with all original certificates, with a Registration Fee of Shs. 5/- per Part of the Register (with maximum of Shs. 10/-) and two Passport Photographs (snapshot enlargements accepted) to: |
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The Registrar, |
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P.O. Box 539, |
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SECOND SCHEDULE
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL
(Regulation 6(1))
By virtue of the power granted to the Council under Sec. 3 of the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act (Cap. 325): |
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It is hereby certified that |
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SEAL | |
Registered Number ...................................... |
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Date ........................................................... |
THIRD SCHEDULE
CERTIFICATION OF PART OF REGISTER UNDER WHICH
NURSE OR MIDWIFE IS REGISTERED
NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL
(Regulation 7(2))
(Section 6 of the Nurses and Midwives Registration Act)
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FOURTH SCHEDULE
REGISTER OF CASES TO BE MAINTAINED BY MIDWIVES WORKING
WITHOUT SUPERVISION
(Regulation 8)
Serial No. | Name of Patient | Address | Parity | Date and Time of 1st Visit | Date of Final Visit | Labour Normal or Abnormal | Sex of Child and whether born living or dead |
Drugs Given | Name of Doctor if called in | Remarks | Signature |
FIFTH SCHEDULE
REGISTER OF CASES TO BE MAINTAINED BY MIDWIVES WORKING
UNDER SUPERVISION
(Regulation 8)
Serial No. | Name of Patient | Date of Delivery | Sex of Child and whether born living or dead | Case Sheet No. | Name of Doctor in Charge | Remarks | Signature |
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