Midwife

Any natural person shall be entitled to register as a midwife, provided that the Registrar of Midwifes is satisfied that the following criteria are met:

(a) is at least 21 years old;

(b) is a citizen of the Republic, a spouse or child of a citizen of the Republic and is habitually resident in Cyprus or is a national of a Member State;

(c) holds the diploma in midwifery awarded by the Nursing School of the Ministry of Health or by the Department of Nursing of the School of Health Sciences of the Cyprus University of Technology or by universities whose curriculum is approved by the Council or holds one of the diplomas, certificates or other qualifications listed in Annex V or holds a diploma, certificate or other qualification in midwifery not listed in Annex V but complying with the conditions laid down in Annex VI, recognised by the Cyprus Council of Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (KY.S.A.T.S.) and approved by the Council, or covered by the provisions of Article 9A;

(d) is a person of good character.

Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Ministry of Health
1 Prodromou & 17 Chilonos Str.
1448 Nicosia, Ayios Andreas,
Cyprus
Tel.: +357 22605477, +357 22605455
Fax : +357 22605789
E-mail: mevangelou@moh.gov.cy, nmccyprus@gmail.com

1. Supporting Documents to be submitted along with the Application for Registration in the Register of Midwives:

   a) Duly completed application form for the Register of Midwives;

   b) Copy of Identity Card or Passport (as a Proof of nationality);

   c) Certified Copy of Title in Midwifery (Degree/Diploma/Certificate as evidence of professional qualifications);

   d) Certified copy of the Certificate of Professional (Practice) Experience (where applicable, it shall certify that the holder, after obtaining evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife, has satisfactorily pursued all the activities of a midwife for a corresponding period in a hospital or a health care establishment approved for that purpose for 1 or 2 years, according to Article 41, “Procedures for the recognition of evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife”, of the Directive 2005/36/EC);

   e) Certified copies of the Certificate of Registration and the Licence for the Practising of Midwifery according to the Competent Authority of the country of origin (certifying that the holder is legally established in a Member State for the purpose of pursuing the activities concerned);

   f) Certified Copy of the Certificate of Current Professional Status/Practice of the applicant issued by the competent authority of the country of origin (should clearly state the official professional title of the applicant and whether the title complies with the European Directive 2005/36/EC and if there are any limitations on the applicant’s practice as well as the professional character of the applicant; that he/she is not prohibited from practising, even temporarily, at the moment of delivering the certificate);

   g) Original Certificate of Clear Criminal Record issued by the Competent Authority (Police) dated within three months of the date of application. Please note that in that case where the applicant has been residing in Republic Cyprus for a period of six months or more, the Clear Criminal Record Certificate must be issued by the Cyprus Police;

   h) Two recent (identical) passport-sized photographs;

   i) Proof that the applicant possesses the necessary, elementary level of knowledge of the Greek language in order to practice midwifery in the Republic of Cyprus. In order to assess this, the Nursing and Midwifery Council conducts personal interviews by which it establishes the level of knowledge of the Greek language; after the registration to the Midwifery Register and before issuing the Practice Licence.

• The application fee for registration to the Registry of Midwifery is €35.

• The fee for the issuance of the Registration Certificate and the annual License for Practising the Profession is €35.

Administrative Action Against a Competent Authority’s Decision

A person who is not satisfied by a Council decision may, within twenty (20) days of the date on which the Council’s decision is notified to him/her, challenge that decision by written Administrative Action to the Minister of Health; this provision is regulated in the Health Professionals Registration Councils (Exercise of Hierarchical Administrative Action) Law of 2017.

Any person may file an Administrative Action at the Administrative Court against a decision, act or omission of any competent authority or body.

Pursuant to Article 146 of the Constitution, an Administrative Action may be lodged within 75 days from the date of the decision or act or omission or from the day when such decision or act or omission was notified to the applicant.

The Administrative Court acts as a cassation Court and not as a substantive Court. In other words, the Administrative Court may:

I. Dismiss the Administrative Action
II. Annul wholly or partially the contested decision or act
III. Compel the relevant authority or body to take a certain action

After a decision is annulled, the authority and/or public body must reverse things back to the state prior to when the concerned decision and/or act was executed and reexamine.

Appeal Information

An Appeal may be filed against the Administrative Court’s first-instance decision within a period of 42 days from the date such a decision was given.

At the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal Section) hearing, the contested issue of the appeal remains the legality of the decision or act already adjudicated.

However, such a revision of the legality of the decision or act is solely examined on the matters and the extent that the two parties have limited the reasons in the relevant notice of appeal.

The decision adopted by the Supreme Court is considered final in relation to the matter that has been judged.

Τhe Nursing and Midwifery Law of 1988 (214/1988)

Please see the documents “Code of Professional Responsibilities and Obligations of Midwives (GR)” and “Code of Ethics (GR)”.