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Qualifications required for registration in the Register.
7 of 101(I) of 2005.
Every person shall be entitled to be registered in the Register of physiotherapists upon payment of the prescribed fee (more info) , if the Board is satisfied that:
- he is a citizen of the Republic or of a member state or is at the submission of his application the spouse or child of a citizen of the Republic having his ordinary residence in the Republic;
- he has not been convicted, in the last five years, for an offence involving moral turpitude or dishonesty;
- he is the holder of a degree or diploma of physiotherapy granted by a University or other equivalent educational institution recognized by the Board, according to the Board’s established criteria referred to in the Third Schedule, which are in conformity with the guidelines in force of the European Union and the World Confederation for Physical Therapy and in particular with the European Physiotherapy Benchmark Statement: Provided that, in case the applicant meets all the requirements for registration but does not meet the requirement of practical training, then the Board may require the applicant to complete a practical training
period of six months in a public physiotherapy establishment.
For the registration of citizens of member states in the Register, the provisions of subsection (1) shall apply subject to the provisions of the General System for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Law.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the Council of Ministers may, in exceptional cases, allow, upon a recommendation of the Board, the registration of any person who, though is not a citizen of the Republic or of a member state, has the remaining qualifications referred to in the above subsection, for such period as the Board may fix in each case.
Procedure for registration in the Registers. 8 of 101(I) of 2005. Fourth Schedule. Fifth Schedule
7.-(1) Applications for registration in the Register of Physiotherapists and the Register of Physiotherapy establishments shall be submitted to the Registrar, in the form set out in Fourth and Fifth Schedules, respectively, together with the necessary documents as specified in the applications.
(2) The Registrar shall present the applications to the Board which shall, subsequently, within two months, notify the relevant decision to the Registrar and the applicant.
(3) In the case the Board rejects an application for registration in any of the Registers, the fee paid shall be deemed to be expenses for the examination of the application.
(4) The Board may request an advice or opinion by competent bodies or persons in respect of any matter arising during the examination of an application for the registration of a member in the Register.
(5) The Registrar shall inform in writing the Pancyprian Association of Physiotherapists for the registration of new physiotherapists and physiotherapy establishments in the respective Registers.
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