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Road Accident Fund Act, 1996 (Act No. 56 of 1996)

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Road Accident Fund Regulations, 2008

5. Medical tariffs in terms of section 17(4B)

 

(1) The liability of the Fund or an agent contemplated in section 17(4B)(a) of the Act, shall be determined in accordance with the Uniform Patient Fee Schedule for fees payable to public health establishments by full-paying patients, prescribed under section 90(1)(b) of the National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003), as revised from time to time.

 

(2) The liability of the Fund or an agent contemplated in section 17(4B)(b) of the Act shall be determined in accordance with the tariff published by the Fund from time to time in the Gazette and such tariff shall apply only in the case of the immediate, appropriate and justifiable medical evaluation, treatment and care required in an emergency situation in order to preserve the person's life or bodily functions, or both.

 

(3) The liability of the Fund or an agent, in circumstances other than contemplated in sub-regulations (1) and (2), including but not limited to the costs of alterations to a building or premises, or modification of a motor vehicle, shall be based on any reasonable quotation either submitted to or obtained by the Fund or an agent.