Clinical practice guides for South African doctors

Working guides on the statutory documents, codes, and scheme processes that follow every consult — written from primary sources.

• Sick Note Requirements in South Africa: The BCEA and HPCSA Rules

  Sick note rules in South Africa: when an employer may demand a medical certificate, who may issue one, and what it must contain under the BCEA and HPCSA.

• PMB Motivation Letters: A Practical Guide for SA Doctors

  How to write a PMB motivation letter medical schemes must honour: the legal basis, clinical evidence, ICD-10 coding and CMS escalation steps.

• ICD-10 Codes in South Africa: A Doctor's Guide to Clean Medical Aid Claims

  How ICD-10 coding works on South African medical aid claims: the WHO code set, the Master Industry Table, common rejection causes and how to check a code.

• The RAF 4 Serious Injury Assessment Report: A Practical Guide for South African Doctors

  A practical guide for SA doctors completing the RAF 4: the Regulation 3 sequence, whole person impairment (AMA Guides 6th ed) and the narrative test.

• COIDA Medical Reports: The Doctor's Guide to W.Cl.4, W.Cl.5 and Injury-on-Duty Claims

  How South African doctors complete COIDA medical reports — W.Cl.4 first medical reports, W.Cl.5 progress reports, causation opinions and payment.

• Section 21 SAHPRA Applications: Accessing Unregistered Medicines in South Africa

  How to apply for Section 21 SAHPRA authorisation for an unregistered medicine: who applies, clinical motivation, informed consent, and reporting duties.