Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (Act No. 131 of 1998)

Regulations

Regulations in terms of the Medical Schemes Act

Chapter 6 : Administrators of medical schemes

18. Agreement in respect of administration
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1)Prior to an administrator commencing administrative functions with regard to a particular medical scheme, the medical scheme must enter into a written agreement with the administrator in which the terms and conditions of the administration of the medical scheme are recorded.

 

2)The agreement referred to in subregulation (1) must provide—
a)for the scope and duties of the administrator;
b)that the administrator must, on behalf of the medical scheme, administer the business of a medical scheme in accordance with the Act and as provided for in the rules of the medical scheme;
c)for the basis on which the administrator is to be remunerated;
d)for the termination of the agreement at the instance of either party after notice in writing of not less than three calendar months and not more than twelve calendar months;
e)that all registers, minute books, records and all other data pertaining to the medical scheme, must at all times remain the sole property of the medical scheme concerned, and that no lien may be held over them by the administrator.

 

3)Any changes to the agreement referred to in subregulation (1) must be in writing and must be effected by way of an addendum to the existing agreement or a new agreement between the administrator and the medical scheme.

 

4)If on the date of coming into operation of this Chapter, an agreement is in force in terms of which an administrator is administering a medical scheme and the existing agreement does not comply with the requirements of this Chapter, such administrator must enter into a new agreement which complies with this Chapter with every medical scheme within six months from the date of coming into operation of this Chapter, unless the medical scheme notifies the Registrar that the interests of the medical scheme are protected in terms of the existing agreement.