Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)RegulationsRegulations Defining the Scope of Practice of Clinical Associates, 20163. Conditions of practice |
| (1) | A clinical associate may not conduct an independent private practice. |
| (2) | A clinical associate may not act as a locum tenens for a medical practitioner. |
| (3) | The acts referred to in regulation 2 must be performed under the supervision of a medical practitioner identified by the service in which the clinical associate is working and must be available to the clinical associate at all times. |
| (4) | A clinical associate who has practised as a clinical associate for a continuous period of less than two years must perform the acts referred to in regulation 2 under the continuous and hands on supervision of a medical practitioner, and in the clinical setting alongside the supervising medical practitioner. |
| (5) | A clinical associate who has practised as a clinical associate for a continuous period of two to four years must perform the acts referred to in regulation 2 and report, in person, to the clinical associate's supervisor after each task: Provided that a clinical associate referred to in this subregulation must practise in the same component of a health facility as the supervising medical practitioner who must approve and countersign all the clinical associate's management plans or decisions. |
| (6) | A clinical associate who has practised as a clinical associate for a continuous period of five or more years may perform acts referred to in regulation 2 independently on a day to day basis and does not have to report to the supervising medical practitioner but must have personal or verbal access to the supervising medical practitioner's support when necessary. |
| (7) | A clinical associate must be identified by the title of Clinical Associate (abbreviation: Clin A) and must always be identifiable as such by patients and co- workers. |