Emergency Care
Overview
We were constituted in terms of the Regulations relating to the Constitution of the Professional Board for Emergency Care contained in Regulation No. R 1254 of 28 November 2008. The current Professional Board will hold office until June 2020.
The following professions are registered under the auspices of the Professional Board for Emergency Care, namely:
- Basic Ambulance Assistants (BAA)
- Ambulance Emergency Assistants (ANA)
- Operational Emergency Care Orderly (OECO)
- Emergency Care Assistant (ECA)
- Paramedics
- Emergency Care Technicians (ECT)
- Emergency Care Practitioners (ECP)
Board Members
Board members are responsible for the establishment of committees and the appointment of chairpersons of committees.
Background
In terms of Regulation 2 of the Regulations relating to the functions and functioning of the Professional Board, the Professional Board at its first meeting each year, has to appoint Committees which would function until the first meeting of the Professional Board in the following year.
The Board also appoints the Chairperson of each Committee, except in the case of the Executive Committee of the Professional Board, which is chaired by the Chairperson of the Professional Board. The composition, quorum and terms of reference of each Committee have to be determined by the Professional Board.
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| Chairperson | Mr LA Malotana |
| Vice-Chairperson | Dr S Sobuwa |
| Board Members |
Mrs D Muhlbauer
Prof S Paruk Mr BS van Nugteren Mr W van der Net Dr MC Sibanda Mr NW Sithole Mr JM Mokoena Ms MC Maponyane Mr DJ Francis Mr V Voorendyk Ms M Modise Mr TV Sopoli Mr SG Ratswana Mr T Schilder Ms ZP Ramaila Mr KV Naidoo
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Announcements
| Practice Guidelines | |
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| Dear Practitioners, This document serves to inform all emergency care providers that the previously communicated draft Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and related capabilities and medications have been adopted (with certain amendments) by the Professional Board for Emergency Care (PBEC) for use and implementation by all registered emergency care providers.
It is the responsibility of all registered persons to:
a. familiarise themselves and; b. undergo learning/training activities related to the contents of the document |
View document |
| Clinical Practice Guidelines | View document |
Policy & Guidelines
The guidelines for the Board include the Ethical Rules of Conduct in respect of which we may take disciplinary steps.
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| List of Capabilities and Medications | View document |
| Letter to all registered Emergency Care Practitioners Clinical Practice Guidelines |
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| Communication to all Emergency Care Providers: Re- Clinical Practice Guidelines | View document |
| Supervised Practice | View document |
| General Board Rulings | View document |
Accreditation
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Accredited Education and Training Providers (Form 179) |
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ECT and ECP Accreditation Portfolio(Form 332) |
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Self Evaluation Template (Form 332A) |
Rules & Regulations
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Proposed rules and Regulation |
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Proposed regulations relating to names that may not be used in relation to the profession of emergency care – GN 322 / GG 33127 / 20100423 |
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Regulations |
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Regulations relating to the registration by paramedics of additional qualifications – GN R1887/96 |
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Regulations defining the scope of the profession of emergency care – GN R48/2002 |
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Regulations relating to the constitution of the professional board for emergency care practitioners – GN R1254/2008 |
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Regulations relating to names that may not be used in relation to the profession of emergency care – GN R701/2012 |
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Regulations relating to the qualifications for registration of emergency care practitioners - GN R1006/2007 |
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Regulations relating to the registration of student emergency care technicians and student emergency care practitioners - GN R1007/2007 |
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Regulations relating to the qualifications for registration of emergency care technicians - GN R1008/2007 |
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Change of name of the professional board for emergency care practitioners - GN 1379/2008 |
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Rules |
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Rules for the registration of ambulance emergency assistants – BN 52/96 |
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Rules for the registration of basic ambulance assistants – BN 53/96 |
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Rules for the registration of paramedics – BN 106/96 |
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Rules relating to the registration of operational emergency care orderlies – BN 109/96 |
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Rules relating to the registration of emergency care assistants – BN 110/96 |
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Rules relating to the registration by ambulance emergency assistants of additional qualifications – BN 56/99 |
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