Registration standards define the requirements that applicants, registrants or students need to meet to be registered. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has developed the following registration standards:
Mandatory registration standards
With the exception of registered students and non-practising registrants, these standards apply to applicants for registration and currently registered nurses and midwives.
| Document name |
PDF |
Accessible format |
Date of effect |
| Continuing professional development registration standard |
PDF (300KB) |
|
From 1 July 2010 |
| Criminal history registration standard |
PDF (301KB) |
|
From 1 July 2010 |
| English language skills registration standard |
PDF (288KB) |
|
From
19 September 2011 |
| Professional indemnity insurance arrangements registration standard |
PDF (258KB) |
|
From
10 January 2012 |
| Recency of practice registration standard |
PDF (203KB) |
|
From 1 July 2010 |
Endorsement
| Document name |
PDF |
Accessible format |
Date of effect |
| Endorsement as a nurse practitioner registration standard |
PDF (206KB) |
|
From 4 April 2011 |
| Registration standard for endorsement for scheduled medicines for midwives |
PDF (307KB) |
Word version
(390 KB,DOCX) |
From 1 July 2010 |
| Registration standard for endorsement for scheduled medicines registered nurses (rural and isolated practice) |
PDF (205KB) |
|
From 1 July 2010 |
Eligible midwife
| Document name |
PDF |
Accessible format |
Date of effect |
Eligible midwife registration standard
(Note: this Eligible midwife registration standard has been revised in August 2013 to reflect date change in existing provision) |
PDF (187KB) |
Word version
(702 KB,DOCX) |
From 1 July 2010 |
More information relating to registration standards, including English language skills, continuing professional development and recency of practice, is available in FAQ and fact sheets on the National Board website.