Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)

Rules

Rules relating to the Payment of Fees for Accreditation of Education and Training offered by Education and Training Institutions under the Health Professions Act, 1974

Board Notice 112 of 2018

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Board Notice 112

12 October 2018

GG 41970

Health Professions Council of South Africa

The Health Professions Council of South Africa has, under section 61A(1)(e)(vi) of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), made the rules in the schedule.

Schedule

1.	In this Schedule "the Act" means the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), and any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning, and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"accredit"

means the recognition or certification, in terms of the Act, of education and training programme by council or the relevant professional board as meeting the prescribed education and training requirement for registration in terms of the Act.

"accreditation"

has a corresponding meaning to the word "accredit";

"board"

means a professional board established under section 15 of the Act;

"council"

means the health professions council of South Africa established under section 2 of the Act;

"education and training"

means the contents of a curriculum in relation to a course of study towards a qualification offered by an education and training institution;

"education and training institution"

means an institution of facility which offers or provides any education and training having as its object to qualify any person for the practising of any health profession to which the provisions of the Act apply or performance of any act defined as an act which pertains to the scope of a registered profession under the Act; and

"programme"

means a particular course of study in a profession, towards an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification prescribed for registration of persons in a registered profession under the Act.

(1)	The fees payable to council for accreditation of education and training offered by any education and training institution shall be determined by council on a cost recovery basis for each accreditation.

(2)	The fees for:

(a)	accreditation of a new programme

(b)	review of an existing programme

(c)	repeat or follow-up investigation to check on compliance with conditions of accreditation, or

(d)	restoration of accreditation after withdrawal of accreditation by the relevant board

3.	The board may suspend or withdraw an accreditation of education and training offered by an education and training institution if the fees referred to in these rules are not paid within the stipulated period.

Repeal

4.	The rules relating to the payment of fees for accreditation of education and training offered by education and training institutions under the Health Professions Act, 1974 as published under Board Notice No. 43 in Government Gazette No. 32043 of 27 March 2009 are hereby repealed.

Adv Phelani Khumalo

Acting Registrar

Date: 14/08/2018