HCPC launches consultation on guidance for professional indemnity cover and registration

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HCPC launches consultation on guidance for professional indemnity cover and registration
10/06/2013
consultation on guidance for professional indemnity cover and registration

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has launched an eight week consultation to seek the views of stakeholders on guidance for registrants in relation to professional indemnity cover and registration.

The Government are proposing that all health professionals must hold professional indemnity cover as a condition of registration. This is subject to parliamentary approval and will apply to all of the professions regulated by the HCPC with the exception of social workers in England*. This is because these 15 professions are considered to be ‘healthcare professions’ under the terms of the European Directive 2011/24/EU on cross-border healthcare.

We anticipate that the majority of our registrants will already be able to meet these requirements as they will be indemnified either through their employer, a professional body, directly with an insurer or a combination of these. However, it is important that registrants ensure that they have cover in place that is appropriate for their practice.

Subject to the legislative timetable, cover must be in place by Friday 25 October 2013. From 1 April 2014 new applicants to the Register and those renewing their registration will be required to complete a professional declaration. Failure to hold appropriate cover will mean an individual will not have their registration renewed or, in the case of new applicants, will not be registered by us.

Louise Hart, Director of Council and Committee Services commented;

"It is important that professionals are aware of their responsibilities to have appropriate indemnity cover and to take steps to ensure they meet this new requirement of registration.

"The draft guidance we have produced outlines what professionals need to know about their responsibilities and provides detailed information about professional indemnity, how they can meet this requirement and how the HCPC will check that cover is in place.

"We are now seeking views on this draft guidance and would welcome feedback from professionals on our Register as well as employers and other stakeholders who may be affected by this new requirement.”

The consultation will run from 10 June 2013 until 2 August 2013.
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