NEW REGISTRATION PROCESS PURSUANT TO
NURSES REGISTRATION REGULATIONS, 2014.
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In exercising the power conferred under the provisions of Nurses Registration Act, Chapter 140, Nursing Board for Brunei has recently enforced the Nurses Registration Regulations, 2014, specifically regulation 6, 8 and 16, for the issuances of a Certificate of Registration (COR), Badge and Practising Certificate (PC – with 1 year validity) along with its prescribed payments.
This new registration process applies to all nurses working in the public /private sector, or those who are performing other key nursing roles in Brunei Darussalam. These include nurses who have been registered with the Board before January 2016. This regulation is directed to nurses (not midwives) who are currently employed and practicing in this country. This new registration process will assist the Board in updating and upgrading the Board’s National Register (section 3, Nurses Registration Act) of every registered nurse in this country totaling at approximately 3000 nurses to date.
Beginning January 2016, the Board has begun implementing the new registration process to selective registered nurses in phases for the issuances of the above. To ensure systematic & effective implementation of this regulation, the Board will liaise with the management team from each healthcare organization / education institution. Nurses will be informed by their respective manager prior to being called in for registration.
On the appointed registration day, every nurses are advised to be present at the Board’s office, wearing respective uniform (wherever applicable) for a photograph of the nurse to be taken for insertion in the COR and PC. The prescribed payments according to regulation 16 are as follows:
Nurses Registration Regulations, 2014
REGULATION 16 — ‘SCHEDULE FEES’
Nurses are expected to pay the prescribed fees under the provisions of Nurses Registration
Regulations, 2014, to be registered with the Board and any other matters to which they relate.
No / ITEMS / FEES1 / Registration fee
(inclusive of administrative fees $25, Certificate of Registration (COR) $25 and badge $25) / $75
2 / Practising Certificate (PC) / $25 per year
3 / Fee for late renewal of practicing certificate :
30 day or more / $10
60 day or more / $12 & $2 for every subsequesnt day
during which the
default continues
5 / Replacement of Certificate of Registration / $25
6 / Replacement of Practising Certificate / $25
7 / Replacement Badge / $25
8 / Certificate of Registration for purposes of registration outside Brunei
Darussalam / $20
9 / Letter of Good Standing / $50
NOTE:
ü New registration application FORM to be completed.
ü Other required SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS to be submitted.
ü No. 1 & 2 is for the new registration process to be paid to the Board.
ü Do wear RESPECTIVE UNIFORM (wherever applicable) for photo taking.
ü Please bring EXACT AMOUNT for the payment.
ü Payment time is between 8 -11 am only during working days.
ü You will be called again within 14 working days for the collection of COR and Badge.