Coren-Rj

What Coren-Rj does

Coren-RJ (Conselho Regional de Enfermagem do Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian government autonomous regulatory body (autarquia) established in 1973 under Federal Law 5.905/1973 as part of the national Sistema Cofen/Corens, operating under the supervision of the Conselho Federal de Enfermagem (Cofen) headquartered in Brasília. The council holds a legal monopoly over the licensing, registration, ethical discipline, and professional supervision of nurses, nursing technicians, and nursing assistants practicing in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is headquartered in central Rio de Janeiro (Av. Presidente Vargas, 502) and operates an extensive service network of 11 regional sub-sections covering all major geographic clusters of the state, plus the Coren-RJ Móvel mobile service unit for remote municipalities. As of the latest data, the organization has 126 employees and is currently led by President Lilian Prates Belem Behring, who has been on leave since January 2024.

The council's business model is funded primarily through annual fees (anuidades) charged to registered nursing professionals, supplemented by ancillary service fees. It generates revenue from a captive, mandatory customer base — every nurse, technician, and assistant practicing in Rio de Janeiro must register — with exemptions available only for professionals with 30+ years of contribution (inscrição remida). Beyond core registration and licensing, Coren-RJ has built a portfolio of programmatic offerings: Capacita Coren-RJ (free professional training), PRO_SAE_PE (nursing process implementation support, with 29 bronze and 4 silver institutional recognitions), Selo de Qualidade (healthcare institution quality certification — Rio de Janeiro being the fifth Brazilian state to implement this), Coren-RJ Móvel (mobile registration services), Programa Boas-Vindas (on-site registration at educational institutions), and the recently launched Programa Trainee Coren-RJ 2026 (194 trainee positions across partner hospitals including UERJ, Fiocruz, and Rede Américas). Operational infrastructure includes the SIGEN digital services portal, an implanted network of 33+ Ethics Committees within healthcare institutions, observatories for workplace violence monitoring and scientific production transparency, and the Clube de Benefícios member-services program.

Name

Coren-Rj

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Enfermagem do Rio de Janeiro

Website

https://coren-rj.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Coren-RJ is a Brazilian government regulatory body (autarquia) that licenses and supervises nurses, technicians, and nursing assistants across Rio de Janeiro state, funded by mandatory annual fees and operating through 11 regional sub-sections plus mobile services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing Professional Regulation

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

Keywords

• Nursing regulation
• Professional licensing
• Ethics oversight
• Continuing education
• Professional certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Annual Fees (Anuidades): Revenue generated from annual fees charged to registered nursing professionals (nurses, technicians, and nursing assistants) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The fees fund council operations and regulatory activities.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coren-RJ is the regional nursing regulatory body for Rio de Janeiro state, operating as an autarquia (government entity) created by Law 5.905/1973. It regulates nursing practice by registering and licensing nursing professionals, enforcing professional ethics, collecting annual fees, certifying healthcare institutions, and providing continuing education programs to nursing professionals across the state.

Product overview

Coren-RJ (Conselho Regional de Enfermagem do Rio de Janeiro) is a government regulatory body that operates as a service platform for nursing professionals in Rio de Janeiro state. The organization offers a portfolio of programs including: Capacita Coren-RJ (free professional training), Coren-RJ Móvel (mobile registration services), Programa Boas-Vindas (new graduate welcome), PRO_SAE_PE (nursing process support), Selo de Qualidade (quality certification), and Programa Trainee (new professional development). Core regulatory services include professional registration, card issuance/renewal, ethics oversight, and annual fee management, supported by digital platforms such as SIGEN for online services and Velox analytics for data monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto — UERJcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partner institution for the Programa Trainee Coren-RJ 2026, providing qualified training scenarios for nursing graduates. First edition offers 194 total vacancies.
• Instituto Fernandes Figueira — FiocruzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partner institution for the Programa Trainee Coren-RJ 2026, providing qualified training scenarios for nursing graduates.
• Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói — Rede AméricascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partner institution for the Programa Trainee Coren-RJ 2026, providing qualified training scenarios for nursing graduates.
• Hospital São Lucas — Rede AméricascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partner institution for the Programa Trainee Coren-RJ 2026, providing qualified training scenarios for nursing graduates.
• Hospital Pró-Cardíaco — Rede AméricascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partner institution for the Programa Trainee Coren-RJ 2026, providing qualified training scenarios for nursing graduates.
• Multiple Healthcare Institutions (PRO_SAE_PE Recognition Program)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner29 healthcare institutions have received bronze recognition and 4 have received silver recognition for nursing process implementation under the PRO_SAE_PE program.
• Healthcare Institutions with Ethics CommitteesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner33 Ethics Committees implanted in healthcare institutions across Rio de Janeiro state, including major hospitals like Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, INCA, INTO, and various UPAs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CREMERJ): Regional medical council for Rio de Janeiro state. Operates under the same professional-regulatory framework as Coren-RJ but for physicians, with analogous licensing, ethics oversight, and annual fee revenue model. Useful comparator for governance and member engagement patterns.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB): Brazilian bar association with national and state-level chapters performing regulatory, licensing, and disciplinary functions over lawyers. Closest large-scale analog of a statutorily-mandated professional self-regulatory body in Brazil.
• Conselho Federal de Enfermagem (Cofen): National-level federal nursing council that oversees and coordinates all 27 regional Corens including Coren-RJ. Directly comparable as it performs the same regulatory, licensing, and disciplinary functions at the federal scale, and is Coren-RJ's parent supervisory body.
• Conselho Federal de Medicina Veterinária (CFMV): Federal veterinary medicine council overseeing regional CRMVs. Comparable structure and statutory mandate to the Cofen/Corens system, useful as a cross-profession benchmark for regulatory body operations and program models.
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN): US-based umbrella organization for state nursing regulatory bodies (Boards of Nursing). Comparable to the Cofen/Corens system in coordinating multi-jurisdiction nursing regulation, licensing exams (NCLEX), and discipline, though Coren-RJ operates at a sub-national level.

Direct peers

• Coren-SP (Conselho Regional de Enfermagem de São Paulo): Largest regional nursing council in Brazil, performing identical statutory functions for São Paulo state. Most directly comparable peer given similar legal mandate, revenue model (anuidades), and program portfolio.
• Coren-MG (Conselho Regional de Enfermagem de Minas Gerais): Regional nursing council for Minas Gerais, operating under the same federal law and offering comparable regulatory, ethics, training, and continuing-education services. Similar structure with headquarters plus regional sub-sections.

Emerging players

• Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) UK: UK regulator for nursing and midwifery professionals, performing registration, revalidation, fitness-to-practice, and education standards functions. Directly comparable in mandate and revenue model (registration fees) to Coren-RJ, and a useful international benchmark.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/corenrio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coren-rj

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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