Registration & Licensing Policies and Guidelines - College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia

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Academic Licensure March 30, 2021
Acceptable Alternatives to the LMCC June 28, 2022
Access to Application and Related Documents by Applicants January 14, 2022
Approval of Supervisors for College-Directed Supervision October 20, 2020
Capacity, Competence and Character to Safely Practice Medicine June 27, 2016
Certificates of Professional Conduct – Requirements for Licensure in Nova Scotia December 12, 2019
Certification Requirements for Restricted Licence – Emergency Medicine (ABEM) June 19, 2018
Clinical Assistant Licence June 24, 2021
Clinical Assistant Program May 24, 2019
Clinical Assistant Program – Accreditation May 24, 2019
Clinical Observers June 19, 2018
College-Directed Supervision Framework – Responsibilities and Outline by Level October 20, 2020
Comprehensive Clinical Assessment of Practice: Criteria and Outcomes for Physicians on a Defined Licence May 28, 2021
Continuing Professional Development: Requirements October 18, 2021
Criminal Record Screening December 7, 2017
Currency of Practice Experience March 25, 2022
Defined Licence – Term October 20, 2020
Defined Licence: Requirements and Conditions for Clinical Fellowship February 23, 2022
Defined Licence: Requirements and Conditions for Independent Practice February 23, 2022
Defined Licence: Requirements and Conditions for Supervised Practice as the Most Responsible Physician June 28, 2022
English Language Proficiency February 23, 2022
Examinations Required for a Postgraduate Training Licence October 18, 2021
Framework for the Conduct of a Comprehensive Clinical Assessment of Practice (CCAP) November 5, 2021
Framework for the Conduct of Practice-Ready Assessments – Specialists April 29, 2021
Guidance to Physicians Contemplating a Change in Clinical Scope of Practice December 12, 2019
Guideline for the Conduct of Return to Practice Assessments May 2, 2022
Guidelines for College-Directed Supervision October 20, 2020
Medical Specialty List Criteria October 18, 2021
Non-Resident Physicians February 1, 2018
Notification of Complaint Regarding Postgraduate Trainees May 31, 2022
Notification to Sponsor and Supervisor of a Complaint Regarding a Physician on the Conditional Register May 31, 2022
Observerships for Medical Students June 19, 2018
Original Documentation March 27, 2020
Partial Refund of Licensure Fees for Pregnancy or Parental Leave January 1, 2022
Pathway to Licensure for International Medical Graduates via a Practice Ready Assessment – Family Medicine March 25, 2022
Pathway to Licensure for International Medical Graduates via a Practice Ready Assessment: Specialists and SEAP Status Affiliates (with a primary specialty of Internal Medicine) March 25, 2022
Pathway to Long-Term Licensure via a Defined Licence June 28, 2022
Pathway to Restricted Licensure – American Board Internal Medicine July 24, 2019
Postgraduate Practising Licence (External Moonlighting) May 27, 2022
Postgraduate Practising Licence (Internal Moonlighting) May 31, 2022
Re-Entry into Practice and/or Change in Clinical Scope of Practice December 12, 2019
Registration Documentation Expiry March 21, 2022
Restoration or Reactivation of Licensure January 20, 2022
Restricted Licence – Emergency October 6, 2021
Retroactive Licensing January 19, 2022
Sponsor-Only Oversight of a Defined Licence Physician October 20, 2020
Supervision Levels for College-Directed Supervision October 20, 2020
Translation of Documents January 14, 2022
University or School Approved by Council May 31, 2022

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