Video explains online renewal of registration which is now open

10 Oct 2016

A new video explains online renewal of registration which is now open for osteopaths.

Osteopaths who are due to renew their general or non-practising registration with the Osteopathy Board of Australia (the Board) by 30 November can apply online now.

A video explaining how to renew registration online is available on the Practitioner Services page of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) website.

Board Chair, Dr Nikole Grbin (Osteopath), said the short video explained the renewal process and she urged anyone unsure about how to renew online to watch it.

‘The video clearly describes how quick and easy online renewal is,’ she said.

‘In four minutes the video explains how to access online renewal, what you must declare about your previous 12 months’ practice, how to pay the registration fee and what happens next.’

Osteopaths are reminded to carefully read the Board’s registration standards which specify the profession’s standards of practice before making the required declarations in their application for renewal of registration.

Last year 98.4 per cent of all health practitioner registration renewals due by 30 November (12 professions) were submitted online, an increase of 0.8 per cent.

Look out for reminders to renew

A series of reminders to renew are being sent to osteopaths by AHPRA on behalf of the Board. The email reminders include a link to online renewal.

If you have not yet received a reminder email please check your contact details held by AHPRA are up to date. This is easily done by logging in to online services via the homepages of the Board or AHPRA websites. A User ID and current password are needed to log in.

Last month the Board announced that the registration fee for 2016/17 had been reduced to $376. The fee for practitioners whose principal place of practice is NSW¹ is $525.

The fee covers the registration period for most osteopaths of 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017. A fee schedule is published on the Board’s website.

Useful information for osteopaths is on the Board’s website:

• Registration standards
• Registration renewal
• Renewal FAQ

For more information

• Watch the video 
• Lodge an online enquiry form 
• For registration enquiries: 1300 419 495 (within Australia) +61 03 9275 9009 (overseas callers) 
• For media enquiries: (03) 8708 9200

¹NSW is a co-regulatory jurisdiction.