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Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 15 Feb 2019
- Last updated
- 30 Mar 2022
Bill textRegulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (PDF)An tAcht um Ghairmeacha Rialáilte (Cúram Sláinte agus Sóisialach) (Leasú), 2020 (PDF)Administrative Reprint - As amended in Committee [Seanad Éireann] (PDF)As passed by Dáil Éireann (PDF)As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann] (PDF)As Initiated (PDF)
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Separates qualification recognition from registration for dentists and doctors; requires language proficiency and fitness assessments between recognition and registration.
- Allows appeals to High Court for minor sanctions (advice, admonishment, censure) across all five health regulatory Acts; publishes all sanctions.
- Requires annual declarations from all registered health professionals about convictions, restrictions, or prohibitions in any jurisdiction; regulatory bodies can share information across borders.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil15 Feb 2019
- Second Stage32nd Dáil10 Apr 2019
- Committee Stage32nd Dáil11 Apr 2019
- Report Stage32nd Dáil6 Nov 2019
- Fifth Stage32nd Dáil6 Nov 2019
- Second Stage25th Seanad6 Nov 2019
- Committee Stage25th Seanad21 Nov 2019
- Report Stage25th Seanad18 Dec 2019
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad18 Sep 2020
- Cream List33rd Dáil7 Oct 2020
- Enacted14 Oct 2020
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