Medical Rehabilitation Therapist (Registration) Board (MRTRB)
The Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria, which was constituted by a Nigerian law, i.e. Decree No. 38 of 1988 was inaugurated on December 29, 1992. This Board is a Parastatal, and an arm of the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria. Unlike the other Boards or Councils; the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria has a heterogeneous nature in the sense that the Board controls the training and practice of five different Medical Professions in Nigeria. These Medical Professions under the control of this Board include:
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Physiotherapy
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Osteopathic Medicine
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Occupational Therapy
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Chiropractic Medicine
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Speech Therapy and Audiology Practice.
With effect from December, 1992 therefore, it is illegal for anyone to teach or practice any of the above professions without current professional License.
N.B.A professional with a current license can only teach his/her profession in Board’s accredited institution.
In compliance with the law, every practitioner of any of the above professions in Nigeria is expected, at the beginning of every year to renew his or her professional practicing license to enable him/her to legally practice his/her profession.
For further information on registration, renewal of license or other enquiries, please contact:
Mr. J.D. Jogunola,
MNSP, PT.
Federal Medical Compound,
Muritala Mohammed Way,
Yaba, Lagos
P.O. Box 3728, Surulere, Lagos. Nigeria
Tel: +234(0)1-7940608, +234(0)8023099072
Email: mrtbnigeria@hotmail.com