The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007

Amendment of article 14

46.  In article 14 (specialists eligible for entry in the Specialist Register)—

(a) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) A person is an eligible specialist for the purposes of article 13(2)(b) if he holds a CCST.”;

(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) A person is also an eligible specialist for the purposes of article 13(2)(b) if—

(a) he is an exempt person; and

(b) he holds a recognised specialist qualification (as specified in article 15).”;

(c) in paragraphs (4) and (5), for “A person” substitute “Subject to paragraph (5A), a person”;

(d) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) If a person falling within paragraph (4) or (5) is an exempt person and he holds a specialist qualification which—

(a) was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State, and

(b) has not previously been accepted by a relevant European State as qualifying him to practise as a specialist in that State,

he is not an eligible specialist pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5) unless he satisfies the Board that his specialist qualification is evidence of training that meets, or under article 22(a) of the Directive (part-time training) is to be treated as meeting, the requirements of article 25 of the Directive (specialist medical training).”;

(e) in paragraph (6), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) he is an exempt person who holds a specialist qualification which—

(i) was granted otherwise than in a relevant European State, but

(ii) has been accepted by a relevant European State, other than the United Kingdom, as qualifying him to practise as a specialist in that State; or”;

(f) for paragraph (8) substitute—

“(8) If the Board is not satisfied, having taken into account the matters specified in paragraph (6) (where applicable), that a person is an eligible specialist pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5), paragraph (9) shall apply.”;

(g) in paragraph (10), for “article 16(4)” substitute “article 16(5)”; and

(h) for paragraph (11) substitute—

“(11) If the Board is satisfied that a person is an eligible specialist pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5), it shall, if the person so requests, issue to that person a written statement attesting to the fact that the person has satisfied the Board that he is eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register (“statement of eligibility for registration”).”.