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STAATSKOERANT, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 No. 38176 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH No. R. 870 4 November 2014 HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT, 1974 (ACT NO.56 OF 1974) REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF BASIC AMBULANCE ASSISTANTS, AMBULANCE EMERGENCY ASSISTANTS, OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY CARE ORDERLY AND PARAMEDICS The Minister of Health intends, under section 24 of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974) and on the recommendation of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, to make the regulations in the Schedule. Interested persons are invited to submit any substantiated comments in writing on the proposed amendments to the Director-General: Health, Private Bag X828, Pretoria, 0001 (for the attention of the Director: Public Entities Governance), within three months from date of publication of this notice.
4 No. 38176 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 Definitions SCHEDULE 1. In these regulations, "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 has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates - "ambulance emergency assistant" means a person registered as such under the Act; "annexure" means an annexure to these regulations; "basic ambulance assistant" means a person registered as such under the Act; "professional board" means the Professional Board for Emergency Care as established in terms of section 15 of the Act; "operational emergency care orderly" means a person registered as such under the Act; "paramedic" means a person registered as such under the Act. Qualifications for registration as basic ambulance assistant or ambulance emergency assistant or paramedic or operational emergency care orderly 2. The registrar may register as a Basic Ambulance any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these regulations or within three months after the promulgation of these regulations, any of the relevant Basic Ambulance qualifications listed in the Annexure to these regulations; 3. The registrar may register as an any person who obtained, prior to 31 December 2016, any of the relevant qualifications listed in the Annexure to these regulations; 4. (a) The registrar may register as a Paramedic any person who obtained, prior to 31 December 2016, any of the relevant Paramedic qualifications listed in the Annexure to these regulations.
STAATSKOERANT, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 No. 38176 5 (b) The registrar may register as a Paramedic any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these regulations or within three years after the promulgation of these regulations, the following qualifications: EXAMINING AUTHORITY QUALIFICATIONS Cape Peninsula University of Technology National Diploma in Emergency Medical Care Durban University of Technology University of Johannesburg Central University of Technology National Diploma in Emergency Medical Care National Diploma in Emergency Medical Care National Diploma in Emergency Medical Care 5. The registrar may register as an Operational Emergency Care Orderly any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these regulations or within six months after the promulgation of these regulations, an Operational Emergency Care Orderly Course from the School for Military Health Training. Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in these regulations, the registrar may register as:- (a) a Basic Ambulance, any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these regulations or within three months after the promulgation of these regulations, any of the relevant Basic Ambulance qualifications previously approved by the professional board but not referred to in these regulations; (b) an, any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these regulations or within six months after the promulgation of these regulations, any of the relevant qualifications previously approved by the professional board but not referred to in these regulations; (c) a Paramedic, any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these regulations or within nine months after the promulgation of these regulations, any
6 No. 38176 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 of the relevant Paramedic qualification previously approved by the professional board but not referred to in these regulations; and (d) an Operational Emergency Care Orderly, any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these regulations or within six months after the promulgation of these regulations, any of the relevant Operational Emergency Care Orderly qualification previously approved by the professional board but not referred to in these regulations. MOTSOALEDI, MP TH
1 STAATSKOERANT, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 No. 38176 7 BASIC AMBULANCE ASSISTANTS ANNEXURE EXAMINING AUTHORITY QUALIFICATIONS Action Training Academy Ambusave Academy City of Johannesburg Emergency Medical Services (CoJEMS) Critical Care Academy De Vries Ambulance Academy Elihle College of Emergency Care ER 24 Global Emergency Technologies Human Emergency Life Programme (Gauteng) T/A H.E.L.P Emergency Medical Training IET Fire Rescue and EMS Academy Impact Emergency Technologies Kernbridge FET College Netcare Education: Faculty of Emergency and Critical Care (FECC) North West Private Ambulance Training College Rescu-Life Africa
8 No. 38176 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 EXAMINING AUTHORITY QUALIFICATIONS SRQ Ambulance Training College School for Military Health Training Bokone Bophirima Ambulance Training College Mokgojwa College of Emergency Care Mankwe Ambulance Training Centre Bokamoso Pre-Hospital Academy Ingozi Medicals Golden Hour Ambulance Academy Impact Emergency Technologies Leximed Training College Academy of Emergency Medical Training (AEMT) Action Training Academy Africa Medical KwaZulu Natal College of Emergency Care KwaZulu Private Emergency Care Training Academy (KPECTA) Netcare Education: Faculty of Emergency and Critical Care (FECC) St John Ambulance Foundation - Durban Eastern Cape Ambulance Training College (ECATC)
STAATSKOERANT, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 No. 38176 9 EXAMINING AUTHORITY QUALIFICATIONS Mary Grace Ambulance Academy Queensland Ambulance College Ambutek St John - Cape Town Academy for Emergency Medical Training Criticare UCB De Vries Academy Eastern Transvaal Regional Services Council-Secunda Eastvaal Regional Services Council, Secunda Emergency Services Training College, Benoni Highveld Regional Services Council-Middelburg Human Emergency Life Programme I ntermed Medical Resque International - Academy for Emergency and Critical Care, Durban Medical Resque International - Academy for Emergency and Critical Care, Johannesburg Mpumalanga Lowveld Ambulance Training College, Nelspruit Northern District Council Northern Transvaal
10 No. 38176 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 EXAMINING AUTHORITY QUALIFICATIONS Regional Services Council - Pietersburg Potchefstroom Ambulance Training College Provincial Ambulance Training College - Cape Town Provincial Ambulance Training College - Free State Provincial Ambulance Training College - Gauteng - Cape Town - East London - George Emergency Services - Kimberley - Port Elizabeth - Stellenbosch - Brixton - Germiston - Johannesburg - Pretoria - Roodepoort - Sandton Provincial Ambulance Training College - Natal The South African Red Cross Society Traumamed Institute of Emergency First Aiders West Coast Ambulance Services, Moorreesburg
STAATSKOERANT, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 No. 38176 11 AMBULANCE EMERGENCY ASSISTANTS EXAMINING AUTHORITY Ambusave Academy City of Johannesburg Emergency Medical Services ER 24 Human Emergency Life Programme (Gauteng) T/A H.E.L.P QUALIFICATIONS B1 Course Course Course 0 Course Emergency Medical Training Lebone College of Emergency Care (Pretoria) Netcare Education: Faculty of Emergency and Critical Care (FECC) School for Military Health Training Course Course Course SRQ Ambulance Training College Mokgojwa College of Emergency Care Mankwe Ambulance Training Centre Northern Cape College of Emergency Care Central University of Technology (CUT), Free State Academy of Emergency Medical Training (AEMT) KwaZulu Natal College of Emergency Care Netcare Education: Faculty of Emergency and Critical Care (FECC) Eastern Cape Ambulance Training College (ECATC) Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Course Ambutek 0 Course
12 No. 38176 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 EXAMINING AUTHORITY Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Provincial Government of the Western Cape College of Emergency Care (PGWC) QUALIFICATIONS Course Course Academy for Training Criticare UCB Emergency Medical Emergency Emergency Medical Resque International - Academy for Emergency and Critical Care, Durban Provincial Ambulance Training College - Cape Town Provincial Ambulance Training College - Free State Provincial Ambulance Training College - Gauteng Provincial Ambulance Training College - Natal Emergency Emergency - Cape Town Emergency - East London Emergency - Port Elizabeth Emergency Emergency - Johannesburg Emergency - Pretoria Emergency
STAATSKOERANT, 4 NOVEMBER 2014 No. 38176 13 PARAMEDICS EXAMINING AUTHORITY Lebone College of Emergency Care (Pretoria) Netcare Education: Faculty of Emergency and Critical Care (FECC) Provincial Government of the Western Cape College of Emergency Care (PGWC) Criticare UCB Department of National Education Provincial Ambulance Training College: Cape QUALIFICATIONS Critical Care Course Critical Care s Course Critical Care s Course Certificate Critical Care National Diploma in Technology Certificate Paramedic/Ambumedic Provincial Ambulance Training College: Gauteng Provincial Ambulance Training College: Natal Technikon Natal Certificate Critical Care - Johannesburg Certificate Critical Care - Pretoria Certificate Critical Care Certificate AEA (1) (a) Plus AEA (1) (b) National Diploma in Ambulance and Emergency Care Technology Technikon Witwatersrand National Diploma in Ambulance and Emergency Care Technology
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