The Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 13th day of June 2003
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
Their Lordships, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by article 6(1), (2), and (3)(a), (b) and (g) of the Health Professions Order 2001 M1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and having consulted the Health Professions Council in accordance with article 6(4) of that Order, hereby make the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003 and shall come into force on 9th July 2003.
(2)
In this Order, “the Order” means the F1Health Professions Order 2001;
“old register” means a register maintained by the Health Professions Council pursuant to paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Order and listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order.
Parts of the register2.
It is hereby determined that the register shall be divided into the parts specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order.
Designated titles3.
The designated titles in relation to each part of the register are the titles set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order opposite the part of the register specified in column 1.
Registration of persons already registered in accordance with the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 19604.
If a person on 8 July 2003 is registered in an old register, that person shall be registered with effect from 9 July 2003 in the part of the register which is listed in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite the title of the old register in which he is registered on 8 July 2003.
Entries in Welsh as well as in English5.
A title, qualification or other entry referred to in article 6(3) of the Order, which is recorded in the register in accordance with rule 3 of the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules M2 in respect of a registered professional whose registered address is in Wales, may be recorded in the register in Welsh as well as in English.
Entries indicating qualifications or competence6.
(1)
The entries in Parts 3 and 5 of the register may include such entry indicating the possession by a registrant of qualifications or competence in life sciences or physiological sciences, as the Council consider appropriate.
(2)
Where a chiropodist holds a certificate of competence—
(a)
issued by a Board under the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960 M3 or by the Health Professions Council; and
(b)
referred to in the following provisions of Schedule 5 to the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 M4 (exemption for certain persons from section 58(2) of the Medicines Act 1968)—
(i)
in Part I (exemption from restrictions on sale or supply), paragraph 10 (certificate of competence in the use of specified medicines), or
(ii)
in Part III (exemption from restriction on administration), paragraph 1 (certificate in the use of analgesics),
the register may indicate that he holds such a certificate.
F2(3)
The entries in Parts 2 (Chiropodists and Podiatrists), 9 (Physiotherapists) and 11 (Radiographers: Diagnostic or Therapeutic) of the register may include an entry indicating that a registrant is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a supplementary prescriber for the purposes of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997.
(4)
The Council may also include such entry in the register as it considers appropriate to indicate that a registrant possesses any other qualification (whether or not it is an approved qualification) or competence in a particular field or at a particular level of practice.
F3Entries indicating the fields of competence of practitioner psychologists6A.
Entries in Part 14 of the register are to include such entries as the Council considers appropriate to indicate whether the registrant’s field of competence is as a clinical psychologist, a counselling psychologist, an educational psychologist, a forensic psychologist, a health psychologist, an occupational psychologist, a sport and exercise psychologist, or a combination of these.
Annotations denoting visiting health professionals from relevant European StatesF47.
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SCHEDULE 1Parts of the register
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Parts of the Register | Designated title |
Part 1—Arts Therapists: Music, Drama or Art | Art Therapist, Art Psychotherapist, Dramatherapist, Music Therapist |
Part 2— F5Chiropodists and Podiatrists | Chiropodist, Podiatrist |
Part 3—Clinical Scientists | Clinical Scientist |
Part 4—Dietitians | Dietitian, Dietician |
Part 5— F6Biomedical Scientists | F7Biomedical Scientist |
Part 6—Occupational Therapists | Occupational Therapist |
Part 7—Orthoptists | Orthoptist |
Part 8—Paramedics | Paramedic |
Part 9—Physiotherapists | Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist |
Part 10—Prosthetists and Orthotists | Prosthetist and Orthotist, Prosthetist, Orthotist |
Part 11—Radiographers: Diagnostic or Therapeutic | Radiographer, Diagnostic Radiographer, Therapeutic Radiographer |
Part 12—Speech and Language Therapists | Speech and Language Therapist, Speech Therapist |
F8Part 13— Operating Department Practitioners | F9Operating Department Practitioner |
F10Part 14 – Practitioner Psychologists | F11Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist, Health Psychologist, Occupational Psychologist, Practitioner Psychologist, Registered Psychologist, Sport and exercise Psychologist. |
F12Part 15-Hearing Aid Dispensers | F13Hearing Aid Dispenser |
F14. . . | F15. . . |
SCHEDULE 2Registration of persons already registered in an old register
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Old Register | Part of the new register |
Arts Therapists | Part 1 |
Chiropodists | Part 2 |
Clinical Scientists | Part 3 |
Dietitians | Part 4 |
Medical Laboratory Technicians | Part 5 |
Occupational Therapists | Part 6 |
Orthoptists | Part 7 |
Paramedics | Part 8 |
Physiotherapists | Part 9 |
Prosthetists and Orthotists | Part 10 |
Radiographers | Part 11 |
Speech and Language Therapists | Part 12 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order determines the parts into which the register established and maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001 is to be divided, and the designated titles which may be used only by persons included in the register. The Order also provides for persons who are included in a register which is superseded by the register to be included in the new register; for certain entries to be in Welsh as well as in English; and for the register to include entries indicating the possession of qualifications or competence.