Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001)RegulationsRegulations in terms of section 54 of the Act4. Illness benefits in terms of section 22 of the Act |
| (1) | An application for illness benefits in terms of section 22 of the Act must be made at an employment office by submitting a completed UI 2.2. |
| (2) | A contributor must, when applying for benefits or as soon thereafter as possible, submit— |
| (a) | an identity document; |
| (b) | if the applicant's employment has been terminated, a certificate of service; |
| (c) | details of a valid bank account. |
| (3) | An official may authorise any person to submit a claim on behalf of an applicant for illness benefits who is unable to apply personally. The official must require that person to submit satisfactory proof 'of their identity and that they have been authorised to apply on behalf of the applicant. |
| (4) | A contributor who has applied for illness benefits in terms of section 22 must complete a declaration in the form of UI 3 covering each period for which benefits are claimed. |
| (5) | An application for illness benefits in terms of section 22 of the Act must be accompanied by medical certificates on UI 2.2, completed and signed by a medical practitioner, chiropractor or homeopath who has treated the applicant. |
| (6) |
| (a) | An official may require an applicant to be examined by a medical practitioner, chiropractor or homeopath nominated by the official. |
| (b) | The Unemployment Insurance Fund must pay the costs of a medical examination in terms of paragraph (a). |
| (7) | Illness benefits may be paid for any medically recognisable disease, symptom or condition which prevents the applicant from working. |
| (8) | In terms of section 20(1)(b) of the Act, illness benefits may only be paid in cases of alcoholism or drug dependence for the period during which a person is admitted to and undergoes treatment at a registered rehabilitation centre or psychiatric hospital. |
| (9) | A contributor whose application for illness benefits has been approved, may be paid benefits in respect of any period approved by an official in terms of the Act. |