QAS INSIGHT | Summer 2017-18 edition

Paramedic registration: Countdown to implementation in late 2018

Recruitment and appointments ■ First appointments to inaugural National Board advertised (April 2017) ■ Health Ministers made appointments (October 2017)

Timeline to date September 2015 Australian Health Ministers endorse National Registration April 2016 Ministers support amendment to the National Law April 2017 Call for applications for inaugural Paramedicine Board of Australia May 2017 Applications closed June 2017 Consideration by the Queensland Parliament of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law

Be engaged ■ The Board will develop and consult on registration standards, codes and guidelines ■ When consultations are open for input, they will be shown on the Board website

Approval and decisions ■ National Board will submit recommended registration standards to Ministers for approval ■ Accreditation arrangements will be decided by the Board ■ List of approved programs will be decided by the Board

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Registration o pen ►► Log in to your AHPRA account and apply for registration and provide all requested documents (mid-2018)

and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 July 2017

QAS Commissioner advised Queensland Parliamentary Committee on registration September 2017 Bill passed by Queensland Parliament; legislation received

Assess and decide ■ AHPRA will assess your application ■ The Board will decide if you meet the requirements for registration ■ Paramedics will be advised of registration outcome

Royal Assent October 2017 Members appointed to Paramedicine Board of Australia

Paramedics regulated under NRAS Go-live in late 2018

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