Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (Act No. 131 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Medical Schemes ActChapter 4 : Waiting periods and premium penalties11. General waiting periods |
For the purposes of this chapter —
means any period in which a late joiner was —
| a) | a member or a dependant of a medical scheme; |
| b) | a member or a dependant of an entity doing the business of a medical scheme which, at the time of his or her membership of such entity, was exempt from the provisions of the Act; |
| c) | a uniformed employee of the South African National Defence Force, or a dependant of such employee, who received medical benefits from the South African National Defence Force; or |
| d) | a member or a dependant of the Permanent Force Continuation Fund, |
but excluding any period of coverage as a dependant under the age of 21 years;
means an applicant or the adult dependant of an applicant who, at the date of application for membership or admission as a dependant, as the case may be, is 35 years of age or older, but excludes any beneficiary who enjoyed coverage with one or more medical schemes as from a date preceding 1 April 2001, without a break in coverage exceeding three consecutive months since 1 April 2001.