All profession information

Updates on our regulation of practitioners during COVID-19 and other important information affecting registered practitioners can be found below. Visit vaccination information for FAQs and statements for practitioners.

Important information for practitioners

• Use of point-of-care COVID-19 rapid antigen tests by registered health practitioners
  Published 13 January 2022. Read the update.
• Facilitating access to care in a COVID-19 environment: Guidance for health practitioners
  Published 21 December 2021. Read the news item. Read the guidance (208 KB, PDF), Word version (120 KB, DOCX).
• Statement from Ahpra and the National Boards on the appropriate use of social media
  Ahpra and National Boards remind all registered health practitioners that their obligation to comply with their profession's Code of conduct applies in all settings, including online.
  Published 2 September 2020. Read the news item.
• No place for racism in healthcare
  Published 17 April 2020. Read the news item.
• False and misleading advertising on COVID-19
  Published 31 March 2020. Read the news item.

Accreditation and education

• Protecting our doctors, nurses, pharmacists and health practitioners of the future
  Published 21 April 2020. Read the news item.
• National principles for clinical education during COVID-19
  Published 17 April 2020. Read more.
• Psychology Board of Australia - Important information for interns about COVID-19
  Published 9 April 2020. Read the news item.
• Joint statement on clinical experience for medical students
  Published 9 April 2020. Read the news item.

Registration and renewal

• Update for TOEFL iBT® Home Edition - Temporary acceptance date extended
  Published 22 July 2022. Read the news item.
• Temporary acceptance of additional language tests
  Published 21 February 2022. Read the news item.
• Temporary modification to an English language skill registration standards pathway: COVID-19 response - 2021 
  Published 22 November 2021. Read the policy: PDF (157KB), Word version (119KB,DOCX)
• Presenting in person identity verification
  Published 14 January 2022. Read the updated requirements. Read the news item.
• New online upload service for applications, forms and supporting documents.
  Published 27 March 2020. Read the news item.

Surge workforce

• Additional professions to be added to the pandemic sub-register
  Published 16 April 2020. Read the news item.
• Paramedicine Board of Australia supports surge
  Published 16 April 2020. Read the news item.
• Ahpra returns over 40,000 health practitioners to the temporary pandemic response sub-register to support our critical health workforce during the emergency
  Published 1 April 2020. Read the news item.

Retired policies

These policies are no longer in effect.