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

Board Notices

2022 Annual Fees

Board Notice 295 of 2022

 

Board Notice 295

10 June 2022

GG 46543

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.

 

2022 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 2022 to 31 December 2022, which are due on 1 January 2022, and which must be received by the Council by 31 March 2022 (final date for payment); note fee increase thereafter as per the table below in the respective categories.

 

FEES TABLE

 

Description

Fee Payable

(Rands)

Application fee for registration in whichever practitioner or therapist category

2600

Registration fee for temporary registration

2400 per annum or pro-rata

Any AHPCSA examination fee

5000

Application and registration fee for first year students

600

Annual student registration fee for years subsequent to the first year

600

Fee for late registration as student

4500

Student restoration fee

1200

The amount the council may advance to the registrar in cash

2000

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

2400

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

2400, plus applicable

interest, plus 250

per invoice issued

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

4800

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

4800, plus applicable

interest, plus 250

per invoice issued

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

7200

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

7200, plus applicable

interest, plus 250

per invoice issued

Senior citizen fee (70 to 74 years) per profession

-50%

Senior citizen fee (+75 years) per profession

300

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

900

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; no restoration fee

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, plus 1500

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 an intern for each year of registration as an intern beyond the first year.

1100

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

R2640 per meeting

(ii) to other council and  professional board members

R2175 per meeting

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

R2175 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

Extract from the register

N/A

Fee for conducting a review of an external educational institution

Actual costs plus 25%

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

4000

Fee for an application for the opening of a new register

130 000

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

 

3000

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

 

750

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

1200

(ii) involving 10 to 20 persons

2100

(iii) involving 20 to 30 persons

2600

(iv) involving more than 30 persons

 

4000

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

 

 

DR LOUIS MULLINDER

REGISTRAR: ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSION COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA

25 MAY 2022