HPCSA Registration

Health Professions Act , No. 56 of 1974. Regulation, 2009, Government gazette, 101 (31859)

“4 .  An application by any foreign qualified person for registration as a health practitioner in any of the professions registered under the Act shall be made on the prescribed application form obtainable from the professional  board concerned, and shall be accompanied by:

(a)  a certified copy of the applicant’s identity document or passport;

(b)  a copy of the degree certificate or other basic qualification, certified by a notary public, and a sworn translation thereof into English;

(c)    a certified copy of the official and detailed curriculum of the applicant’s course of study, the specific courses, the content of education (theory) and training (practical/clinical), and the duration and mode of examination/evaluation;

(d)  such verification of credentials as may be required by the board;

(e)  in the case of an application for registration in a profession for which internship training is a requirement, a certificate of completed training as an intern or of similar training or experience obtained elsewhere and the programme for such training;

(f)   in the case of an application for registration in the category of independent practice, proof of compliance with the requirements of section 25(3A) of the Act;

(g)  an original certificate of good standing, which shall not be more than six months old, issued by the foreign registration authority where the applicant is or was registered;

(h)  a letter of endorsement issued by the national Department of Health for a registration in terms of regulation 2(1), (2), (3) or (4), confirming the employability or placement of the applicant, or a letter of endorsement issued by the prospective employer for a registration in terms of regulation 2(5), (7) or (8), or confirmation of enrolment for postgraduate studies issued by the educational institution concerned for registration in terms of regulation 2(6}; and

(i)    the prescribed registration fee.

NOTE:

1. Clauses 4 (e) and (f) do not apply to South African citizens who have not completed internship in the country where they obtained their qualifications.
2. The HPCSA has now promulgated  a policy guideline entitled: Pathway for Registration of South African Citizens who Hold Qualifications not Prescribed for Registration to be Registered as medical Practitioners (HPCSA);  which now regulates the position  of  South African graduates who have not completed their internship abroad and  by implication did not register with a foreign medical council.