A PIN or AIN once issued, expires in twelve (12) calendar months. Any Nurse Assistant, Nurse or Midwife whose PIN or AIN expires is required to apply through the Council’s Regional Offices.
NMC Ghana PIN & AIN Renewal Requirements
The PIN or AIN will be renewed upon submission of the following prescribed requirements:
- The applicant must have accumulated the required Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points with;
- Two (2) Current Passport Pictures in Prescribed Uniform over a Red background for Nurse Assistants (Auxiliaries) and Two (2)
- Current Passport-size Pictures in Prescribed Uniform over a White background for Nurse.
The required minimum CPD points for PIN/AIN renewal are as follows
Category Required CPD Points
- Nurse Assistants: Ten (10) Points CHN, EN, NAC & NAP
- Staff Nurses/Staff Midwives up to Fifteen (15) Points
- Nursing / Midwifery Officers
- Senior Nursing/Midwifery Officer/ Twenty (20) Points
- Health Tutor/Assistant Lecturers and above
Relevance of PIN or AIN
- The PIN confirms ones professional status,
- No employer will employ any Nurse Assistant, Nurse or Midwife without a PIN or AIN,
- It could be used for employment in the private sector even while on retirement.
- It is an offence to practice as a Nurse Assistant, Nurse or Midwife without a valid PIN or AIN. This attracts a penalty and or imprisonment as enshrined under Section 73 (d) of the Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act, 2013 (Act 857).
PUBLIC EDUCATION ON 2022 PIN/AIN RENEWAL
Management of Nursing and Midwifery Council would like our clients to take note of relevant issues regarding the PIN/AIN Renewal.
ACTIVE MEMBERS OF GRNMA, GRMA, NARM-GH
1. If you are an active member of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Ghana Registered Midwives Association and National Association of Registered Midwives Ghana, please take note that your association has paid your PIN/AIN Renewal fee.
2. You are required to complete the renewal process by uploading your CPD via the N&MC mobile App.
3. If the validity of your PIN/AIN is until 2025, you are not required to go to our regional office for a new card, all you are required to do is renew on the N&MC Mobile App.
4. If you possess a PIN/AIN card which is not valid until 2025, kindly go to any of our regional offices for a new card which is expected to expire in 2025.
NON-ACTIVE MEMBERS OF GRNMA, GRMA, NARM, GH
1. If you are a paid-up member or not an active member of the Associations, you are required to initiate the renewal of your PIN/AIN; upload your CPD and pay the relevant PIN/AIN renewal fee via the N&MC Mobile App.
2. If the validity of your PIN/AIN is until 2025, you are not required to go to our regional offices for a new card. All you are required to do is room on the N&MC Mobile App.
3. If you possess a PIN/AIN card which is not valid until 2025, kindly go to any of our regional offices for a new card which is expected to expire in 2025.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) ON PIN & AIN RENEWAL
For clarification or further information, kindly contact the Public Affairs Directorate on WhatsApp (0200862772), Telegram (0501079037) and Facebook (Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana)
DEADLINE:
31st December, 2022.
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