What is Reciprocal Registration ?

 


What is Reciprocal Registration ?

Reciprocal Registration (RR Registration) means what?

The Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse education in India. It is an autonomous body under the Government of IndiaMinistry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government. 

There are many registered nursing councils in almost all states of India.  They are granted autonomous rights by either the Indian Nursing Council.  These Councils may make regulations not inconsistent with the Indian Nursing Council Act generally to carry out the provisions of this Act, and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers. 

Hence, one student who studied in one state, for example in Karnataka, has to register in Karnataka State Nursing Council first as KSNC is the Nurse's Parent Nursing Council.  After registration in the state, the nurse can practice in any hospital in Karnataka state. However, if the nurse wants to work in any other State, say in Kerala,  she has to register in Kerala and it is called RECIPROCAL REGISTRATION (RR Registration).  KNMC will directly obtain NOC from KSNC.  The Nurse has to surrender her KSNC Registration Certificate to Kerala Nursing Council when called personally for Verification of documents and issue KNMC Regn Certificate.  As per the present rules, a nurse can only have one Registration in any state, and multiple registrations in one or more states are not allowed.

Similarly, nurses studied in Kerala will apply for NOC in KNMC, and they will come to KSNC for RECIPROCAL REGISTRATION.

The most important point to be noted is, imagine a nurse who studied in Andhra Pradesh, registered in Andhra Pradesh Nursing Council already obtained a NOC from APNMC and registered in Kerala Nursing Council and surrendered her Andhra Registration certificate to KNMC.  Off late she decided to migrate to Karnataka. What she will do?   She has to obtain NOC from KNMC to KSNC. She will have to come to KSNC and apply for Reciprocal Registration.

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