Malawi - Renew Your License to Practice Nursing (Midwife)

ProcedureEdit

Apply In Person:

Renewal of registration is a process where nursing and midwifery personnel renews his/her license to practice by paying a fee at the current prevailing rate for the following year during any time of the current year up to 31st December with the grace period from 1st January to 31st march of the following year Council Contacts
All nursing and midwifery personnel are expected to maintain their registration status with the council through payment of fees once every year. Payment of fees could either be in person, by post, or through the bank.
When one is paying fees in person, she/he will get to the council cashier’s office; identify her/him with full name, address, and registration numbers.
Where the renewal fee is paid by post; a receipt from the post office is recorded in the post office register book in the registration and investigation department. The secretary stamps and signs the receipt for the collection of money at the post office.
Where a practitioner has brought a receipt, a card is retrieved to verify name, address, and registration status.
The card and money or proof of payment are given to the cashier for receipt. The address or name is changed where indicated. A receipt is given to the owner.
The secretary records the received amount in the remittance book indicating
- Date of receipt
- Receipt number
- Amount
- Name of sender
- Signature of Secretary
- Signature of the receiver from accounts
Through the nurse manager, often the fees will be for a group of nursing and midwifery personnel for a particular facility. The receiving cashier verifies with the one who has brought the money and list (Amount/ Names/ Registration numbers) before issuing the licensee a council payment receipt.
where a list has been submitted through a council member, and when receipts have been written, they should be counter-checked by the particular officer before posting.
if payment is made through the Nurses and Midwives council bank account; before depositing the money in the account, the sender is advised on (Branch where the account is held and the Account number)
Submitting a receipt used for processing the deposit on which he/she should indicate
- Address
- Full Name
- Registration number(s)
- The purpose of the money for Registration with the council
The registrar through the registration officer shall maintain and update the registration status of all the nursing and midwifery personnel in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives Act.
The registrar through the registration officer shall ensure that; all the nursing and midwifery personnel who have paid their registration fees for renewal in person or by post are issued with a receipt as stipulated in the procedure and the money accounted for.
The registration card and the electronic register of nursing and midwifery personnel who have renewed their registration are updated accordingly.

Required DocumentsEdit

One white background passport-size photo if he/she wants to replace the old photo.
Registration card.
Photocopies of certificates of registration
Photocopy of certificate of attendance for Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPDP).
Original evidence of Payment of all applicable fees.
Any other additional supporting documentation as requested by the Authority.

Additional documents needed for Foreigners

Valid Passport
Letter of conduct from a recent employer
Valid Work permit
Valid Residence permit

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Nursing & Midwives Council of Malawi
Address: Anamwino House, City Centre, Lilongwe
Malawi
P.O. Box 30361, LILONGWE 3
Malawi
Telephone: +265 887 879 651
Email: [email protected]
Council Contacts
Council Website

National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM)
PO Box 30393 Lilongwe 3 Malawi
Tel.: +265 (1) 771 204
Fax: +265 (1) 771 210
Email: [email protected]

EligibilityEdit

The individual should be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery of Malawi and a holder of a practicing license.
To be of good reputation and commendable conduct.
To have never been sentenced in a felony or misdemeanor (for a custodial penalty in a crime involving moral turpitude or breach of trust, unless rehabilitated in either case). In short, not to have a criminal record.

FeesEdit

The license renewal fees will be specified by the council during the renewal period.

ValidityEdit

Every registered nurse, nurse practitioner or midwife shall in each year pay to the Registrar a rolling fee fixed by the Board for the year commencing on the first day of January next following the prescribed day for them to be able to continue practicing.
Late renewal incurs an additional penalty charge as prescribed by the Nursing & Midwifery council of Malawi.

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Required InformationEdit

Full names of the applicant
Contact Details
Nationality
Identification document details
Registration certificate details
Category to be renewed
Declaration by the applicant

Need for the DocumentEdit

No Nurse shall be allowed to practice or continue to practice in any year except such a Nurse has filed an application for renewal and paid his/her annual roll/registration fees as prescribed by the Nursing & Midwifery council of Malawi.

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External LinksEdit

Malawi Nurses and Midwives Act

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