Guideline for:Application Form for Authorisation and Licence as Health Personnel in Norway1. Individual and joint applicationsThe Norwegian Registration Authority for Health Personnel (SAFH) normally has agreements with Norwegian schools, colleges and university faculties in terms of which it is to be furnished with lists containing the names of candidates who have successfully passed examinations at their educational institution. Persons whose names appear on such lists are regarded as applicants for authorisation, and SAFH will notify these regarding the payment of fees, see pt. 8 below. Should you be a student at a Norwegian educational institution, you should enquire at the institution concerning the procedures to be followed before yourself applying. Applications for Student Licences by graduates at Norwegian educational institutions are normally processed in this manner, see pt. 5 below. There is no need to apply for a "Turnus Licence", see pt. 5 below.
2. Name It is important that you always use the same name and spelling in connection with later communications.
3. Citizenship (Name of Country or Nationality)
4. ID-number
5. Authorisation or licence; type of licence A Student Licence is only awarded to students of medicine, see separate regulations. Norwegian educational institutions will be able to provide guidance as to when application should be made. Applicants studying abroad should look under pt. 17 below, "Of special relevance to Applicants for a Student Licence". With regard to Regulations Governing Practical Experience ("Turnus") for Health Personnel Section 1-4, groups doing "Turnus" (with the exception of prostethists) must be in possession of a special "turnus" licence prior to the commencement of the period of practical experience. Candidates of medicine who have applied for "turnus" service and been accorded a place, will automatically receive a "Turnus Licence". Midwives and physiotherapy students who have had a place of service allocated to them will receive a licence without having to apply. Currently only medical candidates who in exceptional cases themselves have been allowed to find placement for themselves (after first obtaining the approval of SAFH), have to apply for a "Turnus Licence" by submitting a completed application form. The validity of authorisation/licence falls away at the age of 75. A limited licence may be granted for 2 years at a time up to the age of 80, and later on for one year at a time.
6. Health personnel category
7. Main educational qualification The country in which the qualification was obtained is regarded as the one in which the certificate of proficiency/professional licence/ certificate of apprenticeship was issued. All relevant (primary, secondary, tertiary and supplementary) education which candidates wish to have assessed must be documented. References concerning practical or professional experience and education/training other than the main education must be included in the List of Enclosures, see pt. 8 below. Professional experience may in some cases partially or wholly compensate for gaps in formal education/training, see under the various "Of special relevance to …" under pts. 13-19 below.
8. List of Enclosures
When application is made for a licence for health personnel over 75 years of age in cases where the applicant has been in possession of authorisation up to the age of 75, and in cases where application for authorisation or licence in which documented qualifications have been previously submitted, documentation need not be appended. This applies, among others, to applicants for authorisation as physiotherapists, midwives, chiropractors or doctors who have completed "turnus" and possess a "turnus" licence. Norwegian citizens not in possession of a passport may submit copy of a bank or post-office ID-card instead. Foreign applicants living in Norway may use their National Passport or travel document issued by Norwegian authorities if the passport issued by the home country has been deposited with them or is otherwise not available. The main educational qualification is to be documented by means of certificates issued by the relevant school, college or university. All pages of the relevant certification must be submitted. Statements stating grades achieved are insufficient. Professional certification or confirmation of apprenticeship may replace examination certificates. With respect to language, translation and certification of documentation, see pts. 11 and 12 below.
See under "Of particular relevance to …" under pts. 13-19 below concerning supplementary information to be submitted where relevant. "Description of enclosures" in the List of Enclosures may for instance read as follows:
As from 1st January 2001, and in pursuance of the Health Personnel Act Section 53, a fee will be charged for the processing of applications for authorisation or licences. SAFH will send an invoice to the applicant when the application has been registered as received. Processing of the application commences upon receipt of the fee by SAFH. The duration of processing will normally be several weeks. There is no charge for the Student Licence or the "Turnus Licence". Should the fee not have been paid within four months of despatch of the invoice, the application will be deemed to have lapsed and the case will be closed.
10. Signature
11. Language of Enclosures
12. Attestation of enclosures The certifying person must personally make the copy of the original document. SAFH may ask to see the original document when there is special cause. Fresh attestation may also be requested after making a practical assessment.
13. Of special relevance to applicants with educational qualifications and authorisation from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden
14. Of special relevance to applicants with educational qualifications and possible authorisation by EEC countries other than the Nordic countries, and Nordic applicants who do not belong to professional categories encompassed by the Nordic agreement For other categories than those of medical practitioner, dentist, midwife and pharmacist, a detailed description of the study curriculum or course content as well as documentation of advanced training and further studies, must accompany the application. The description of the course content must state the admission requirements, educational level, subjects taught, description of objectives, and duration. With respect to theoretical aspects of the course, the number of hours devoted to each subject must be stated. Practical experience must be stated in terms of weeks devoted to each field/division. The summary must originate from each institution, and should state dates of commencement and completion of studies. Relevant professional or practical experience must be documented if you wish to have it assessed as part of the basis for your application. Applicants encompassed by EEC-regulations must also submit a "Letter of Good Standing" issued by authorities in the candidate's home country. The testimonial is a confirmation that the applicant has full approval to practise her/his profession in the country concerned, and should not be older than 3 months. Newly educated/trained applicants need not include such testimonial.
15. Of special relevance to applicants with educational qualifications from countries outside the EEC. A detailed description of the curriculum or course content issued by the educational institution must be enclosed with the application. This should include the level, admission criteria, content (subjects, objectives) and duration. With respect to theoretical courses, the number of hours devoted to each subject should be stated. Practical experience should be stated in weeks in each field of practice/division. The summary must be produced by the relevant educational institution, and the time of commencement and completion of the course should be stated. Documentation of advanced and further studies as well as practical experience must be enclosed if you wish such to be assessed as part of the basis for your application. Applicants for authorisation or licence as medical practitioner must state the month and year of successfully passing the proficiency test administered by the University of Oslo.
16. Of special relevance to applicants encompassed by regulations concerning transitional arrangements for authorisation and licensing of practitioners under the new regularised health personnel categories. Professional experience on the part of applicants encompassed by the Transitional Regulations should be documented on the work experience form (only in Norwegian). The employer must sign, stamp and state the name and address of the institution/organisation. The original document must be submitted. The Norwegian Registration Authority for Health Personnel (SAFH) does not return original documents or copies.
17. Of special relevance to medical students at foreign educational institutions who are applying for a student licence.
18. Of special relevance to applicants who have completed their "turnus"
19. Of special relevance to applicants to be licensed as medical practitioners
20. Address to which applications are to be sent
Norwegian Registration Authority for Health Personnel (SAFH) Please do not write an individual employee's name on the envelope.
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