Psychiatric Nursing Re-entry Program Students
As you complete your academic studies you should become familiar with some of the legal obligations you will be required to meet as a psychiatric nurse. Through the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act and bylaws, the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan is empowered to set the requirements for membership and licensure of psychiatric nurses. These requirements are met in a number of ways, registration examinations, initial registration requirements, temporary and active practising licence.
In order to prepare for the financial implications of these processes, the RPNAS has prepared the following list of requirements.
Please note the next scheduled sitting for the RPNAS Registration Examination is January 15 & 16, 2004. Please contact Central Office to discuss alternate dates to write.
- REGISTRATION EXAMINATION
Writers must pre-register and pay the required fee within 14 days of the examination date to be eligible.
Cost (per sitting)........................................................... $175.00
- GRADUATE PSYCHIATRIC NURSE MEMBERSHIP AND TEMPORARY LICENCE
In the province of Saskatchewan use of the title Anurse@ is protected by legislation. The Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act protects the title Apsychiatric nurse@, ARegistered Psychiatric Nurse@, the abbreviation APN@ or ARPN@ or any word, title or designation, abbreviated or otherwise, to imply that the person is a practising member of the RPNAS.
No person other than a graduate psychiatric nurse shall use the title AGraduate Psychiatric Nurse@, the abbreviation AGPN@ or any word, title or designation, abbreviated or otherwise, to imply that the person is a graduate psychiatric nurse.
Our legislation allows for a graduate psychiatric nurse category and the granting of temporary licence for those psychiatric nurses who have written or are waiting to write the registration examination for psychiatric nurses; or psychiatric nurses completing a re-entry program.
If you plan to work immediately after graduation as a graduate psychiatric nurse in Saskatchewan, you will be required to obtain a temporary licence. This licence is limited to a four month period, with the option for a second four month period , if required.
Cost of a 2005 Temporary Licence ..................................................... $172.00
(licence fee of $115.00) + (initial registration fee of $50.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)Cost of a 2006 Temporary Licence ..................................................... $205.33
(licence fee of $148.33) + (initial registration fee of $50.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)If you have been previously registered with the RPNAS, you have already paid the $50.00 initial registration fee and are not required to pay it again.
Cost of a 2005 Temporary Licence if previously registered .....................$122.00
(licence fee of $115.00 + liability insurance of $7.00)Cost of a 2006 Temporary Licence if previously registered .....................$155.33
(licence fee of $148.33 + liability insurance of $7.00) - ACTIVE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE AS A REGISTERED PSYCHIATRIC NURSE
Graduate psychiatric nurses on successfully passing the registration examination are eligible for active practising membership with the RPNAS. If you plan to work as a psychiatric nurse in Saskatchewan the same protection of title outlined in #2 applies.
Once eligible for licensure, your initial registration with the association must be active practising. If you wish to practise with the full privileges as a registered psychiatric nurse, with practising membership and licensure, you must apply for that status. Your temporary licence provides you with the graduate status only, limiting your practise and requiring supervision from an RPN or an RN with active status.
Members holding a temporary licence:
(If you have paid for a temporary licence the initial registration fee and malpractice insurance fee have been paid.Based on 2005 Rates.
- Members holding a temporary licence and who apply for active licence within two months after
obtaining temporary status receive a transfer of 50% of the licence fee towards the cost of an active
licence.
Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$287.50 ($345.00 minus $57.50)
Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$370.83 ($445.00 minus $74.17)
Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$149.50 ($207.00 minus $57.50)
Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$192.83 ($267.00 minus $74.17)
- Members holding a temporary licence and who apply for active licence after two months.
Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$345.00
Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$445.00
Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$207.00
Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$267.00
If you have not had a temporary licence your costs will be different.
- Members with no previous temporary licence:
Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$402.00
(licence fee $345.00) + (initial registration fee of $50.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$502.00
(licence fee $445.00) + (initial registration fee of $50.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$264.00
(licence fee $207.00) + (initial registration fee of $50.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$324.00
(licence fee $267.00) + (initial registration fee of $50.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)If you have been previously registered with the RPNAS, you have already paid the $50.00 initial registration fee and are not required to pay it again.
Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$352.00
(licence fee $345.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)Full Year (January 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$452.00
(licence fee $445.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2005 Active Licence......$214.00
(licence fee $207.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)Pro-rated (July 1 to December 31) 2006 Active Licence......$274.00
(licence fee $267.00) + (malpractice insurance fee of $7.00)
- Members holding a temporary licence and who apply for active licence within two months after
obtaining temporary status receive a transfer of 50% of the licence fee towards the cost of an active
licence.
- RE-ENTRY PROGRAM STUDENTS
If you are or have been a registered member of the Association you will not be required to write the registration examination on successful completion of the re-entry program, unless you have not held an active licence for a period of ten years or more, or pay the initial registration fee. You will be required to pay fees for temporary or active licence as applicable and described in sections 2) and 3) above.
Please contact Central Office with specific questions regarding registration with the Association:
Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan
2055 Lorne Street
Regina SK S4P 2M4
Tel: (306) 586-4617; Fax: (306) 586-6000
E-mail: rpnas@rpnas.com
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