Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982)

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2020 Registration and other Fees - AHPCSA

Board Notice 193 of 2019
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Board Notice 193

29 November 2019

GG 42861

 

Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA)

 

DEFINITION

 

1. In this notice, "the regulations" means the Regulations pertaining to the Allied Health Professions Act (63/1982), as amended, and published in terms of Government Notice No R 127 of 12 February 2001.

 

ANNUAL FEES

 

2. The amounts of the fees referred to in 37(1) and (2), 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 (1) and (2) of the regulations, have been determined by Council as shown in the table below.

 

3. These amounts apply to annual fees in respect of the calendar year 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020, which are due on 1 January 2020, and which must be received by the Council by 31 March 2020 (final date for payment); note fee increase thereafter as per the table below in the respective categories.

 

2020 FEES TABLE

 

Description

Fee Payable

(Rands)

Application fee for temporary registration

2450

Registration fee for temporary registration

2125

Examination fee for persons who are temporarily registered

5000

Application and registration fee for first year students

555

Annual student registration fee for years subsequent to the first year

490

Fee for late registration as student

4085

Student restoration fee

555

The amount the council may advance to the registrar in cash

2000

Annual registration fee in respect of one profession where fees are paid on or after 1 January and before 1 April

2125

Annual registration fee in respect of one profession where fees are paid on or after 1 April and before 1 May

2450

Annual registration fee in respect of one profession – where fees are paid on or after 1 May and before 1 June

2890

Annual registration fee in respect of one profession where fees are paid on or after 1 June

3560

Annual registration fee in respect of two professions where fees paid on or after 1 January and before 1 April

4250

Annual registration fee in respect of two professions where fees are paid on or after 1 April and before 1 May

4900

Annual registration fee in respect of two professions where fees are paid on or after 1 May and before 1 June

5780

Annual registration fee in respect of two professions where fees are paid on or after 1 June

7120

Annual registration fee in respect of three or more professions where fees are paid on or after 1 January and before 1 April

6375

Annual registration fee in respect of three or more professions where fees are paid on or after 1 April and before 1 May

7350

Annual registration fee in respect of three or more professions where fees are paid on or after 1 May and before 1 June

8670

Annual registration fee in respect of three or more professions where fees are paid on or after 1 June

10680

Senior citizen fee (70 to 74 years) per profession

-50%

Senior citizen fee (+75 years) per profession

270

Application fee where applicant does not possess the prescribed qualification

2450

Council fee for the conduct of examination where the applicant has a foreign qualification or is applying for restoration

5000

Professional board examination fee in terms of section 4(d) and 10D(c) of the Act

5000

Professional board fee for issuing of a certificate

840

Fee for issue of a registration certificate

840

Restoration application fee

2450

Restoration fee in the case of non-payment of fees by the practitioner or student
(i) twice the amount of the current annual registration fee as a restoration fee where the practitioner or student applies for restoration within six months of the date of his or her deregistration; or
(ii) three times the amount of the current annual registration fee as a restoration fee where the practitioner or student applies for restoration after six months of the date of his or her deregistration

Restoration fee in the case of disciplinary action by the council against the practitioner or student.
(i) four times the current annual registration fee where the person applies for restoration after six months from the date of deregistration but within 12 months of the date of deregistration; or
(ii) five times the current annual registration fee where the person applies for restoration after 12 months of the date of de-registration

Fee payable to the council by a first year student upon first application for registration as a student

555

Fee payable to the council an intern for each year of registration as an intern beyond the first year.

975

Fee for the issue to a practitioner of duplicate letters of registration or certificates by the registrar.

840

Allowances (honoraria) payable by the Council in respect of—

 
(a)the attendance of meetings of the council, executive committee of the council and professional boards by members of the council, the executive committee of the council or professional boards are as follows—

 
(i)to the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the council, members of the executive committee of the council and chairpersons of the professional boards

R2550 per meeting
(ii)to the vice-chairpersons of the council and professional boards, other council and professional board members

R2100 per meeting
(b)the attendance of other meetings such as that of the Finance Committee or the Education Committees of the council

R2100 per meeting

Allowance payable where a member of the council or professional board prefers to use his or her own transport in order to attend meetings out of Pretoria or to attend other council business at places not more than 750 kilometres distant from his or her ordinary residence

In accordance with the current travel allowances published by the South African Revenue Services on its website but not exceeding the amount of the economy class airfare that would have been payable had the member travelled by air to the meeting

Extract from the register

N/A

Professional board examination fee

5000

Fee for bioethics and jurisprudence examination

600

Fee for conducting a review of an external educational institution

Actual costs plus 25%

Allowance (honorarium) payable by the Council in respect of visits to external education institutions for review purposes

5335

Fee for an application for the opening of a new register

130 000

Accreditation fees payable to the council for continuing professional development activities—

 

Level 1: Activities encompassing non-measurable outcomes—

 

Large groups (100 delegates or more):

(i)Conferences or seminars;
(ii) Congresses
(iii) Symposia
(iv) Web-based seminars
(v) International conferences

 

3000

Small groups (less than 100 delegates):

(i) Formally organised meetings by professional societies
(ii) Structured small group discussions with a minimum of three practitioners involved
(iii) Case study discussions with a minimum number of three practitioners involved
(iv) Formally organised special purpose lectures
(v) Formally organised special purpose lectures that are not part of a business meeting
(vi) Interest groups meeting less than six times per year

 

500

Other:

(i) membership of an association/society
(ii) serving on professional bodies

 

 

Level 2: Activities encompassing measurable outcomes—

(These activities include those that have a clearly measurable outcome or formal evaluation process after the activity)

 

 
(i) involving less than 10 persons

1000
(ii) involving 10 to 20 persons

2000
(iii) involving 20 to 30 persons

2500
(iv) involving more than 30 persons

 

4000

Level 3: Activities associated with formally structured learning programmes. (This is structured learning, namely a formal programme presented by an Education and Training Quality Assurance body-accredited, National Department of Higher Education registered- and Allied Health Professions Council–approved training or educational institution with a measurable outcome)

 

NO CHARGE

Other matter not covered by the above considered by any CPD committee

AHPCSA

DISCRETION

Fee for issuing a letter of good standing

840

 

 

DR LOUIS MULLINDER

REGISTRAR: ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSION COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA