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Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 63 of 1982)

Board Notices

2025 Annual Fees

Board Notice 695 of 2024

 

Board Notice 695

29 November 2024

GG 51657

Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa

 

DEFINITION

 

1. In this notice, “the regulations” means the Regulations pertaining to the Allied Health Professions Act (63/1982), as amended, and published in terms of Government Notice No R 127 of 12 February 2001.

 

2025 ANNUAL FEES

 

2. The amounts of the fees referred to in 37(1) and (2), 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 (1) and (2) of the regulations, have been determined by Council as shown in the table below.

 

3. These amounts apply to annual fees in respect of the calendar year 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, which are due on 1 January 2025, and which must be received by the Council by 31 March 2025 (final date for payment); note fee increase thereafter as per the table below in the respective categories

 

FEES TABLE

 

Description

2025 Fee Payable

(Rands)

Application fee for registration in whichever practitioner or therapist category

2899

Registration fee for temporary registration

2500 per annum or pro-rata

Any AHPCSA examination fee

2000

Application and registration fee for first year students

720

Annual student registration fee for years subsequent to the first year

720

Fee for late registration as student

1000

Student restoration fee

1000

Annual registration fee in respect of one profession where fees are paid on or after 1 January and before 1 April

2899

Annual registration fee in respect of one profession where fees are paid after 31 March, annual registration fee plus administration fee per invoice issued by the AHPCSA accountants

2899, plus applicable interest

Annual registration fee in respect of two professions where fees paid on or after 1 January and before 1 April

5000

Annual registration fee in respect of two professions where fees are paid after 31 March, annual registration fee plus administration fee per invoice issued by the AHPCSA accountants

5000, plus applicable interest

Annual registration fee in respect of three or more professions where fees are paid on or after 1 January and before 1 April

6500

Annual registration fee in respect of three professions where fees are paid after 31 March, annual registration fee plus administration fee per invoice issued by the AHPCSA accountants

6500, plus applicable interest

Senior citizen fee (70 to 74 years) per profession

1445

Senior citizen fee (+75 years) per profession

WAIVED

Fee for issue of a registration certificate or letter of good standing

1060

Restoration fee in the case prior deregistration at own request by the practitioner or student

Payment of all outstanding fees, if any, plus applicable interest

Restoration fee in the case of non-payment of fees by the practitioner or student

Payment of all outstanding fees, if any, plus applicable interest

Restoration fee in the case of disciplinary action by the Council against the practitioner or student.

Payment of all outstanding fees, if any, plus applicable interest, plus 5000

Fee payable to the council by a student-intern or an intern for each year of registration as a student-intern or an intern beyond the first year

1325

Allowances (honoraria) payable by the Council in respect of:

 

(a) the attendance of meetings of the Council, executive committee of the Council and professional boards by members of the Council, the executive committee of the council or professional boards are as follows—

 

(i) to the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Council, members of the executive committee of the Council and chairpersons of the professional boards

3145 per meeting

(ii) to other Council and  professional board members

2523 per meeting

(b) the attendance of other meetings such as that of the Finance Committee or the Education Committees of the Council

2523 per meeting

Allowance payable where a member of the council or professional board prefers to use his or her own transport in order to attend meetings out of Pretoria or to attend other council business at places not more than 750 kilometres distant from his or her ordinary residence

In accordance with the current travel allowances published by the South African Revenue Services on its website but not exceeding the amount of the economy class airfare that would have been payable had the member travelled by air to the meeting

Fee for conducting a review of an external educational institution

Actual costs

Honorarium payable by the Council in respect of visits by external institutional reviewers to external education institutions for review purposes or for examiners / moderators conducting examinations

4240

Honoraria for preparation of board examinations

4240

Honoraria for facilitator of board examinations

2500

Accreditation fees payable to the Council for continuing professional development activities—

 

Level 1: Activities encompassing non-measurable outcomes—

 

Large groups (100 delegates or more):

(i) Conferences or seminars;
(ii) Congresses
(iii) Symposia
(iv) Web-based seminars
(v) International conferences

 

3180

Small groups (less than 100 delegates):

(i) Formally organised meetings by professional societies
(ii) Structured small group discussions with a minimum of three practitioners involved
(iii) Case study discussions with a minimum number of three practitioners involved
(iv) Formally organised special purpose lectures
(v) Formally organised special purpose lectures that are not part of a business meeting
(vi) Interest groups meeting less than six times per year

 

795

Small groups (less than 20 delegates):

(i) Formally organised meetings by professional societies
(ii) Structured small group discussions with a minimum of three practitioners involved
(iii) Case study discussions with a minimum number of three practitioners involved
(iv) Formally organised special purpose lectures
(v) Formally organised special purpose lectures that are not part of a business meeting
(vi) Interest groups meeting less than six times per year

 

300

Other:

(i) membership of an association/society
(ii) serving on professional bodies

 

 

Level 2: Activities encompassing measurable outcomes—

(These activities include those that have a clearly measurable outcome or formal evaluation process after the activity)

 

 

(i) involving less than 10 persons

1272

(ii) involving 10 to 20 persons

2226

(iii) involving 20 to 30 persons

2756

(iv) involving more than 30 persons

 

4240

Level 3: Activities associated with formally structured learning programmes. (This is structured learning, namely a formal programme presented by an Education and Training Quality Assurance body-accredited, National Department of Higher Education registered- and Allied Health Professions Council–approved training or educational institution with a measurable outcome)

 

NO CHARGE

Other matter not covered by the above considered by any CPD committee

AHPCSA Discretion

 

 

MS ESTHER PILLAY NAIDOO

REGISTRAR

ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH