The CMS wishes to update the industry on Government Gazette Notice 214 of 2021, the declaration based on section 61 of the Medical Schemes Act (131 of 1998) (MSA), pertaining to the selection process of Designated Service Providers (DSP’s) and matters relating to the imposition of excessive co-payments.

CMS wishes to appraise the industry that it has granted an exemption to the National Department of Health (NDOH) to ensure that all COVID-19 vaccine claims are eventually paid despite these claims being submitted outside the ambit of Regulation 6 of the Medical Schemes Act (131 of 1998) (MSA).