Council for Medical Schemes (CMS)

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The Council for Medical Schemes is a statutory body established by the Medical Schemes Act (131 of 1998) to provide regulatory supervision of private health financing through medical schemes.

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The Council for Medical Schemes offers the following programmes as part of Consumer Awareness and Education Initiatives.

Consumer Education

Circulars

Quickly access and download all of our latest published circulars.

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Prescribed Minimum Benefits

Defined benefits to ensure certain minimum health services

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Medical Schemes Act

Find the latest details and updates on the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998

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Demarcation

Entities whose insurance products are exempted from doing business of a medical scheme

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Submit a Complaint

Lodge a complaint if you are aggrieved with the medical scheme’s conduct.

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Latest News

CMScript
23 Jun 2022

CMScript 7 of 2022: Focus on Prematurity, Low Birth Weight and PMBs

Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered premature or born too early. Most premature births occur in the

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Press Release
6 Jun 2022

Press Release 7 of 2022: CMS appoints new Executives for Regulation and Corporate Services

The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is proud to announce the appointments of two new Executives, Mr Mfana Maswanganyi as

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CMScript
1 Jun 2022

CMScript 6 of 2022: Focus on Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most frequent cancer after lung cancer in men. It is estimated that over 1,4 million

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Press Release
30 May 2022

Press Release 6 of 2022: Thebemed curatorship lifted

The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) hereby announces that the curatorship placed on Thebemed Medical Aid Scheme has been uplifted.

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Latest Publications

Circular 35 of 2022 – CMS Proposals to revise Circular 20 of 2010 pertaining to the appointment of Brokers by a member and/or employer in terms of Regulation 28(7) of the Medical Schemes Act, 131 of 1998

27 Jun 2022

The CMS is in the process of revising Circular 20 of 2010, specifically on the appointment of Brokers by a member and/or employer (in case of employer group), as stipulated in Regulation 28(7) of the Medical Schemes Act (131 of 1998) (MSA). The CMS, therefore, calls for comments or suggestions from all affected parties to improve this circular.

Circular 34 of 2022: General concerns noted during the analysis of the 2021 Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and Annual Statutory returns (ASR)

27 Jun 2022

The CMS would like to alert all Principal Officers, Boards of Trustees and preparers of statutory returns to its general concerns noted during the analysis of the 2021 Annual Financial Statements and Annual Statutory Returns.

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