1June 2023

TO:        NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

               PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH

               NURSING EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

               ALL STAKEHOLDERS

This Circular serves as confirmation of the South African Nursing Council’s fees and fines as stipulated in the Government Gazette published on 26 May 2023. 

1. ANNUAL FEES FOR 2024
   • NORMAL ANNUAL FEES

 The annual fees for the calendar year 2024 for different categories of Nurse Practitioners are provided in the table below:

• REDUCTIONS IN ANNUAL FEES FOR AGE 60 AND OVER

The Council has resolved to introduce reduced fees for Nurses 60 years of age and over as per the table below:

• 60 TO 64 YEARS OF AGE ON 1 JANUARY 2024 (25% REDUCTION)

• 65 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON 01 JANUARY 2024 (50% REDUCTION)

NB: To qualify for the discount amounts, Nurse Practitioners may be required to submit a certified copy of their identity document in order to confirm their age.

Notes:

• The annual fees for 2024 must be received by the SANC on or before 31 December 2023.
• The amounts in the tables above all include 15% VAT.

2. RESTORATION FEES FOR 2024

The restoration fees for different categories applicable from 1 January 2024 are shown in the following table.

Notes:

The reduced restoration fee only applies to a Nurse Practitioner:

• Who must have been removed from the register at his/her own request; or
• Who must be 60 years of age or older on 1 January 2024. However, this must be confirmed with the Council before paying the reduced amount.

3. VOLUNTARY REMOVAL

A Nurse Practitioner who no longer wishes to practise in South Africa or who is unemployed, may request, in writing, for a voluntary removal of his/her name from the register, by completing the form available from the SANC. If a voluntary removal is granted by the SANC, the Nurse Practitioner’s name will be removed accordingly on the 31^st of December of the year in which the application is received. Once removed, the Nurse Practitioner will no longer be required to pay annual fees while he/she is removed from the register.

If the Nurse Practitioner requires reinstatement onto the register, he/she will, in addition to paying the reduced restoration fee, be required to complete a Restoration Form which can be accessed from the SANC website, www.sanc.co.za. It must be noted that practising while not being registered is illegal.

4. CLOSING DATE FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEES

Please note that for the calendar year 2024, the closing date for the payment of annual fees is 31 December 2023. Payments must reach the SANC bank account on or before the closing date. You are, therefore, urged not to leave payment for the last minute to avoid problems associated with making payments at year end.

Remember: Bank transfers from non-FNB banks may take up to 3 working days and you are therefore advised to pay well in advance to meet the 31 December 2023 deadline.

5. OTHER FEES

Please note that Annual Nursing Education Institution fees are payable from the 01 October 2023 to the 31 December 2023. Other fees and fees payable by institutions will be applicable with effect from 01 January 2024.

6. PERSAL DEDUCTIONS

The signing of Resolution 3 of 2019 in September 2019 by the National Department of Health together with major trade unions in Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council (PHSDSBC), brought into effect the implementation of PERSAL deductions from the 2020 APC season for all employees falling under the scope of the PHSDSBC.

As a result of this agreement, affected Nurse Practitioners are urged not to pay the annual fees on their own as the employers are required to pay on their behalf in terms of Resolution 3 of 2019.  

7. eREGISTER

The SANC has made an eRegister facility available on the SANC website which can be utilised by employers to verify the registration status of all Nurse Practitioners in their employment. Employers are urged to utilise this facility in the absence of a physical Annual Practising Certificate (APC).

Visit: https://www.sanc.co.za/eRegister.aspx for more details.

8. COMMUNITY SERVICE PRACTITIONERS

Community Service Practitioners are not eligible to be issued with an APC, and therefore, should NOT pay annual fees. They MUST pay a conversion fee on completion of their Community Service in order to be registered as Nurse Practitioners using the REGFPRA registration fee code instead of ANLFEES (e.g. 12345678REGFPRA).

Yours sincerely

______________________________

PROF NG MTSHALI

REGISTRAR AND CEO:

SOUTH AFRICAN NURSING COUNCIL                 

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13 January 2023

TO:     National Department of Health

Provincial Departments of Health

Nursing Education Institutions

All Stakeholders

APPOINTMENT: REGISTRAR AND CEO OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NURSING COUNCIL

The South African Nursing Council (SANC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Ntombifikile Mtshali as the Registrar and CEO of the South African Nursing Council, by the Honorable Minister of Health Dr MJ Phaahla, in terms of Section 18(1) and (3) of the Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005) with effect from 01 March 2023.

Professor Mtshali is a recognised Nurse leader, academic and researcher.  She holds a PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and brings extensive leadership experience in higher education to the table.

Prior to the current position she served as the Head of the Nursing Department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) for Nursing and Midwifery at UKZN, Dean of Teaching and Learning in the College of Health at UKZN, Senior Manager Education and Training at the SANC, Lecturer and Associate Professor at UKZN. She served as the ICAP at Columbia University Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI) Manager in South Africa. During this period, she was seconded to the office of the Chief Nursing Officer in the National Department of Health, to provide technical support to public nursing colleges (PNC) that served as a pilot sites for the integration of PNC to higher education initiative. This initiative included developing and pilot-testing the country’s first National Policy on Nursing Education and Training.

In support of the WHO agenda Prof Mtshali provided technical support to Nursing Education Institutions in Congo Brazzaville, DRC, Eritrea, Lesotho, Rwanda, Seychelles, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Rwanda and Tanzania in developing and implementing competency-based curricula, and in building the capacity of Nurses educators as a visiting professor.

The South African Nursing Council welcomes Prof Mtshali and wishes her every success in her new tenure.

(Signed)

DR MC MOLEPO

CHAIRPERSON
SOUTH AFRICAN NURSING COUNCIL

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6 February 2023

TO:     National Department of Health

Provincial Departments of Health

Nursing Education Institutions

All Stakeholders

SUBJECT: ADDENDUM TO CIRCULAR 14/2022 ON PROFESSIONAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION PUBLISHED ON 8 NOVEMBER  2022

1. PURPOSE

To inform the National Department of Health, Provincial Departments of Health, Nursing Education Institutions, and relevant stakeholders about the Addendum on “Guidelines on Professional Entrance Examination for Professional Registration with the South African Nursing Council” to Circular 14/2022.

2. BACKGROUND

• Circular 14/2022 on Professional Entrance Examination was published on the 8^th  of November 2022 and it is also available on the SANC website, sanc.co.za . The “Guidelines on Professional Entrance Examination for Professional Registration with the South African Nursing Council” were not published at the same time with Circular 14/2022. It was indicated in the circular that the guidelines will be published on the SANC website and are now available on www.sanc.co.za/sanc-circulars/

• The attached Guidelines serve as an addendum to Circular 14/2022 and for ease of reference by all the stakeholders.

3. IMPLICATIONS

The Lecturers and student nurses should familiarise themselves with the content of these Guidelines on Professional Entrance Examination for Professional Registration with the South African Nursing Council in preparation of the said examination.

For further information in respect of this Circular, you are advised to contact Ms A Mnguni, Senior   Manager: Leaner Affairs at (012) 420 1065 or on e-mail at: [email protected].

Yours Sincerely

(Signed)

Ms SJ Nxumalo
Acting Registrar and CEO
South African Nursing Council

13 December 2022

TO:     National Department of Health

Provincial Departments of Health

Nursing Education Institutions

All Stakeholders

SUBJECT:    PAYMENTS MADE BY THE NURSING EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN NURSING COUNCIL

1.PURPOSE

1.1 To share information with the National Department of Health, Provincial Departments of Health, Nursing Education Institutions (NEIs) and other relevant stakeholders on the following:

1.1.1 The concerns that the South African Nursing Council (SANC) is currently experiencing regarding the payments that are made by the Nursing Education Institutions without including their SANC Nursing Education Institution (NEI) number together with the payment code as a beneficiary/recipient reference number for the service(s) they are paying for.

1.1.2. The correct process to be followed by the Nursing Education Institutions (NEIs) when making payment(s) to the South African Nursing Council.

2.BACKGROUND

2.1 Regulation No. R.170 of 8 March 2013 outlines Fees and Fines payable to the South African Nursing Council. The SANC has experienced a lot of challenges about identification and allocation of Fees and Fines deposited by the NEIs.

2.2 When a payment is made by an NEI without using the correct beneficiary/recipient reference number, it results in the payment being either incorrectly allocated or not being allocated at all in situations where the payment reference number has not been included. This causes delays in processing the request that the NEI may need from the SANC. Unfortunately, once the payment has been allocated it cannot be reallocated.

2.3 The payment process outlined below must always be followed by the NEIs and Nurse Practitioners to ensure that service delivery is not negatively affected and the NEIs or Nurse Practitioners are able to run their businesses without any interruptions.

3.PROCESS TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE NEIs WHEN MAKING PAYMENTS

3.1 Methods of payment of Fees and Fines

      Fees and Fines may be paid to the Council using the following methods:

(a) Credit card or debit card in person at the offices of the Council;

(b) Cash deposited into the Council’s bank account;

(c) Internet transfer or other electronic banking means, provided that the payment is made into the Council’s bank account; or

(d) Any other method made available by the Council from time to time.

3.2 In respect of any payment mentioned in sub-regulation 1 of the Fees and Fines Regulations, the correct Council account number of the person for whom or organisation for which the payment is made, must be supplied together with the transaction type code for the required service(s).

3.3 The Council publishes a list of the valid transaction type codes mentioned in sub-regulation 2 of the Fees and Fines Regulations on its website, which may be revised from time to time according to the Council’s requirements.

3.4 In the case of a bank deposit, the account number and transaction type code mentioned in sub-regulation 2 of the Fees and Fines Regulations must be written in the place marked “Reference” on the deposit slip. In the case of Internet or other electronic payment systems, the reference number and transaction type code must be provided in the information which will appear on the Council’s bank statement.

3.5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Fees and Fines Regulations, organisations wishing to make a single bulk payment must first contact the Council regarding the necessary arrangements to ensure that the payment is correctly allocated to the organisation.

3.6 Payments made in terms of paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation 1 of the Fees and Fines Regulations will be considered to have been paid on time only if the item appears on the Council’s bank statement with a transaction date before or on the due date for payment. No exceptions will be considered where transactions are dated after the due date. A person paying by Internet or other electronic banking must take into account the banking rules pertaining to the transaction date that will apply to such payment.

4.PAYMENT TYPE CODES FOR NURSING EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

4.1 The SANC uses the Reference Deposit Account for payment of Fees and Fines payable by our stakeholders. The reference consists of two parts:

4.1.1 Your Nursing Education Institution number – which is used to identify who the payment is from.

4.1.2 A payment type code (7 CAPITAL LETTERS) written immediately after the NEI Number – which is used for identifying what the payment is for.

4.2 The following line is an example of what a correct beneficiary/recipient reference should look like when the NEI makes a payment for examination fees:

S000EXAMFEE

(THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE, THE NEI NUMBER QUOTED HERE IS FICTITIOUS AND SHOULD NOT BE USED)

In the example above, ‘S000‘ is the NEI number and ‘EXAMFEE´ is the payment type code.

PLEASE NOTE that the above reference is only an example, and you should not use the above details for making any payment.  You must use your own NEI number and choose the appropriate payment type code.

4.3 The Head of the NEI must ensure that payment of fees by their Provincial Department of Health or Head Office is made separately for each NEI/Campus and for each specific service.

4.4 The NEIs are humbly requested to ensure that correct payment reference numbers are used with all the payments that are made to the Council in order to avoid service delivery delays.

4.5 Listed in the table below are all the payment type codes that are in use at the SANC:

 PAYMENT TYPE CODES TO BE USED BY THE INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS OR COMPANIES

5.IMPLICATIONS OF INCORRECTLY REFERENCED/NON-REFERENCED PAYMENTS MADE BY NURSING EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

5.1 Payments that cannot be correctly allocated because of failure to comply with sub-regulations 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the Fees and Fines Regulations will be regarded as not received in time if there is a deadline by which the payment is due.

5.2 Taking into consideration Section 5.1 above, any Nursing Education Institution which fails to use a correct payment reference number must make another payment with the correct payment reference number and request a refund for incorrectly referenced payment. This has a negative impact on service delivery, and it must be avoided at all costs.

For further information in respect of this Circular, you are advised to contact Mr B Manganyi, Acting Manager: Revenue Collections and Sales at [email protected] or Tel: 012 420 1081.

(Signed)

Ms SJ Nxumalo
Acting Registrar and CEO
South African Nursing Council

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