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S.M. 1999, c. 36

THE REGISTERED NURSES ACT


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Table of Contents

PART 1
DEFINITIONS
1 Definitions
PART 2
PRACTICE OF NURSING
2(1) Practice of nursing
(2) Included practices
3(1) Representation as a registered nurse
(2) Use of title "registered nurse"
(3) Use of title "graduate nurse"
PART 3
COLLEGE OF REGISTERED NURSES OF MANITOBA
4(1) College established
(2) Duty to serve the public interest
(3) Powers
(4) Membership
(5) Meetings
(6) Notice of meetings
(7) Public meetings
5(1) Board
(2) Board to manage affairs
6(1) Composition of board
(2) Public representatives
(3) By-laws for election and appointment of members
(4) Officers
(5) Remuneration
(6) Executive director and staff
(7) Delegation
(8) Committees
PART 4
REGISTRATION
REGISTERS
7 Registers
8(1) Content of registers
(2) Access to information
APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION
9(1) Registration as a registered nurse
(2) Registration as a graduate nurse
(3) Conditions
(4) Entry in register
10 Application for registration not approved
APPEAL
11(1) Appeal to the board
(2) Notice
(3) Hearing
(4) Right to appear
(5) Documentation
(6) Counsel to the board
(7) Decision by the board
(8) Notice of decision of appeal
12(1) Appeal to court
(2) Appeal on record
(3) Copy of documentation
(4) Powers of court on appeal
CERTIFICATE OF PRACTICE
13(1) Certificate of practice
(2) Period of validity of certificate
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
14(1) Registration may be cancelled if fraud
(2) Registration may be cancelled if member convicted
(3) Appeal
PART 5
CONTINUING COMPETENCE
15 Continuing competence program
PART 6
COMPLAINTS
16 Definitions
INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
17(1) Investigation committee
(2) Public representatives
18(1) Complaints against members
(2) Complaints against former members
19 Referral to investigation committee
20 Informal resolution
21(1) Investigation
(2)
(3) Records and information
(4) Failure to produce records
(5) Investigation of other matters
22 Report to investigation committee
DECISION OF INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
23(1) Decision of investigation committee
(2) Decision served on member and complainant
(3) Hearing not required
(4) Counsel to the investigation committee
24(1) Conditions on registration
(2) Costs
CENSURE
25(1) Personal appearance
(2)
(3) Order for costs
VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF REGISTRATION
26(1) Voluntary surrender of registration
(2) Order for costs
(3) Conditions on reinstatement
(4) Publication of voluntary surrender
APPEAL BY COMPLAINANT
27(1) Appeal by complainant to the board
(2) Notice
(3) Power on appeal
(4) Notice of decision
(5) Hearing not required
SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION PENDING DECISION
28(1) Suspension of registration pending decision
(2) Notice of suspension or conditions
29(1) Appeal of suspension or conditions
(2) Hearing by board
(3) Right to appear and be represented
(4) Powers on appeal
(5) Application for stay
30 Referral to discipline committee
31 Disclosure of information to authorities
DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
32(1) Discipline committee
(2) Public representatives
33(1) Selection of panel
(2) Composition
(3) Exclusion from panel
(4) Effect of member being unable to continue
HEARING
34(1) Hearing
(2)
(3) Notice of hearing
(4) Public notice of hearing
35(1) Right to appear and be represented
(2) Adjournments
(3) Recording of evidence
36(1) Member may examine documentary evidence
(2) Member to provide documentary evidence
(3) Evidence of expert without report
(4) Failure to provide summary
37 Evidence of other matters
38(1) Hearings open to public
(2) No reporting of identity
(3) Exclusion of public
(4) Public information may be disclosed
(5) Exclusion of public during certain motions
(6) Orders with respect to matters in submissions
(7) Reasons for excluding the public to be available
39(1) Oral and affidavit evidence
(2) Oral evidence
(3) Power to administer oaths and affirmations
40(1) Witnesses
(2) Notice to attend and produce records
(3) Executive director to provide notices
(4) Witness fees
(5) Failure to attend or give evidence
41 Hearing in absence of investigated member
DECISION OF PANEL
42 Findings of panel
43(1) Orders of panel
(2) Panel may consider censure
(3) Ancillary orders
(4) Costs when conditions imposed
(5) Contravention of order
(6) Suspension or cancellation of registration
44(1)
(2) Nature of costs
(3) Failure to pay costs and fines by time ordered
(4) Filing of order
45(1)
(2) Decision forwarded to executive director
(3) Service of decision
(4) Copies of transcript
46 Publication of decision
APPEAL TO COURT OF APPEAL
47(1) Appeal to Court of Appeal
(2) Commencement of appeal
(3) Appeal on record
48 Powers of Court on appeal
49 Stay pending appeal
REINSTATEMENT
50 Reinstatement
PART 7
REGULATIONS AND BY-LAWS
51(1) Regulations
(2) Consultation with members
(3) Approval of regulations by Cabinet
52(1) By-laws
(2) Consultation with members
(3) Period of effectiveness
(4) Copy to minister
PART 8
GENERAL PROVISIONS
PRACTICE AUDITORS
53(1) Appointment of practice auditors
(2) Audit of member
54(1) Entry of premises and inspection of records
(2) Admissibility of copies
(3) Entry with order
(4) Obstruction of practice auditor
SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS
55(1) Service of documents
(2) Deemed receipt
(3) Proof of service
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CERTIFICATE
56 Executive director's certificate
PROOF OF CONVICTION
57 Proof of conviction
OFFENCES
58(1) Offence
(2) Offence
(3) Fraudulent representation on application for registration
(4) Offence by employer
(5) Limitation on prosecution
(6) Prosecution of offence
(7) Stay of proceedings
59 Single act of unauthorized practice
PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY
60 Protection from liability
61 Limitation period for members
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
62 Confidentiality of information
INJUNCTION
63 Injunction
DUTY OF MEMBERS TO REPORT
64(1) Duty of members to report
(2) Exemption from liability for disclosure
EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY
65(1) Employer's responsibility to ensure registration
(2) Annual review
(3) Responsibility to report misconduct
(4) Referral to investigation committee
66(1) Annual report
(2) Contents of report
PART 9
TRANSITIONAL, REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE
67(1) "Former Act" defined
(2) Registration continued
(3) Annual certificate continued
(4) Application for registration continued
(5) Board continued
(6) Complaints under former Act: no referral to discipline committee
(7) Complaints under former Act: referral to discipline committee
68 Repeal
69 C.C.S.M. reference
70 Coming into force