49 Health Professions Act (56/1974): Regulations relating to the qualifications for registration of basic ambulance assistants, ambulance emergency assistants, operational emergency care orderlies and paramedics 40577 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STAATSKOERANT, 27 JANUARIE 2017 No. 40577 21 No. R.... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...2016 NO. 49 27 JANUARY 2017 HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT, 1974 (ACT NO.56 OF 1974) REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE FOR REGISTRATION OF BASIC AMBULANCE ASSISTANTS, AMBULANCE EMERGENCY ASSISTANTS, OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY CARE ORDERLIES AND PARAMEDICS I, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Health has, in terms of 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, made the regulations in the Schedule. SCHEDULE DEFINITIONS 1. In these Regulations a word or expression defined in the Act bears the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates -
22 No. 40577 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27 JANUARY 2017 "Ambulance Emergency Assistant" means a person registered as such in terms of the Act; "Annexure" means an annexure to these Regulations; "Basic Ambulance Assistant" means a person registered as such in terms of the Act; "professional board" means the Professional Board for Emergency Care established in terms of section 15 of the Act; "Operational Emergency Care Orderly" means a person registered as such in terms of the Act; "Paramedic" means a person registered as such in terms of the Act; and "the Act" means the Health Professions Act, 1974, (Act No. 56 of 1974).
STAATSKOERANT, 27 JANUARIE 2017 No. 40577 23 Qualifications for registration as Basic Ambulance Assistant, Ambulance Emergency Assistant, Paramedic or Operational Emergency Care Orderly (1) The Registrar may register, as a Basic Ambulance Assistant, any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these Regulations or within twelve months after the promulgation of these Regulations, any of the relevant Basic Ambulance Assistant qualifications listed in the Annexure. (2) The Registrar may register, as an Ambulance Emergency Assistant, any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these Regulations or within thirty six months after the promulgation of these Regulations, any of the relevant Ambulance Emergency Assistant qualifications listed in the Annexure. (3) The Registrar may register as a Paramedic- (a) any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these Regulations or within twelve months after the promulgation of these Regulations, any of the relevant Paramedic qualifications listed in the Annexure; or (b) any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these Regulations or within three years after the promulgation of these Regulations, the following qualifications: Cape Peninsula University of Technology 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 National Diploma in Emergency Medical Care
24 No. 40577 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27 JANUARY 2017 (4) The Registrar may register, as an Operational Emergency Care Orderly, any person who obtained, prior to the promulgation of these Regulations or within twelve months after the promulgation of these Regulations, an Operational Emergency Care Orderly Course from the School for Military Health Training. (5) Despite anything to the contrary contained in these Regulations, the Registrar may register a person as a Basic Ambulance Assistant, an Ambulance Emergency Assistant, a Paramedic or an Operational Emergency Care Orderly, if that person obtained, prior to the promulgation of the Regulations or within twelve months after the promulgation of these Regulations, any relevant qualification recognised by the professional board in terms of section 15B(1)(e) of the Act. 3. Short Title These Regulations are called the Regulations Relating to the Qualifications for Registration of Basic Ambulance Assistants, Ambulance Emergency Assistants, Operational Emergency Care Orderlies and Paramedics, 2016. N MOTSOALEDI, MP R OF H, EALTH 11U1ct,1 to
STAATSKOERANT, 27 JANUARIE 2017 No. 40577 25 BASIC AMBULANCE ASSISTANTS ANNEXURE 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 let 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 SRQ Ambulance Training College School for Military Health Training Bokone Bophirima Ambulance Training College Mokgojwa College of Emergency Care
26 No. 40577 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27 JANUARY 2017 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) Mary Grace Ambulance Academy Queensland Ambulance College Ambutek ST John - Cape Town Academy for Emergency Medical Training Basic Ambulance Assistant Course Criticare UCB De Vries Academy
STAATSKOERANT, 27 JANUARIE 2017 No. 40577 27 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 Intermed 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 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 -
28 No. 40577 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27 JANUARY 2017 Provincial Ambulance Training College -Natal The South African Red Cross Society Traumamed Institute of Emergency First Aiders West Coast Ambulance Services, Moorreesburg Brixton - Germiston - Johannesburg - Pretoria - Roodepoort - Sandton AMBULANCE EMERGENCY ASSISTANTS Ambusave Academy City of Johannesburg Emergency Medical Services ER 24 Human Emergency Life Programme (Gauteng) T/A H.E.L.P Emergency Medical Training Lebone College of Emergency Care (Pretoria) Netcare Education: Faculty of Emergency and Critical Care (FECC) School for Military Health Training SRQ Ambulance Training College
STAATSKOERANT, 27 JANUARIE 2017 No. 40577 29 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) Ambutek Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Provincial Government of the Western Cape College of Emergency Care (PGWC) Academy for Emergency Medical Training Criticare UCB Medical Resque International - Academy for Emergency and Critical Care, Durban Ambulance Emergency Assistant Course Provincial Ambulance Training Town College -Cape - Cape Town - East London - Port Elizabeth Provincial Ambulance Training College -Free State Provincial Ambulance Training College- Gauteng
30 No. 40577 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27 JANUARY 2017 Provincial Ambulance Training College -Natal -Johannesburg - Pretoria PARAMEDICS 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 Provincial Ambulance Training College: Gauteng Provincial Ambulance Training College: Natal Technikon Natal Critical Care Assistant Course Critical Care Assistants Course Critical Care Assistants Course Certificate Critical Care Assistant National Diploma in Ambulance Emergency Technology Certificate Paramedic /Ambumedic Certificate Critical Care Assistant - Johannesburg Certificate Critical Care Assistant - Pretoria Certificate Critical Care Assistant 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
STAATSKOERANT, 27 JANUARIE 2017 No. 40577 31 ISAZISO SIKAHULUMENI UMNYANGO WEZEMPILO EsinguNomb. R.......2016 UMTHETHO WEMISEBENZI YEZEMPILO, WONYAKA WE-1974 (UMTHETHO ONGUNOMBOLO56 WONYAKA WE-1974) IMITHETHO ELAWULAYO NGOKUPHATHELENE NEZITIFIKETI ZOKUBHALISELWA UKUBA UMSIZI WESIGABA SOKUQALA SAMA-AMBULENSE, NOKUBA NGUMSIZI EZIMENI EZIPHUTHUMAYO ZAMA-AMBULENSE, NOKUBA NGUMTATAMISI OSIZA EZIMENI EZIPHUTHUMAYO, NOKUBA YIPHARAMEDIKHI Mina; Dkt. Aaron Motsoaledi,uNggonggosheWezempilo, ngokwesigaba sama- 24soMthethoWemisebenziYezempilo, Wonyaka We-1974 (umthethoongunombolo56 wonyaka we1974), nangokwesincomosomkhandluwemisebenziyezempilowaseningizimuafrika, ngenze le mithethoelawulayokuyoishejuli.