Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982)Chapter 2 : Registration of Practitioners and StudentsRegistration of Students19. Registration of interns |
| (1) | Any person who has obtained a qualification which entitles him or her to register as a practitioner of an allied health profession under this Act after the Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Second Amendment Act, 2000, commences and who wishes to practice such profession in the Republic, shall apply to the council for registration in the prescribed manner. |
| (2) |
| (a) | A person who has applied for registration in terms of subsection (1) may, on the recommendation of the relevant professional board, be registered by the council as an intern. |
| (b) | An intern must complete a prescribed internship programme before he or she may be registered as a practitioner of the profession in question. |
| (3) | The council may, after consultation with the relevant professional board, register a person who has not yet graduated as a student intern and may permit such student to commence with a prescribed internship programme. |
| (4) | No person may be registered by the council as a practitioner unless he or she has graduated and has completed the prescribed internship. |
| (5) | The duration, requirements, conditions and rules pertaining to an internship are as prescribed. |
[Section 19 inserted by section 21 of Act No. 50 of 2000]