| (1) |
A medical practitioner or a dentist who holds registration as a specialist in terms of the Act, shall— |
| (a) |
in the case of a speciality, confine his or her practice to the speciality or related specialities in which he or she is registered; |
| (b) |
in the case of a subspeciality, confine his or her practice mainly to the subspeciality in which he or she is registered, |
and the retention of his or her registration as a specialist in the relevant speciality, related specialities or subspeciality shall be contingent on whether he or she so confines his or her practice.
| (2) |
A specialist may charge fees for examinations or procedures which usually pertain to some other speciality only if such examinations or procedures are also recognised in his or her speciality, related specialities or subspeciality as generally accepted practice: Provided that such fees shall not be higher than those charged by general practitioners for the same examinations or procedures and that such examinations or procedures shall be carried out only for his or her bona fide patients. |
| 15. |
A specialist shall not take over a patient from any other practitioner, whether he or she be a specialist or a general practitioner, except with the consent of the practitioner concerned, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. |
| (1) |
A specialist shall not do domiciliary visiting except when requested to do so by or with the consent of a general practitioner. |
| (2) |
Subregulation (1) shall not apply in the case where domiciliary visiting by a specialist is required in the course of the performance of community health services rendered by a health authority. |
| 17. |
A specialist may treat any person who comes to him or her direct for consultation. |
| 18. |
A specialist who is consulted by a patient or who treats a patient, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure collaboration with the patient's general practitioner. |
Copyright Act, 1978
