Order of deliberations and activities
30. (a) The Council and other bodies referred to in these regulations shall determine their own procedures for deliberations and activities, to the extent that these have not been determined by or in accordance with legislation.
(b) The Council and the special committee established in accordance with regulation 28 may establish professional committees, request their opinions and decide what recommendations or opinions, as the case may be, are to be submitted to the Director; neither the Council nor the special committee are bound by the opinions of these professional committees.
Register
31. The Director or an individual authorized by the Director shall keep a register in which the bearers of titles and their titles are recorded.
Misrepresentation
32. (a) No individual shall use a specialist’s title unless it has been approved in accordance with these regulations; no individual shall use a similar title in such a way that it will misleadingly imply possession of one of the titles referred to in these regulations.
(b) In the event that a title is cancelled as per regulation 33, the bearer of such title shall cease using it from the date its cancellation is published in the register; if the title is suspended, the bearer of such title shall not use it as long as it remains suspended.
(c) For purposes of this regulation, “specialist title” includes any translation or abbreviation of a title as well as any other allusion to specialization in a branch of medicine.
Cancellation or suspension of a title
33. (a) The Director may cancel or suspend a title for whatever length of time he decides, if it appears that the approval for same was obtained under false pretenses or that the title holder has manifested gross negligence or inability to perform the functions required of him as holder of the given title, provided that the bearer of the title is first given the opportunity to present his objections, orally or in writing, to a committee similar in composition to the committee established as per regulation 28; if a title holder submits his objections to such a committee within 30 days of notification of intent to cancel or suspend his title, the Director shall not suspend or cancel his or her title prior to receiving the committee’s opinion.
(b) Suspension of a title shall not exceed a period of two years.
(c) If a title is cancelled, a request to restore it shall not be considered until the end of two years after the cancellation, and as long as the applicant has not proved the existence of special circumstances justifying its restoration.
(d) Notwithstanding these regulations and subject to sub-section (c), the Director may, upon recommendation of the Council, re-award a title to one whose title has been cancelled, even if the applicant has not performed residency in whole or in part in accordance with these regulations after his or her title was cancelled, or without examinations, if he or she has met the conditions fixed by the Council.
Publications
34. Notices regarding the approval, cancellation and suspension of title shall be published in the official register.
Cancellation
35. (a) The Regulations for Medical Workers (approval of the title of specialist) -1964, are hereby cancelled.
(b) A title approved in accordance with The Regulations for Medical Workers (approval of the title of specialist) -1964 shall be considered as a title approved in accordance with these regulations.
Inception
36. (a) The inception of these regulations shall be the 30th day after their publication in the register.
(b) The bearer of a title in a main specialty received no later than 22 Nisan 5734 (14 April 1974) (in this regulation-“the determining date”), who is undergoing residency in a secondary field, is exempt from the requirement of examinations according to these regulations unless s/he began his or her residency before the determining date.
Title
These regulations shall be entitled “Regulations for Physicians (Approval of the Title of Specialist and Examinations), 5733-1973.”
