S.I. No. 594/2009 - Medical Council Rules Specifying Criteria to be Considered for Applications for Restoration to the Register, 2009.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th October, 2010. | ||
RULES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 11 AND 81 (2)(d) OF THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 2007 . | ||
CRITERIA FOR THE COUNCIL WHEN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO RESTORE THE REGISTRATION OF A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER WHOSE REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CANCELLED. | ||
1. The circumstances that led to cancellation of the Medical Practitioners Registration. | ||
2. The findings of the Fitness to Practise Committee and the reasons relied on by the Council for their decision to cancel the Medical Practitioners registration. | ||
3. Whether the Medical Practitioner has gained any insight into the matters that led to cancellation of his/her registration. | ||
4. What the Medical Practitioner has done since cancellation of his/her Registration. | ||
5. The steps taken by the Medical Practitioner to keep his/her medical knowledge and skills up to date. | ||
6. The steps that have been taken by the Medical Practitioner to rehabilitate professionally and/or socially. | ||
7. Any evidence relevant to the Medical Practitioner’s fitness to practise or practise of medicine. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Council, | ||
30 September 2009. | ||
Professor Kieran C Murphy, | ||
President. | ||
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John Lamont, | ||
Chief Executive Officer. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
These Rules, made by the Medical Council on 30 September 2009, pursuant to the provisions of sections 11 and 81 (2)(d) of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 , specify criteria for the Council when considering whether to restore the registration of a medical practitioner whose registration has been cancelled. |