HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT 56 OF 1974 RULES RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION BY RADIOGRAPHERS OF ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Published under Board Notice 113 in Government Gazette 31535 of 31 October 2008 and amended by BN 174 GG 33812 3/12/2010 The Health Professions Council of South Africa has, in terms of section 61A(1)(L) and 35, read with section 61A(2) of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), made the rules in the Schedule. SCHEDULE 1. In this Schedule, the Act means the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear such meaning. 2. The following qualifications held by radiographers shall be registrable as additional qualifications subject to their being gained in the same category as that in which the applicant is registered: Examining authority and qualification Abbreviation for registration REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Department of National Education- Certificate in Ultrasound National Higher Diploma Tertiary Education Durban Institute Master of Master in Society of Radiographers of South Africa - Higher Diploma (If obtained prior to 30 June 1979) Cert Ultrasound (SA) NHD Tertiary Education (SA) M Rad - Durban Inst of Tech M Tech(Rad) Durban Inst of Tech H Dip Soc Rad (SA) Health Professions Council of South Africa (Formerly S. A Medical and Dental Council) - Higher Diploma in H Dip Rad (Diag) (HPCSA) (Diagnosis) Higher Diploma in H Dip Rad (Ther) (HPCSA) 1
Cape Peninsula University (formerly Cape Technikon) - Baccalaureus (Education: B Tech (Educ: Post School) CPUT Post School) Master s Diploma in Technology M Dip Technology CPUT Durban University (formerly Technikon Natal) - B Tech (D) Durban University B Tech (T) Durban University B Tech (NM) Durban University B Tech (US) Durban University Cert in Mammography, Durban University Master of M Rad Durban University Master in M Tech(Rad) Durban University of Technology NHD Rad (Diagnosis) NHD Rad (Therapy) Durban University of Technology NHD Rad (Nuclear Med) Durban University NHD Rad (Ultrasound) Durban University Central University (formerly Technikon Free State) - B Tech (D) CUT Bachelor Technologies: B Tech (NM) CUT B Tech (T) CUT Certificate in Breast Imaging Cert in Breast Imaging CUT NHD Rad (Diagnosis) CUT NHD Rad (Nuclear Med) CUT Cape Peninsula University (formerly Peninsula Technikon) - B Tech (D) CPUT B Tech (NM) CPUT 2
Certificate in Dosimetry and Specialized Planning Certificate in Radiobiology Postgraduate Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging B Tech (T) CPUT B Tech (US) CPUT Cert in Dosim and Spec Planning CPUT Cert in Mammography CPUT Cert. Rad.Bio CPUT (NHD Rad (Diagnosis) CPUT NHD Rad (Nuclear Med) CPUT NHD Rad (Therapy) CPUT NHD Rad (Ultrasound) CPUT Postgrad. Cert. MRI CPUT Certificate in Computerised Technology Cert. in Computerised Technology, CPUT Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (formerly Port Elizabeth Technikon) - B Tech (D), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University B Tech ( (US), Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University NHD Rad (Diagnosis) Nelson Mandela (Diagnosis) Metropolitan University Tshwane University (formerly Technikon Pretoria) - B Tech (D) TUT Masters Diploma in Technology (Nuclear M Dip in Technology (Nuclear Technology) Technology) TUT University of (formerly Technikon Witwatersrand) - B Tech (D) University of B Tech (Nuclear Med) University of B Tech University of B Tech ( University of (NHD Rad (Diagnosis) University of NHD Rad (Nuclear Med.) University of 3
Magister Technologiae in Magister Technologiae in Education University of Cape Town - Diploma in Teaching Advanced Diploma in Teaching Bachelor of Science in Medicine (Honours) in Radiotherapy Cert in Mammography University of M Tech (Red), University of M Tech in Education, University of Dip TR (Cape Town) Advanced Dip TR (Cape Town) BSc Med (Hons) Therapy (Cape Town) University of Kwazulu-Natal (formerly University of Natal) - Higher Diploma in Education (Post school) HDE (Post school) () University of Kwazulu-Natal Higher Diploma in Education (Post school) HDE (Post school) () in University of Kwazulu-Natal University of Free State (formerly University of Orange Free State) - Bachelor s Degree in B Rad (Hons) Diag Rad (Free State) (Honours) Diagnostic Diploma in Tertiary Education DTE (Free State) Master in M Rad (Free State) University of Pretoria - Honours Bachelor s Degree in Certificate in Quality Management in Certificate in Radiographic Pattern Recognition Master of Master of in Therapy Tertiary Education Diploma documentary evidence to the effect that the subjectmethod Tertiary Education Diploma University of South Africa - Diploma in Tertiary Education B Rad (Hons) (Pret) Cert in Mammography (Pret) Cert in Quality Management (Rad), Pret. Cert in Radiographic Pattern Recognition, Pret. M Rad Pret M Rad Therapy (Pret) Tertiary Educ Dip (Pret) TED () Pret DTE (Unisa) 4
documentary evidence to the effect that the subjectmethod Higher Education Diploma (Technical) Higher Education Diploma (Technical) in documentary evidence to the effect that the subjectmethod HED (Technical) () Unisa HED (Technical) (Unisa) University of the Witwatersrand - Higher Diploma for Educators of Adults HD Educ Adults (Wits) Master in Scientia (Medical) in MSC (Med) Rad (Wits) UNITED KINGDOM College of Radiographers, London - Diploma in Medical Ultrasound Higher Diploma Teacher s Diploma Dip Med Ultrasound CR (Lond) HDCR (Lond) TDCR (Lond) Society of Radiographers, London Fellowship Diploma (If obtained by examination) Higher Diploma Teachers Diploma Teachers Endorsement F Dip Soc Rad (Lond) H Dip Soc Rad (Lond) Teachers Dip Soc Rad (Lond) Teachers Endorsement Soc Rad (Lond) [Rule 2 amended by BN 174/2010] 3. Any qualification recognised by Council in terms of Section 24 of the Act and listed in the regulations for the registration of radiographers shall also be registrable as an additional qualification under section 35 of the Act, subject to it being gained in the same category as that in which the applicant is registered. 4. The Rules published as Board Notice No. 149 of 2001 as amended by Board Notices No. 614 of 2001 and 137 of 2006 are hereby repealed (Signed) Registrar/CEO (acting) 5