Implementing EU Acquis, Implementing EU Acquis, Procedures and Procedures and

Challenges in the Czech Challenges in the Czech RepublicRepublic

Ing. Kateřina PřibylováIng. Kateřina PřibylováDepartment of Recognition of QualificationsDepartment of Recognition of Qualifications

pribylovakpribylovak@@nconzo.cznconzo.cz+420 543 559 580+420 543 559 580

National Centre of Nursing and Other Health National Centre of Nursing and Other Health ProfessionsProfessions

BrnoBrnoCzech RepublicCzech Republic

National Centre implements new National Centre implements new tasks connected with the tasks connected with the

accession of the Czech Republic to accession of the Czech Republic to EUEU

• since 1. 4. 2004 the departmesince 1. 4. 2004 the department of nt of Register Register for for non medical professions non medical professions issues a Certificate for issues a Certificate for Pursue of Pursue of profprofession without professional ession without professional supervision to nurses, midwives and other supervision to nurses, midwives and other healthhealth care care professions (according to professions (according to the the Law Law No. 96/2004 of the Digest) and registers the No. 96/2004 of the Digest) and registers the above-mentioned workersabove-mentioned workers

• since since 1. 5.1. 5. 2004 the de 2004 the detached divisiontached division of of recognition orecognition off qualifications qualifications of Ministry of Health of Ministry of Health was established. There are rwas established. There are recognizeecognized thed the qualificationsqualifications of of aplicants aplicants of of EU Member States EU Member States and and aplicants from third countriesaplicants from third countries, and issues , and issues certificates to Czech citizens that want to work certificates to Czech citizens that want to work abroadabroad

EU-PHARE Twinning Project:EU-PHARE Twinning Project:Mutual Recognition of Qualifications of Mutual Recognition of Qualifications of HealthHealth Care Care ProfessionProfessions in the Czech s in the Czech

RepublicRepublic • Senior tSenior twinning partner of the Czech Republic is winning partner of the Czech Republic is

GermanyGermany, junior twinning partner is the United , junior twinning partner is the United KingdomKingdom

• Project LeaderProject Leader of this project is Dr. Otmar Kloiber of this project is Dr. Otmar Kloiber from Germany and Project Leader fromfrom Germany and Project Leader from the Czech the Czech Republic is Dr. Eva PlachejdováRepublic is Dr. Eva Plachejdová

• The project aims at the introduction and The project aims at the introduction and implementation of the system of recognition of implementation of the system of recognition of qualifications, which will be in accordance with EU qualifications, which will be in accordance with EU DirectivesDirectives

Within the framework of the Within the framework of the project:project:

• two units of recognition of qualifications were two units of recognition of qualifications were established within the organizational structure established within the organizational structure of the Ministry of Healthof the Ministry of Health

• specialists are trained for recognition of specialists are trained for recognition of qualificationsqualifications

• uniform manuals of the procedures of uniform manuals of the procedures of recognition of qualifications for applicants and recognition of qualifications for applicants and clerks clerks areare created created

• central registercentral register of of nurses, midwives and other nurses, midwives and other health health care care professions was establishedprofessions was established

• national curricula were drawn upnational curricula were drawn up

Mutual recognition of Mutual recognition of qualifications in the Czech qualifications in the Czech

Republic:Republic:

• Legislative framework in the Czech Legislative framework in the Czech RepublicRepublic

• Fields of activities we are pursuingFields of activities we are pursuing

• Current statistics of the Czech Current statistics of the Czech RepublicRepublic

• The most frequent problemsThe most frequent problems

LegislatiLegislativeve framework of the framework of the process of recognition of process of recognition of

qualifications in the Czech qualifications in the Czech

RepublicRepublic • Law No. 95/2004 of the Digest on Conditions of Obtaining and Law No. 95/2004 of the Digest on Conditions of Obtaining and

Recognition of Formal (Professional) Qualification and Recognition of Formal (Professional) Qualification and Specialized Qualification for Pursuing the Medical Professions Specialized Qualification for Pursuing the Medical Professions of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacistsof Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists

• Law No. 96/2004 of the Digest on Conditions of Obtaining and Law No. 96/2004 of the Digest on Conditions of Obtaining and Recognition of Qualification for Pursuing Activities Connected Recognition of Qualification for Pursuing Activities Connected with Provision of Health Care, and on Changes of Some with Provision of Health Care, and on Changes of Some Inherent LawsInherent Laws

• Law No. 18/2004 of the Digest on Recognition of Formal Law No. 18/2004 of the Digest on Recognition of Formal (Professional) Qualification and (Professional) Qualification and oother Qualification of ther Qualification of applicantsapplicants of EU Member States, and on Change of Some Laws of EU Member States, and on Change of Some Laws

• European sEuropean specificpecific directives and directives under directives and directives under the the general general system of recognitionsystem of recognition of qualifications of qualifications

Fields of activites connected with Fields of activites connected with recognition of qualification that recognition of qualification that

we are pursuingwe are pursuing• Issuing of the decisions of recognition of Issuing of the decisions of recognition of

qualification for qualification for applicantsapplicants of EU Member of EU Member States and for States and for applicantsapplicants of Non of Non EU EU member member States that want to pursue States that want to pursue healthhealth profession in the Czech Republicprofession in the Czech Republic

• Issuing of a certificate confirming the Issuing of a certificate confirming the obtaining of formal (professional) or obtaining of formal (professional) or specialized qualification for pursuing of specialized qualification for pursuing of healthhealth care care profession for profession for citizens citizens of the of the Czech Republic that want to work in another Czech Republic that want to work in another EU Member StateEU Member State

Decision for EU Member States applicants

• decision on recognition of qualification of the

applicant

• decision on recognition of qualification of the applicant• permission for pursuing the health care profession without professional supervision• registration of the applicant under a registration number

Decision for Non EU member Statesapplicants

• decision on recognition of qualification of the applicant on the basis of successfully passed

qualification exam

• decision on recognition of qualification of the applicant on the basis of successfully passed qualification exam• permission for pursuing the health care profession without professional supervision• registration of the applicant under a registration number

CertificateCertificatess

• confirming the obtaining of formal confirming the obtaining of formal (professional) qualification (professional) qualification inin the Czech the Czech RepublicRepublic

• confirming the obtaining of specialized confirming the obtaining of specialized qualification qualification inin the Czech Republic the Czech Republic

• confirming the pursuing of confirming the pursuing of healthhealth care care profession profession inin the Czech Republic the Czech Republic

• confirming the healthconfirming the health capability capability and and good good standingstanding of the applicant of the applicant

Statistics of the decisionsStatistics of the decisions

waiting for issues(152)

issued(25)

incompleted applicant

(19)

issued(50)

incomplete applications

(16)waiting for issue

(19)

Statistics of Statistics of certificatescertificates

Most frequent problems:Most frequent problems:

• uunnfamiliarity with thefamiliarity with the application forms and application forms and possible places of obtainingpossible places of obtaining of them of them

• unfamiliarity with the terms for individual acts unfamiliarity with the terms for individual acts (issue of decision … 3 months, (issue of decision … 3 months, issue of certification … 30 days)issue of certification … 30 days)

• problems problems with the recognition of with the recognition of qualifications of fully qualified Czech health qualifications of fully qualified Czech health care professionals in other EU countriescare professionals in other EU countries

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Ing. Kateřina PřibylováIng. Kateřina PřibylováNational Centre for Nursing and Other Health National Centre for Nursing and Other Health

ProfessionsProfessionsVinařská 6Vinařská 6

656 02 Brno656 02 Brno

pribylovakpribylovak@@nconzo.cznconzo.cz+420 543 559 580+420 543 559 580

Department of Recognition of QualificationsDepartment of Recognition of Qualifications