S59 Investigation Day 8 Part 3

The Council for Medical Schemes hereby publishes the Terms of Reference for the Section 59 Investigation Panel. The investigation, called the Section 59 Investigation, follows allegations by members of the National Health Care Professionals Association (NHCPA) that they were being unfairly treated and their claims withheld by medical aid schemes based on race and ethnicity. The panel will be chaired by Advocate Ngcukaitobi and his team of advocates, Adila Hassim and Kerry Williams. Advocate Ngcukaitobi is an advocate of the High Court and was recently nominated for Senior Counsel status by the Johannesburg Bar. Advocate Adila Hassim is an advocate of the High Court who practises in various areas of the law with a focus on constitutional Law and Kerry Williams is an advocate of the High Court with who has advised extensively on health care matters over the last 15 years.