Removal from the Register

The council may, after inquiry, cause to be removed from the register the name of any person— who is convicted by a court of law of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude; who is found guilty of professional misconduct by the council; or who is suspended from practice; or who has failed to renew his or her practising license and/or whose license has been suspended or revoked.

When the name of a person is removed from a register in accordance with this Law, the registration or authorization of a health facility under his or her name shall also, by virtue of the removal, lapse, unless it is registered in a partnership with other registered persons or until such time as another qualified person is registered in respect of those premises.

Restoration of a Name after Removal.

The council may, on the application of the person whose name has been removed from the register, after the expiration of a prescribed period cause the name of that person to be reinstated on the register on the payment of the prescribed fee.

 Where the name of a person is reinstated on the register, the council may restore the registration of the establishment that may have lapsed and may impose any condition as it may deem fit.

Restoration process

A person whose name was erased from the register has to apply to restore his/her name to the register by duly completing the Application for Restoration form, which shall be submitted together with proof of payment of the restoration fee, which is calculated as follows:

1.    Restoration within a period of six months after the erasure date is equivalent to two (2) times the current practicing fee, plus the outstanding annual fee(s).

2.    Restoration after a period of more than six months since the erasure date but within a year is equivalent to four (4) times the current annual fee, plus the outstanding fee(s);

3.    Restoration after a period of 12 months since the erasure date is equivalent to five (5) times the current annual fee, plus the outstanding fee(s).

The following should also be submitted by a practitioner whose name has been off register for a period exceeding 2 years was practicing their profession abroad/ outside East Africa:

1.    Proof of CPD attended to during the preceding 24 months.

2.    Proof of practising your profession during the period of erasure/suspension of your name from the register.

3.    A certificate of status issued by the regulatory body/authority where you were practicing your profession, not older than 3 months. The certificate should be submitted by the regulatory body to info@rahpc.org.rw 

 All of the above except certificate of status should be submitted by the applicant to RAHPC. 

Note: Please note that you may not practice your profession in Rwanda until such time as your name has been restored to the register.