Apply In-Person

1. To Renew a Nursing License or Permit, the applicant has to visit any nearest office of the Nursing Council. The address and contact details can be found in the following link: Address Details
2. Visit the office and get an application form for Renewal of Nursing License or Permit or tap on the following links to download it Application Form
3. Complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections.
4. After filling the application form, make sure to attach all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Then, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office.
6. Pay the fees as per the authority’s quote.
7. After receipt of the application, the Council will place a notice in at least 2 newspapers published and circulated in The Bahamas and twice in the Gazette.
8. A public hearing of the application is called and the Council decides to approve or reject the application within 30 days.
   

Documents containing the following:

• The philosophy and objectives of the agency.
• Policies and procedures for governing the agency.
• Respective records required to be kept by any nurse supplied in the carrying on of the agency.
• Methods of evaluating the quality of care received by a patient or client of the agency.
• Policies for ensuring the confidentiality of records.
• Means of liability insurance for the staff.
  

Nursing Council
Delancy Street, (opposite Ministry of Health exit gate)
P.O. Box N-9802
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
Tel. (242) 326-0553
Fax.(242) 326-0537
E-mail: nursing@nursingcouncil.org 
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays
Contact: Link

Any licensed nurse practitioner is eligible to renew her nursing permit.

Related Fee(s)

• BS$300.00.
• BS$100.00 for a duplicate licence in the event that your license is lost, damaged or destroyed.
  

If granted, the licence is valid for one year and afterward must be renewed.

Application Form: Link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Turn-around time is 30 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

The licence should always be displayed prominently on the owner’s premises.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

• Any licensed nurse practitioner who has already registered their licence with the nursing council and if the said license expired, they shall renew their license with the Nursing Council.
• Nursing activities may only be legally performed by individuals holding a nursing license issued by the regulatory body.
  

The Council reserves the right to refuse application or revoke the issued licence on these grounds:

• The applicant or holder of the licence is not a fit and proper person to hold such a licence.
• There is no need or demand for the nursing service proposed in the application.
• The equipment, organisation, and staffing arrangements of the agency are inadequate.
• The premises in which the agency is located are unsuitable.
• The agency has been or is being improperly conducted.
• Offences against the Act or any regulations made thereto have been committed in connection with the carrying on of the agency.
• There is failure to comply with a requirement of a law regulating to the carrying on of that agency.
• There is failure to comply with the uniform code, code of ethics or standard of nursing care specified by the Nursing Council.
  

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More information which might help people.