4 October 2024 – SARS’s new medical aid data reporting requirements will be implemented at 17:00 on Friday, 4 October 2024. Current production data files generated and submitted to SARS on Business Requirement Specification (BRS) version 1.0.3 by medical aid data providers must be completed by 17:00 on 4 October 2024. Any submissions on this BRS version 1.0.3 after this cut-off time will be rejected as the new version will be active. Any production data files submitted before 17:00 will be processed as normal.
The major changes to the medical aid data reporting requirements inter alia include:
- Provision of data on disabled principal members and their dependents.
- Data of persons making payment on behalf of principal members; and
- Separate non-allowable from the allowable expenses, currently reported as claims not paid or covered by medical schemes on the IT3(f) certificate.
Any trade testing queries should be referred to [email protected], with the subject line “Medical Trade Testing”.
Effective Saturday, 5 October 2024, medical aid data submissions must be provided in line with the requirements outlined in the new External Medical Scheme Contributions BRS.
To ensure a smooth transition, SARS will grant a grace period of six months for partial submission of the requested data, while stakeholders obtain resources to achieve full compliance. For cases of partial compliance, reasons and a commitment date to fully comply must be submitted to [email protected].
