Dental Technicians Act, 1979 (Act No. 19 of 1979)Chapter 3 : Offences and the Control Over Artificial Teeth32. Discount, commission or remuneration, and direct billing of patient or medical aid scheme |
| (1) | No dental technician or dental technologist shall offer or allow to or accept from any dentist any discount on the tariff of fees determined under section 12(1) (b), or may in connection with his or her work as a dental technician or dental technologist, as the case may be, offer, allow or pay any commission or remuneration to a dentist, and no dentist may propose, offer, allow or accept such discount, commission or remuneration to or from any dental technician or dental technologist. |
| (2) | A dental technician contractor may, from a date determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, directly claim from the patient or medical aid scheme concerned for services rendered. |