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8. Regulated Members

8.1. Registration sub-categories

The regulated members registered nurse register has the following sub-categories

  1. Virtual Care
  2. Emergency
  3. Non-practicing former regulated members

8.2. Entitlements

  1. Every Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Graduate Nurse is entitled to vote in elections for membership on Council.
  2. Every Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner is entitled to nominate and be nominated for office including Council.
  3. Virtual Care Nurse, Provisional, and Courtesy members may attend meetings of Council but are not entitled to vote in elections for Council.

8.3 Virtual Care – Registered Nurse

  1. The Virtual Care Sub-Category is established as a sub-category of registration in the Registered Nurse category of the Register.
  2. An applicant for registration as a regulated member on the Virtual Care Sub-Category – Registered Nurse register may be registered on the Virtual Care Sub-Category register if the applicant:
    1. is not a regulated member of the College,
    2. meets the requirements set out for registered nurses in sections 3, 8 or 9 of the Registered Nurses Profession Regulation, as the case may be, and
    3. meets the requirements set out in the Virtual Care Sub-Category policy approved by Council and published on the College’s website, as may be amended from time to time.
  3. Every regulated member registered on the Virtual Care Sub-Category – Registered Nurse register may practice only from a jurisdiction outside of Alberta.

8.4 Virtual Care– Nurse Practitioner

  1. The Virtual Care Sub-Category is established as a sub-category of registration in the Nurse Practitioner category of the Register.
  2. An applicant for registration as a regulated member on the Virtual Care Sub-Category – Nurse Practitioner register may be registered on the Virtual Care Sub-Category register if the applicant:
    1. is not a regulated member of the College,
    2. meets the requirements set out for nurse practitioners in sections 4, 8 or 9 of the Registered Nurses Profession Regulation, as the case may be, and
    3. meets the requirements set out in the Virtual Care Sub-Category policy approved by Council and published on the College’s website, as may be amended from time to time.
  3. Every regulated member registered on the Virtual Care Sub-Category – Nurse Practitioner register may practice only from a jurisdiction outside of Alberta.

8.5 Virtual Care – Certified Graduate Nurse

  1. The Virtual Care Sub-Category is established as a sub-category of registration in the Certified Graduate Nurse category of the Register.
  2. An applicant for registration as a regulated member on the Virtual Care Sub-Category – Certified Graduate Nurse register may be registered on the Virtual Care Sub-Category register if the applicant:
    1. is not a regulated member of the College,
    2. meets the requirements set out for certified graduate nurses in sections 5 or 8 of the Registered Nurses Profession Regulation, as the case may be, and
    3. meets the requirements set out in the Virtual Care Sub-Category policy approved by Council and published on the College’s website, as may be amended from time to time.
  3. Every regulated member registered on the Virtual Care Sub-Category – Certified Graduate Nurse register may practice only from a jurisdiction outside of Alberta.

8.6 Emergency

  1. The Emergency sub-Category of registration may be used at the discretion of the Registrar when the Chief Medical Officer of Health declares the existence of a public health emergency as defined in the Public Health Act.
  2. The Emergency Registration Sub-Category is established as a sub-category of registration in the Registered Nurse category and Nurse Practitioner category of the Register.
  3. With respect to the Emergency Registration Sub-Category, the Registrar:
    1. May establish an expedited process for registration;
    2. Has the discretion to waive or reduce application fees for applicants, and
    3. May waive the continuing competence requirements.
  4. Applicants for the Emergency Registration Sub-Category must:
    1. Have formerly been a regulated member of the College, and
    2. Meet the requirements for renewal of a practice permit set out in section 21 of the Registered Nurses Profession Regulation.
  5. Registration in the Emergency Registration Sub-Category is for a maximum term of three (3) months, which may be renewed once at the discretion of the Registrar.

8.7 Non-practicing Former Regulated Members

The College shall maintain a register for non-practicing former members with the rights, privileges and responsibilities of members on this register set out in the policies to come in effect on October 1, 2021.