​The procedure applies exclusively in cases where midwives who benefit from automatic professional recognition in the territory of the EU, EEA, or in the Swiss Confederation, established for the purpose of practicing the profession in one of these states, travel to the territory of Romania to temporarily or occasionally exercise midwife activities.
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Particularities:

The temporary or occasional nature of midwife activities is determined, on a case-by-case basis, by the Order of General Nurses, Midwives and Medical Assistants of Romania (OAMGMAMR), depending on the duration, frequency, periodicity, and continuity thereof. During the provision of services, the respective midwives:

- practice the profession in the territory of Romania under the professional title of midwife;

- are exempt from the obligation to register with OAMGMAMR and from paying the membership fee; - are automatically registered with OAMGMAMR for the duration of the provision of the respective services.-are subject to provisions of a professional, regulatory, or administrative nature regarding professional qualifications and the use of titles, provisions regarding serious professional acts that directly and specifically affect the protection and safety of the beneficiaries of the provided services, as well as disciplinary provisions provided by law for midwives who are Romanian citizens, members of OAMGMAMR; -are exempt from the accreditation procedure provided by the legislation on social health insurance. The provider midwives have the obligation to inform in advance the National Health Insurance House about the services they are to provide in the territory of Romania, and in case of emergency, within a maximum of 7 days from their provision.

Procedure description:

I. Upon receiving the declaration, OAMGMAMR checks the documents and, if necessary, requests the provider to complete the missing documents; Within 30 days from the submission of the complete file, the applicant's documents are subjected to the analysis of the OAMGMAMR Commission for the recognition of qualifications of general nurse, midwife, and medical assistant obtained in another EU Member State, in a state belonging to the EEA, or in the Swiss Confederation. The commission’s proposal is forwarded to the President, who approves the automatic temporary registration of the applicant with OAMGMAMR and the approval for the temporary provision of midwife services in Romania.

The approval for the temporary provision of midwife services and the automatic temporary registration with OAMGMAMR is communicated to the applicant and to the OAMGMAMR branch in the territorial area of the healthcare unit where the applicant is to provide the respective services in Romania.

II. In case of renewal of the prior declaration, after verification of the temporary and occasional nature of service provision by the OAMGMAMR Commission for the recognition of qualifications of general nurse, midwife, and medical assistant obtained in another EU Member State, in a state belonging to the EEA, or in the Swiss Confederation, the President of OAMGMAMR approves the temporary provision of midwife services and the automatic temporary registration of the applicant with OAMGMAMR, within 30 days from receipt of the declaration. These are communicated to the applicant and to the OAMGMAMR branch in the territorial area of the healthcare unit where the applicant is to provide the respective midwife services in Romania. In case of lack of reaction from OAMGMAMR within the deadline mentioned in points I and II, the services can be provided.