The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024

Registration

6.—(1) Except where paragraphs (2) or (3) apply, the Registrar must register a person who applies for registration (“the applicant”) if the applicant—

(a) meets the standards determined by the Regulator under article 3(1) as being required for registration,

(b) has provided the Registrar with the information specified in paragraph (4), and

(c) has complied with—

(i) any procedural requirements prescribed in rules made under paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 4, and

(ii) such other requirements as the Registrar may direct.

(2) Where the applicant’s entry in the register has been removed due to the imposition of a Final Measure, the Registrar must register an applicant if—

(a) such a person or Panel as is prescribed in rules under paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 4 is satisfied in respect of the matters specified in paragraph (1) (a) to (c), and

(b) a Panel has determined that the applicant’s fitness to practise is not impaired.

(3) Where the applicant’s entry in the register has been removed other than due to the imposition of a Final Measure, the Registrar must register an applicant if—

(a) such a person or Panel as is prescribed in rules made under paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 4 is satisfied in respect of the matters specified in paragraph (1) (a) to (c), and

(b) in such cases as may be prescribed in rules made under paragraph 2(2)(d) of Schedule 4, such a person or Panel as is prescribed in rules made under paragraph 2(1)(c) of Schedule 4 has determined that the applicant’s fitness to practise is not impaired.

(4) The information referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is—

(a) proof of the applicant’s identity;

(b) evidence to demonstrate that the applicant has in force, or will have in force by the date on which the applicant begins to practise in the United Kingdom—

(i) an indemnity arrangement,

(ii) an insurance policy, or

(iii) a combination thereof,

which provides appropriate and adequate cover in respect of the applicant’s practice as an associate.