(a) The person who has obtained a degree, diploma or pass certificate conferred by a local nurse midwife training school recognized under sub-section (i) of section 14 by the Council may, in accord with the stipulations, apply to the Council to register as a nurse, midwife or nurse midwife;

(a) The person who has obtained a degree, diploma or certificate conferred by a foreign nurse midwife training school recognized under sub-sections (b) and (c) of section 14 by the Council may, in accord with the stipulations, apply to the Council to register as a nurse, midwife or nurse midwife.

(a) If the person who has obtained a registration certificate under sub-section (b) of section 16 is desirous to undertake the nursing profession, midwife profession or nurse midwife profession shall, in accord with the stipulations, apply to the Council to issue a respective license.

(a) If the citizen who has obtained a registration certificate under sub-section (b) of section 16 is desirous to undertake the nursing profession, midwife profession or nurse midwife profession shall apply in accord with the stipulations to the Council to issue a license.

(a) If a foreigner who has obtained a registration certificate under sub-section (b) of section 17 is desirous to undertake the nursing profession, midwife profession or nurse midwife profession shall, in accord with the stipulations, apply to the Council to issue a limited license.

(a) If desirous to continue to undertake the nursing profession, midwife profession or nurse midwife profession after the expiry term of the respective license or limited license, it shall, in accord with the stipulations, apply to the Council to renew the license within 60 days before such expiry.

The Licensee:

(a) has the right to undertake a business with nurse, midwife and nurse midwife profession during the term of the license;

(b) shall abide by the terms and conditions prescribed in the license;

(c) the person who has obtained the midwife license shall, if he has completed the nurse training and after returning the midwife license, apply for the nurse midwife registration and license;

(d) shall, after registering as a nurse, midwife and nurse midwife or after obtaining a nurse, midwife and nurse midwife license, submit to the Council to be recorded when an additional domestic or foreign degree, diploma or certificate in respect of nurse, midwife or nurse midwife is obtained;

(e) keep and restrain the ethics of a nurse and midwife and refrain from behaviour, speaking manner and staying manner which causes affect one’s dignity;

(f) has the right to use the uniform and insignia stipulated according to the position;

(g) has the right to appeal against the decision in accord with the provisions contained in Chapter XI of this Law if the Council passes an administrative decision under section 27 in respect of license;

(h) if the administrative decision of the Council in respect of license is appealed and if it is cancelled by the appeal order of the Ministry, the said license shall be returned to the Council within 60 days from the date of decision.

The person who has obtained a limited license shall abide by the duties and rights of licensee contained in Chapter VIII of this Law.

The Council:

(a) may, if a licensee or a limited licensee violates any prohibition contained in the rules, orders and directives issued under this Law or any terms and conditions of the license or limited license, take any of the following administrative actions against him:

(i) warning;

(ii) causing to pay the stipulated fine;

(iii) suspending the license or limited license in a limited period;

(iv) cancelling the registration certificate and license or limited license;

(b) shall, if a licensee or limited licensee is convicted of any offence contained in this Law, pass an administrative decision of cancellation of his registration certificate and license or limited license.

The person desirous to establish any private nurse midwife training school shall:

(a) apply, in accord with the stipulations, to the Ministry through the Council in order to obtain a business license;

(b) draw the curriculum of the training to be opened in accord with the stipulated standardizations and submit to the Council in order to issue a recognition certificate after paying the stipulated service fees;

(c) submit to the Council in accord with the stipulations if desirous to open specific short-term courses relating to upgrade the business quality.

The person who has obtained a business license for the establishment of private nurse, midwife and nurse midwife training school shall:

(a) abide by the terms and conditions of the business license;

(b) in respect of training requirements, curriculum, entrance qualification, teaching methods, qualification of trainers, teaching aids and holding examination, accept the inspection from time to time of the Working Committee for the Assessment of Nurse Midwife Education and Guarantee of Business Quality assigned duty by the Council, and provide required assistance to such Working Committee;

(c) report, in accord with the stipulations, the condition of training and conditions of the conduct for upgrading quality and standards of nurse midwives;

(d) in respect of training comply with from time to time the directive of the Ministry and the Council.

No one shall establish any private nurse, midwife and nurse midwife training School without business license issued by the Ministries stipulated by the Union Government under this Law or by the organization permitted by such Ministries and recognition certificate issued by the Council.

No one shall undertake a business of nurse, midwife or nurse midwife without a license or limited license issued under this Law.

No licensee or limited licensee shall wear, use or put on dishonestly the uniform and insignia of nurses, midwives or nurse midwives determined or approved by the Council according to their proficiency and position.

No licensee or limited licensee shall:

(a) transfer, cause to undertake business or cause to use his license or limited license to any other person;

(b) if he has been passed the decision of cancellation of the license or limited license, fail to return the license or limited license to the Council within 60 days from the date of passing the said decision in accord with this Law.

Whoever violates the provision contained in section 35 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term from a minimum of one year to a maximum of three years or with a fine from a minimum of five million kyats to a maximum of 10 million kyats or with both.

Whoever:

(a) violates any provision contained in section 36 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with a fine from a minimum of one hundred thousand kyats to a maximum of ten hundred thousand kyats or with both;

(b) violates any provision contained in section 36 and if causes death or serious injury to any one in undertaking business of nurse or midwife shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term from a minimum of three years to a maximum of seven years and may also be liable to a fine.

Whoever violates any provision contained in section 37 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term from a minimum of three months to a maximum of three years or with a fine from a minimum of fifty thousand kyats to a maximum of five hundred thousand kyats or with both.

Any licensee or limited licensee violates any prohibition contained in section 38 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term from a minimum of three months to a maximum of three years or with a fine from a minimum of fifty thousand kyats to a maximum of five hundred thousand kyats or with both.