Fees
Annual Fee Notice for 2024/25
Notice is hereby given that the annual fees are payable by persons registered in terms of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974) before 01 of April each year. The 2024/25 Annual Fees are due and payable on or before 01 April 2024.
HPCSA has increased annual fees for 2024/25 with only 2% for all professional boards with a 4-year consolidated average of 3.09%. These increases were possible due to implemented cost saving initiatives by HPCSA which included savings further due to implementation of Business process Re-engineering and digital migration projects in the preceding financial years.
Current inflation is 5.30% and it is expected that increases may be higher in future financial year as expenditure continue to rise due to inflationary pressures.
When are fees due?
Annual fee payment – Annual fees are payable to the HPCSA by 01 April and are valid until 31 March of the following year.
Please note that it is the responsibility of every registered practitioner to ensure that his/her annual fee is paid by 01 April of each year.
NB: Registered health practitioners who have not paid their annual fees by 01 April of a particular year, will be suspended from the register any time from three months of the due date of 01 April.
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Registration Fees
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Registration fees are payable by persons to be registered in terms of the Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974.
Click here to download the 2024/25 registration fees.
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Annual Fees
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The annual fee paid by health care professionals is used to cover the costs of:
Running the Professional Board under the jurisdiction of Council as well as the HPCSA and its structures and administering the professions registered with the HPCSA in terms of registration, maintaining of standards of education and training as well as the maintaining of fair standards of professional practice.
Click here to download the 2024/25 annual fees.
Practitioners will receive 2024/25 annual fee notices that will indicate any outstanding balance due as this may be less than the gazetted annual fee due to credits on practitioner accounts.
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Banking Details
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ABSA
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Payment of 2024/25 Annual Fee in South Africa – Online Practitioner Portal
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Branch
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Arcadia
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Branch Code
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63 2005
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Account Name
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HPCSA
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Account Type
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Cheque
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Account Numbers
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Annual Fees: 405 00 33 481
Other moneys: 061 00 00 169 |
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Swift Code
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ABSAZAJJ
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Deposit References
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Include your HPCSA registration number as reference
New registrations use your ID or passport number as a reference |
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Council urges Practitioners to use the Practitioner Online Portal to pay their Annual Fee.
Council launched a Practitioner Online Portal in March 2017 that enables practitioners to renew annual fees online. We urge practitioners to use the Online Portal to pay annual fees. Should you encounter challenges using the portal please contact the Call Centre on 012 338 9300/1.
For access to the Online Portal please Click Here.
Once you have gone through the renewal process online, including making the appropriate payment, you will be able to view and/or print an electronic “QR coded” proof of payment of current annual fee renewal for 2024/25. This is official HPCSA proof that a practitioner is up to date with their annual fee payments.
Practitioners working in Public Service facilities please note:
Employer and labour unions in the Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council signed Resolution 3 of 2019: Agreement on payment of annual statutory registration fees in respect of health care occupations for the Health and Social Development Departments.
All provincial government health practitioner employees must liaise with their respective provincial health departments to check if deductions were done on PERSAL for payment of their Annual Fees for 2024/25.
In terms of the Health Professions act, practitioners will remain responsible for the payment of any outstanding annual fees to Council.
The online portal can also be used to access practitioner account statements which will reflect all outstanding invoices due for payment. Even practitioners referred to above are encouraged to log on to the portal for them to access other services.
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Payments Outside South Africa
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Practitioners residing outside of South Africa who encounter problems with electronic online payments may still make payments to:
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Account holder |
Health Professions Council of South Africa
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Bank
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ABSA
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Branch code
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334945
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Account no
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405 003 3481
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Swift code
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ABSAZAJJ
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Payment Reference
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HPCSA registration no.
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You will be able to login and view/print your current practicing card, within 48 hours after proof of payment has been submitted and received at HPCSA.
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Exemptions from payment of 2024/25 Annual Fee
Should you no longer be practicing your profession due to ill health, you may be exempted from payment of the 2024 Annual Fee. A Medical Report, issued by a registered Medical Practitioner, must accompany such application, which should reach the Council’s offices before 01 April 2024.
Exemption from paying the annual fee may be granted from the year in which you turn 71, if you turn 71 before 01 April 2024, except for practitioners registered in Professional Boards for Environmental Health Practitioners, Medical Technologist, Radiography & Clinical Technology, Dietetics and Nutritionists, who may be granted exemption from the year in which you turn 66 if you turn 66 before 01 April 2024. |
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Voluntary Erasure
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Written application for Voluntary Erasure under Section 19(1)(c) of the Act must be received by Council on or before 31 March 2024 and 2024/25 Annual Membership Fees will not be due and payable on successful finalisation of application by Council.
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Allocation of monies received from Practitioner |
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Monies received from Practitioners will be allocated against oldest debt first. It is important that Practitioners access the Online Renewals portal to ensure that there is no other balance due and payable.
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Suspension from relevant register due to non-payment of 2024/25 Annual fees
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The non-payment or partial payment of 2024/25 Annual Fees will result in a Registered Person being suspended from the Register and the need for restoration, which attracts Penalty Fees.
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Refund