Registration

Application for Restoration of Name to the Register of Midwives

The Midwives Council of Hong Kong (“the Council”) will only consider approving an application for restoration of name to the register of midwives when the applicant meets the Council’s requirements. Depending on the expiry date of their last practising certificates, the applicants should be required to attend Continuing Education in Midwifery (CEM) activities recognised by the Council / organised by the accredited providers of CEM and obtain the respective CEM points as required, or to attend and pass assessments of the Return-to-practice programme accredited by the Council. Details of the requirements are as follows:

(a)	Situation	Restoration Requirements ^{Notes 1 to 3}
	the applicant whose practising certificate had expired for less than 1 year	the applicant should provide documentary proof of his/her completion of CEM activities, organised by accredited CEM providers in Hong Kong, awarding 15 CEM points, in which at least 5 CEM points must be obtained from direct midwifery-related activities, from 1 January following the expiry date of his/her last practising certificate to 31 December of the year of the application

(b)	the applicant whose practising certificate had expired for 1 year to less than 2 years	the applicant should provide documentary proof of his/her completion of CEM activities, organised by accredited CEM providers in Hong Kong, awarding 30 CEM points, in which at least 10 CEM points must be obtained from direct midwifery-related activities, from 1 January following the expiry date of his/her last practising certificate to 31 December of the year of the application

(c)	the applicant whose practising certificate had expired for 2 years to less than 3 years	the applicant should provide documentary proof of his/her completion of CEM activities, organised by accredited CEM providers in Hong Kong, awarding 45 CEM points, in which at least 15 CEM points must be obtained from direct midwifery-related activities, from 1 January following the expiry date of his/her last practising certificate to 31 December of the year of the application

(d)	the applicant whose practising certificate had expired for 3 years or up to 5 years	the applicant should provide documentary proof of his/her completion of CEM activities, organised by accredited CEM providers in Hong Kong, awarding 60 CEM points, in which at least 20 CEM points must be obtained from direct midwifery-related activities, from 1 January following the expiry date of his/her last practising certificate to 31 December of the year of the application

(e)	the applicant whose practising certificate had expired for more than 5 years	the applicant should be required to complete the return-to-practice programme as approved by the Council and pass the assessment of the programme

Note 1:	No exemption of the application requirements would be granted to applicants who are currently practising midwifery and/or residing outside Hong Kong. However, overseas continuous nursing or midwifery programmes, which are recognised by the nursing/midwifery registration authorities outside Hong Kong, would be considered and reciprocally accepted as meeting the Council’s respective requirements if the programmes are comparable to the content of the CEM activities or return-to-practice programme.

Note 2:	For details about the CEM Scheme and award of CEM points, please refer to the “Manual for Continuing Education in Midwifery (CEM) Scheme”, which is available at this homepage. The continuing nursing education (CNE) activities for nurses and CNE points recognised by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong would be reciprocally recognised.

Note 3:	The return-to-practice programme will not be regularly organised. Applicants should contact the programme provider (the School of Midwifery of the Prince of Wales Hospital, Telephone no: (852) 3505 2044) direct for application for the programme. The programme outline can be downloaded from this homepage.