Policy directions and guidance

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The Ministerial Council may issue Ahpra and National Boards with binding policy directions and guidance about the National Scheme. Policy directions are issued under Section 11 of the National Law.

Policy directions

Policy Direction 2023-01 – Medical college accreditation of training sites (155 KB,PDF)
Policy Direction 2020-01 – Independent Accreditation Committee advice (1.42MB, PDF)
Policy Direction 2019-01 – Paramountcy of public protection when administering the National Scheme (2.34MB, PDF)
Policy Direction 2019-02 – Requirements to consult with patient safety bodies and health care consumer bodies on every new and revised registration standard, code and guidelines (2.34MB, PDF)
AHWMC Policy Direction Fees NSW (57.6KB, PDF)

Guidance

Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) information on regulatory assessment criteria and process for adding new professions to the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the health professions - 2019 (157KB, PDF)
COAG Health Council – Communiqué - Purpose of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme – 11 September 2018 (283KB, PDF)
COAG Health Council – Guide to NRAS for health professions - July 2018 (165KB, PDF)
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) - Guidance for National Boards: Applications to the Ministerial Council for approval of endorsements in relation to scheduled medicines under section 14 of the National Law – 27 October 2016: Guidance letter (395KB), Guidance (98.1KB)
Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (AHWMC) - Guidance for National Board submissions to the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council for approval of specialties under Section I3 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law - 29 July 2014 (889KB, PDF)

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