Health Professions Amendment Act 29 of 2007

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29 of 2007

The Health Professions Amendment Act 29 of 2007 aims:

  • to amend the Health Professions Act, 1974, so as:
    • to amend and insert certain definitions;
    • to provide for the requirements for removal of members from office;
    • to provide for the absence of the president from council meetings;
    • to provide for the functions of registrar and staff;
    • to provide for the investigation of members whose names have been removed from the register;
    • to provide for the publication of the register by electronic means;
    • to provide for the particulars to be contained in the certificate of status of registration to be issued by the registrar;
    • to provide for qualifications prescribed for registration and for registration of persons holding qualifications not prescribed for registration;
    • to provide for compliance with conditions as a prerequisite for continuing professional development;
    • to provide for registration of professional categories and additional professional categories;
    • to provide for inquiry by professional boards into charges of unprofessional conduct;
    • to provide for the handling of cases relating to the death of a person undergoing a procedure of a therapeutic, diagnostic or palliative nature;
    • to provide for regulations relating to professional boards, educational institutions and facilities; and
    • to provide for the rules relating to fees payable; and
  • to provide for matters connected therewith.

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