SCHEDULE 3Amendments for the purpose of, and in connection with, implementing the EEA EFTA free trade agreement

PART 5Amendments in relation to healthcare professions

Amendments to the Medical Act 1983I115

In section 55 (interpretation)25, in subsection (1), at the appropriate places, insert—

  • “adaptation period” means a period of practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training, which is supervised by a fully registered medical practitioner;

  • “aptitude test” means an assessment, with the aim of determining whether a specified state professional has the knowledge, skills and experience that the General Council consider to be required for practising as a fully registered medical practitioner;

  • “specified state professional” means a person who holds a specified state qualification;

  • “specified state qualification” means a medical qualification granted in one of the states specified in Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023;