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The Board or any person may apply to the Fitness to Practise Committee for an inquiry into the fitness of a nurse to practise nursing on the grounds of alleged professional misconduct or alleged unfitness to engage in such practice by reason of physical or mental disability;

NOTE:
While the above is a summary of the provisions of the Nurses Act, 1985, it does not purport to be a legal interpretation of the Act.

 
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Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011 signed into legislation
2/3/2012 - An Bord Altranais is pleased to advise that the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011, was signed into legislation on 21st December, 2011.
Student Nurse and Midwife Payment
2/1/2012 - The Department of Health has reviewed the decision to phase out the payment for the mandatory 36 week rostered clinical placement that occurs in the fourth year of the pre-registration nurse and midwife education programme.