Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)RulesRules relating to Fees Payable to CouncilBoard Notice 78 of 2012 |
Board Notice 78 of 2012
Health Professions Council of South Africa
The Health Professions Council of South Africa has, under section 61A of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), made the rules in the Schedule.
| (1) | In these rules, |
means the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning,
and, unless inconsistent with the context—
means the rules relating to fees payable to council;
means a section of the Act;
means a person who is registrable as such in terms of the Act.
| (2) | The registration fees payable under the Act are as follows: |
| (1) | Generic fees |
(a) |
By a student other than a student referred to in rules 2(2)(o), 2(3)(a), and 2(4)(b) |
R 156.00 |
(b) |
By a visiting student other than a visiting student referred to in rules 2(2)(p), 2(3)(b), and 2(4)(c) |
R 465.00 |
(c) |
By any visiting student for re-registration after an interruption of at least one year |
R 85.00 |
(d) |
By a student, as penalty, per month or part thereof, for the late submission of an application for registration |
R 71.00 |
(e) |
By a health practitioner for the registration of an additional qualification or professional category |
R 193.00 |
(f) |
By a student other than a student referred to in rules 2(2)(o), 2(3)(c), and 2(4)(d) for re-registration after an interruption of study for at least one year |
R 85.00 |
(g) |
By an intern other an intern referred to in rule 2(2)(l) |
R 170.00 |
(h) |
By a health practitioner other than a health practitioner referred to in rules 2(3)(d), 2(4)(a), 2(5), and 2(6) |
R 465.00 |
| (2) | Medical and Dental |
(a) |
By a medical practitioner or a dentist |
R 1,274.00 |
(b) |
By a medical practitioner in the category independent practice (family physician) |
R 352.00 |
(c) |
By a medical practitioner or a dentist in the category military service |
R 1,274.00 |
(d) |
By a medical practitioner or dentist as an exchange registrar under section 30 |
R 1,274.00 |
(e) |
By a medical practitioner or a dentist for the registration of a specialty or subspecialty |
R 2,546.00 |
(f) |
By a biomedical engineer |
R 700.00 |
(g) |
By a clinical biochemist |
R 700.00 |
(h) |
By a genetic counsellor |
R 700.00 |
(i) |
By a medical biological scientist |
R 700.00 |
(j) |
By a medical scientist |
R 700.00 |
(k) |
By a medical physicist |
R 700.00 |
(I) |
By an intern in medicine, biomedical engineering, clinical biochemistry, genetic counselling, medical science, medical biological science or medical physics |
R 193.00 |
(m) |
By a formerly registered medical or dental student for the resumption of registration as a dental or medical student or vice versa |
R 176.00 |
(n) |
By a medical or dental student for changing such registration to registration as a dental or medical student or vice versa |
R 96.00 |
(o) |
By a student in medicine, medical science, or dentistry |
R 176.00 |
(p) |
By a visiting student in medicine, medical science, or dentistry |
R 527.00 |
(q) |
By student in medicine, medical science or dentistry for re-registration as a student after an interruption of at least one year |
R 96.00 |
(r) |
By a medical practitioner or a dentist in the category volunteer services |
R 82.00 |
| (3) | Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene |
(a) |
By a student in Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene |
R 176.00 |
(b) |
By a visiting student in Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene |
R 527.00 |
(c) |
By a student in Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene for re-registration as a student after interruption of at least one year |
R 96.00 |
(d) |
By a health practitioner registered in any of the professions under the Professional Board for Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene |
R 527.00 |
| (4) | Emergency Care Practitioners |
(a) |
By a health practitioner in Emergency Care |
R 1,052.00 |
(b) |
By a student in Emergency Care |
R 176.00 |
(c) |
By a visiting student in Emergency Care |
R 527.00 |
(d) |
By a student in Emergency Care for re-registration as a student after interruption of study for at least one year |
R 96.00 |
| (5) | Psychology |
(a) |
By a psychologist |
R 930.00 |
(b) |
By a psychometrist |
R 620.00 |
(c) |
By a registered councillor |
R 620.00 |
| (6) | Environmental Health |
(a) |
By an environmental health assistant |
R 106.00 |
| (3) | The fees payable under the Act for the restoration of a name to a register are as follows: |
(a) |
The restoration fee payable by a health practitioner if he or she applies for the restoration of his or her name to a register, from which it was removed under section 19(1)(b) or (d) of the Act, or from which it was suspended under section 19A of the Act - |
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(i) |
within a period of six months after the date on which it was removed, shall be equivalent to two (2) times the applicable annual fee for the current year, plus the outstanding fee or fees; |
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(ii) |
after a period of six months but within 12 months, shall be equivalent to four (4) times the applicable annual fee for the current year, plus the outstanding fee or fees; and |
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(iii) |
after a period of more than 12 months had expired since the erasure date, shall be equivalent to five (5) times the applicable annual fee for the current year plus the outstanding fee or fees |
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(b) |
By a health practitioner for the restoration of his or her name to a register from which it was removed in terms of section 42 or 51 of the Act. |
R 419.00 |
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(c) |
By a health practitioner for the restoration of his or her speciality or subspeciality, where applicable, or an additional qualification in terms of section 35(4). |
R 148.00 |
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(d) |
By a health practitioner other than a medical practitioner or a dentist, for the restoration of his or her additional professional category or categories, per category |
R81.00 |
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| (4) | The fees payable in terms of section 23 of the Act for the issuing of certificates are as follows: |
By any intern, student, or health practitioner registered under the Act for the issuing of a- |
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(i) |
duplicate registration certificate; |
R 279.00 |
(ii) |
certificate of status; |
R 279.00 |
(iii) |
certified extract from the register; |
R 279.00 |
(iv) |
certificate by the registrar; or |
R 279.00 |
(v) |
certificate of confirmation of internship training |
R 279.00 |
| (5) | Examination fees payable to Council are as follows: |
| (1) | Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene |
(a) |
By a dental assistant student |
R 700.00 |
| (2) | Dietetics |
(a) |
By a foreign qualified Dietician |
R 1,815.00 |
(b) |
By a foreign qualified Nutritionist |
R 1,815.00 |
(c) |
By a dietician |
R 1,815.00 |
(d) |
By a nutritionist |
R 1,815.00 |
| (3) | Environmental Health |
(a) |
By an Environmental Health Practitioner |
R2,500.00 |
(b) |
By an Environmental Health Assistant |
R1,000.00 |
| (4) | Medical and Dental |
(a) |
By medical practitioner or dentist for registration in the category public service (general practitioner) |
R 3,300.00 |
(b) |
By a medical or dental specialist for writing the medic-legal and ethical board examination |
R 1,320.00 |
| (5) | Occupational Therapy and Medical Orthotics |
(a) |
By a foreign qualified Occupational Therapist |
R 6,000.00 |
(b) |
By a foreign qualified Medical Orthotist and Prosthetist |
R 6,000.00 |
(c) |
By a foreign qualified Arts Therapist |
R 6,000.00 |
(d) |
By Occupational Therapy Assistant for upgrading to Occupational Therapy Technician |
R 1,000.00 |
(e) |
By an Arts Therapist, Medical Orthotist and Prosthetist, and Occupational Therapist |
R 4,000.00 |
| (6) | Optometry and Dispensing Opticians |
By an optometrist or dispensing optician |
R 5,748.00 |
| (7) | Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Biokinetics |
(a) |
By a foreign qualified Biokineticist, Podiatrist, and· Physiotherapist for writing the theoretical board examination |
R 1,760.00 |
(b) |
By a foreign qualified Biokineticist, Podiatrist, and Physiotherapist for writing the clinical board examination |
R 2,200.00 |
(c) |
By a foreign qualified Physiotherapy Assistant |
R 2,000.00 |
| (8) | Psychology |
(a) |
By a Psychometrist |
R 353.00 |
(b) |
By a Psychologist |
R 726.00 |
(c) |
By a Registered Counsellor |
R 353.00 |
(d) |
By an Intern Psychologist |
R 726.00 |
| (9) | Radiography and Clinical Technology |
(a) |
By a foreign qualified Radiographer |
R 1,210.00 |
(b) |
By a foreign qualified Clinical technologist |
R 2,000.00 |
(c) |
By a Radiation laboratory technologist |
R 2,000.00 |
(d) |
By an Electro Encephalographic Technician |
R 850.00 |
| (10) | Speech, Language and Hearing |
By an Audiologist, Speech Therapist, and Speech Therapist and Audiologist |
R 6,050.00 |
| (6) | The fees payable for the re-marking of board examination shall be 50% of the applicable fee for the board examination. |
| (7) | The fees prescribed herein are inclusive of value-added tax. |
| (8) | The rules published under Board Notice 108 in Government Gazette 34362 of 17 June 2011 are hereby repealed. |
Advt Boikanyo
Acting Registrar
4 May 2012