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ZAF-2001-L-61141
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Title_of_text
Medical Schemes Amendment Act, 2001 (No. 55 of 2001).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Medical care and sickness benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-12-14
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends Medical Schemes Act 1998 so as to extend certain rights of members to their dependants. Broadens definition of complaint, explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, further regulates practice of reinsurance, regulates circumstances under which waiting periods may be applied, improves powers of Council and Registrar, and provides for several related matters.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1998-11-20 (ZAF-1998-L-51658)
Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (No. 131).
Amended text(s)
1998-11-20 (ZAF-1998-L-51658)
Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (No. 131).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2001-12-14
Volume
Vol. 438
Number
No. 22951
Page range
pp. 1-23