Bahamas - Apply for Temporary Nursing License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Persons seeking to establish a nursing agency, or an agency where the services of nurses, midwives and clinical nurses are sought, must approach the Nursing Council. Contact Link
2. Download the registration form from the following link or obtain it from the relevant authority at the office.
3. Complete application form.
4. Send the fee payment along with the application and supporting documents to the Nursing Council.
5. 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.
6. A public hearing of the application is called and the Council decides to approve or reject the application within 30 days.

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Required Documents

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.

Office Locations & Contacts

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: [email protected]
Website Link
Contact Link

Eligibility

Anyone interested in establishing a nursing facility may apply.

Fees

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

Validity

If granted, the licence is valid for one year and afterward must be renewed. The licence should always be displayed prominently on the owner’s premises.

Documents to Use

Application Form Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

30 days.

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Instructions

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

Required Information

• Name of Applicant Address of Applicant P.O. Box No. Telephone
• Nationality
• In the case of a company, state address of registered and/or principal office, and the names of all beneficial shareholders and the amount of shares held by each shareholder.
• In the case of a Partnership, state also the names of the Partners
• Name of Nurses Agency
• Address of Nurses Agency
• P.O. Box No.
• Telephone
• Emergency Contact Beeper No.
• Number of Branches and location of each
• Name of Executive Officer (that is, the person managing the Nurses Agency on a day-to-day basis)
• Qualification and experience of Executive Officer: (Please submit certified copies of certificates)
• Number of persons employed by Proprietor for the purposes of the Nurses Agency:
  • Number of Registered Nurses
  • Number of Registered Midwives
    
  • Number of Enrolled Clinical Nurses
    
  • Number of Support Staff
    
• Outline of mechanism for referrals
• State number and year of issue of any licence(s) now held in respect of the Nurses Agency

Need for the Document

Persons seeking to establish a nursing agency, or an agency where the services of nurses, midwives and clinical nurses are sought, must first obtain a license from the Nursing Council.

Information which might help

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.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

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