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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

Scale of Fees

Annual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2024

Prosthetic and Orthotics Gazette 2024

Orthotics Tariff of Fees as from 1 April 2024 (Practice Type 87 & 90)

Wheelchairs

 

WHEELCHAIRS


Rules

Product warrantees should be honored by the supplier.

Only out of warrantee costs may be considered for funding where criteria is met.

Post-op wheelchairs: only S/steel standard or HD + manual leg elevation footrest (treatment period >12 weeks).

Prices exclude professional fee for evaluation,measuring, fitting, adjusting & follow ups.

Each item code (wheelchair/accessory/replacement/repair) includes the necessary accessories and hardware required to make it functionally fit as per the Instruction for use (IFU).

Accessories to new wheelchairs should be motivated and clinically relevant (eg. Caster wheels, laterals etc)

Eligibility dependent on supply protocol.

Permanent wheelchair users for daily mobility should be issued 4 pairs of pneumatic tubes or 2 pairs of solid tubes per annum.

Permanent wheelchair users for daily mobility should be issued 2 pairs of outer tubes per annum.  Wheelchairs should be prescribed according to the (Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less resourced settings 'Wheelchair Guidelines, 2008):

Meets the user's needs and environmental conditions;
Provides proper fit and postural support;
Is safe and durable;
Can be delivered in the country within an 8 week period;
Can be obtained, maintained and serviced in the country at an affordable cost.

Light manual wheelchair, ultra light manual wheelchair and advanced motorized wheelchair will only be considered if a wheelchair is the primary source of mobility for the user and requires a detailed clinical motivation.


Item

Code

 

Description

 







 

WC



Wheelchairs


 

WC005

A80060


Wheelchair hire per month


835.99

WC006

A80070


Wheelchair hire per week


188.97






 




MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS


 

WC



Folding - Stainless Steel


 

WC049

A80049


Manual folding stainless steel standard

ea

7463.87

WC050

A80050


Manual folding stainless steel heavy duty

ea

10736.40

WC051

A80051


Manual folding stainless steel recline and/or tilt

ea

6785.00

WC023

A80023


Manual folding stainless steel light

ea

33880.69






 

WC



Folding - Aluminum


 

WC024

A80024


Manual folding aluminum recline and/or tilt


11754.52

WC052

A80052


Manual folding aluminum hemiplegic


30475.00

WC053

A80053


Manual folding aluminum heavy duty *special criteria


57442.50

WC054

A80054


Manual folding aluminum light


38124.00

WC055

A80055


Manual folding aluminum ultra light *special criteria


82029.50






 

WC



Rigid - Stainless Steel


 

WC056

A80056


Manual rigid stainless steel standard


20176.75

WC057

A80057


Manual rigid stainless steel light


41381.94






 

WC



Rigid - Aluminum


 

WC058

A80058


Manual rigid Aluminum standard


10551.20

WC059

A80059


Aluminum positioning and/or tilt *special criteria


68247.84

WC060

A80060


Discontinued


 

WC061

A80061


Aluminum light *special criteria


61085.59

WC062

A80062


Aluminum ultra light *special criteria


107716.67






 

WC



Rigid - Titanium


 

WC063

A80063


Manual rigid titanium light *special criteria


78400.00

WC064

A80064


Manual rigid titanium ultra light *special criteria


183065.63






 

WC



Rigid - Titanium


 

WC065

A80065


Carbon ultra light *special criteria


136482.50






 

WC



Manual to electric external conversions


 

WC066

A80066


Speedster Clip on


35000.00

WC067

A80067


SmartDrive


95000.00


A80068


Aluminium standing *special criteria


135355.00






 

WC



Wheelchair Economy


 

WC010

A80010


Rainbow

ea

3724.52

WC015

A80015


Rollability Econ

ea

14524.71

WC020

A80020


Quicky breeze 16" and 18"

ea

26973.39

WC021

A80021


Quicky rubix/CE 16"-20"

ea

24307.42

WC022

A80022


Pacer light

ea

17446.45






 

WC



Wheelchair Standard


 

WC030

A80030


Qr Reclining wheelchair

ea

9708.04

WC031

A80031


Qr Tuffee

ea

7056.99

WC032

A80032


Qr Tuffee special 20"

ea

10652,14

WC033

A80033


Qr Tuffee special 22" reinforced/Standard

ea

18026.70

WC034

A80034


Tuffee/Low chairback standard

ea

9504.98

WC035

A80035


Tuffee with amputee brackets X2/standard

ea

9343.98

WC036

A80036


Qr Cruiser

ea

6440.91

WC037

A80037


Rough rider

ea

10056.21

WC038

A80038


Saturn Coaster wheelchair standard

ea

8902.92

WC039

A80039


Hercules wheelchair/rural/16"/18"single crossbar

ea

9638.02

WC040

A80040


Hercules special 20"/double crossbar/medop

ea

10373.12

WC041

A80041


Hercules lowback/16"/18"/single cross bar

ea

10046.41






 

WC



Motorized Wheelchairs


 


A80154


Actuator

ea

20311.88

MW045

A80045


Power Wheelchair

ea

39205.51

MW046

A80046


Velocity Wheelchair

ea

86812.20

MW047

A80047


Wheelchair with tilt in space (Any Model)

ea

98947.24

MW048

A80048


Standing wheelchair

ea

96801.98






 

MW



Mid-wheel drive


 

MW049

A90049


Motorized mid-wheel Entry level


77625.00






 

MW



Rear-wheel drive


 

MW050

A90050


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range heavy duty + manual tilt in space *special criteria


85000.00

MW051

A90051


Motorized rear-wheel Advanced *special criteria (chin control/electronic tilt in space / advanced standing)


174034.04

MW052

A90052


Motorized rear-wheel Entry level Bariatric *special criteria


58190.00

MW053

A90053


Motorized rear-wheel Entry level {standard/chin contol/standing) *special criteria


50586.65

MW054

A90054


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range *special criteria


93587.03

MW055

A90055


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range heavy duty *special criteria


104650.00

MW056

A90056


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range chin control  special criteria


134722.50

MW057

A90057


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range electronic seat height adjustability *special criteria


100124.99

MW058

A90058


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range folding *special criteria


81650.00

MW059

A90059


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range standing *special criteria


189750.00

MW060

A90060


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range electronic seat tilt *special criteria


91325.00

MW061

A90061


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range electronic seat tilt and *special criteria


111550.00

MW062

A90062


Motorized rear-wheel Mid range transportable *special criteria


63737.50

 

[Amendments made to Table (items A80068 and A80154) inserted by Amendment Gazette, Notice No. 2487, GG50645, dated 10 May 2024]

 

Discontinued Tariff Codes [per Amendment Gazette, Notice No. 2487, GG50645, dated 10 May 2024]

 

WC060

A80060


Aluminum standing *special criteria


135355.00