TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2024 AND IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADITIONAL & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE (T&CM) PRACTITIONERS DURING THE EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

THE T&CM (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2024 [P.U. (A) 68 / 2024] WAS PUBLISHED ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS ON 27 FEBRUARY 2024 (CLICK HERE). PARAGRAPH 4(2)(B) AND SUB-REGULATION 4(3) OF THE T&CM REGULATIONS REGARDING REGISTRATION OF T&CM PRACTITIONERS VIA THE REQUIREMENT OF EXPERIENCE ROUTE WILL THUS BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 28 FEBRUARY 2025. THE EXTENSION OF THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE PRACTITIONERS INVOLVED CAN MEET THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS BEFORE REGISTERING WITH THE T&CM COUNCIL IN THE RELEVANT RECOGNISED PRACTICE AREAS.

THE T&CM COUNCIL MET ON 19 FEBRUARY 2024 AND HAS SET AN IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR T&CM PRACTITIONER REGISTRATION DURING THE EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, AS FOLLOWS:

A) FIRST PHASE: 1 MARCH 2024 TO 31 AUGUST 2024

1. APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION USING THE REQUIREMENT OF EXPERIENCE ROUTE CAN STILL BE SUBMITTED DURING THIS PERIOD.
2. ONLY SIX (6) MONTHS ARE GIVEN FOR SUBMISSION OF SUCH APPLICATIONS BECAUSE AFTER THE APPLICATIONS ARE SCREENED, IDENTIFIED T&CM PRACTITIONERS NEED TO ATTEND THE CAPACITY BUILDING COURSE (CBC) OR CAPACITY BUILDING MODULE (CBM) DURING THE EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ONLY.
3. NO APPLICATIONS USING THE REQUIREMENT OF EXPERIENCE ROUTE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR PROCESSED AFTER THIS PERIOD.
4. DURING THIS PERIOD, APPLICATIONS AS CBC AND CBM TRAINERS AND TRAINING CENTRES WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED.
5. NO APPLICATIONS FOR CBC AND CBM TRAINERS AND TRAINING CENTRES WILL BE ACCEPTED OR PROCESSED AFTER THIS PERIOD.

B) SECOND PHASE: 1 SEPTEMBER 2024 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2025

1. THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF THE EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ARE SPECIFICALLY INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT IDENTIFIED PRACTITIONERS ATTEND THE CBC OR CBM IF THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE T&CM COUNCIL SECTION (T&CMCS) AFTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SCREENED.
2. THESE PRACTITIONERS NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE CBC / CBM DURING THIS PERIOD
3. TRAINING CENTRES ORGANISING CBC / CBM COURSES NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE LAST SESSION OF THESE COURSES ENDS NO LATER THAN 31 JANUARY 2025 TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE T&CMCS TO COMPLETE PROCESSING THE APPLICATIONS OF THE PRACTITIONERS INVOLVED.

T&CM PRACTITIONERS APPLYING TO REGISTER WITH THE T&CM COUNCIL VIA THE RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION ROUTE MAY DO SO THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.