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WELCOMEWelcome to the New South Wales Physiotherapists Registration Board's website. STOP PRESS ... STOP PRESS...January 2008 ANNUAL RENEWAL The Board removed 403 names from the Register at its meeting of 21 January 2008 due to non-payment of the annual renewal fee. The APA and all health funds will be notified of the removal of those names. If you have not renewed your registration for 2008 please contact the Board on (02) 9219 0255. STOP PRESS ... STOP PRESS PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS New legislation now requires NSW health professionals, including physiotherapists, to provide evidence of professional indemnity insurance in order to be registered to practise. Professional indemnity insurance details will need to be provided as part of the information required for annual renewal of registration starting with the October 2007 renewals. Please direct any enquiries and completed questionnaires to: The Registrar STOP PRESS ... STOP PRESS National Registration and Accreditation The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has resolved to proceed towards National registration and accreditation for 9 health professions, including physiotherapy. The 9 professions are: Physiotherapy, Nursing, Medical Practitioners, Optometry, Pharmacy, Psychology, Osteopathy, Chiropractic and Dentistry. Several consultations have taken place between COAG Health Working Group and stakeholders of health professional regulation. On 26 March 2008 COAG signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions, which will commence on 1 July 2010.The new IGA and further details of the COAG decision are available at www.coag.gov.au. STOP PRESS ... STOP PRESS Occupational Assessment Screening & Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases NSW Health has revised the Occupational Assessment Screening & Vaccination Policy. The Policy applies to all existing staff, all new recruits, students on clinical placement, volunteers, contracted clinical staff, and people on work experience. The Policy describes the requirements for employers, staff and other clinical personnel in relation to occupational assessment, screening and vaccination against specified infectious diseases and aims to:
To download a copy of the Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Policy and for further information about Occupational Assessment Screening & Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases please visit the website: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/ohs_vaccination/. STOP PRESS ... STOP PRESS
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