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Korle Bu - Accra

PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION

LISENSURE EXAMINATION

PERMANENT REGISTRATION

PIN RENEWAL

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GOODSTANDING

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What we Do

Regulate the standard of services for the practice of allied health professions;

Ensure that the standard of study and training in recognised institution in maintained;

Set practice standards of proficiency and conduct for allied health professionals;

etc.
Provisional Registration
This type of registration is for newly qualified practitioners in order for them to practice during internship/national service. A provisional registration is valid for a period of one year. A person who registers provisionally shall have obtained the requisite qualification and satisfied the other conditions determined by the Board.
Permanent Registration
This registration is done for practitioners who intend to practice permanently in the country. A professional may apply for permanent registration after practising for one year with provisional registration and has been successful in the licensure examination organised by the council. In the case of foreign trained professional, a person may be subjected to either the licensure exams or interview. A permanent registration is valid for the calendar year in which it was registered and shall be renewed before 31st December for the following calendar year.
Pin Renewal

A permanent registered professional is expected to renew his/her PIN before 31st December 31st December for the following calendar year.  Failure on the part of a professional to renew automatically makes it an expired pin which cannot be used to practice as a professional.

Annual list of allied health professions: The registrar shall publish the list of allied health professionals’ specifics in the Gazette by 31st of January each year.


Licensure Examination
  • Candidates must apply through the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) Ghana portal.
  • Required documents may include academic transcripts, certificates, and proof of internship or clinical practice.
  • Indexing

    The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) Ghana indexing is the process by which allied health students are officially registered with the Council before they complete their studies. It is a mandatory requirement for students pursuing allied health programs in accredited institutions in Ghana.

    1. Official Recognition – Ensures that students are recognized as eligible trainees in an accredited allied health training institution.
    2. Regulatory Tracking – Allows the AHPC to track students from admission to graduation.
    Accreditation

    Foreign Trained Registration

    CPD

    Internship/Nss 
    The Council, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Service Secretariat, shall organize mandatory Internship programmes (National Service). 
    The Council shall only accept graduates from accredited institutions for the Internship/NSS programme. Interns shall be posted to facilities where there is a Senior Officer to supervise the Internship/NSS programme. 
    Interns shall be provided with Clinical Internship Logbooks to ensure that they cover specific procedures at the facility level. They shall be issued with provisional certificates to enable them to enter the facility for the Internship/NSS programme.
    The Council shall carry out periodic monitoring to ensure that interns are on duty and are receiving the required supervision. 
    The mandatory Internship/NSS programme is a prerequisite for the Council’s Licensure Examination. Interns who do not complete their Internship/NSS shall not be allowed to sit for the Council’s license examination.

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