NHI Bill Public Submissions Extended To End November

Riyaz Patel

The Portfolio Committee on Health in Parliament has extended the period for written submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to the end of November.

The Committee had called for written submissions from the public on the Bill at the beginning of September 2019, with the initial closing date slated for 11 October 2019.

Committee chair, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, said the parliamentary body had received numerous requests from stakeholder bodies and individuals, appealing for the extension of the closing date for written submissions on the NHI Bill.

“The stakeholders proposed mid-November as the closing date for written submissions. The committee has agreed to extend the closing date by two weeks more than the time requested by the stakeholders as there will be no other extension for written submissions,” he said.

Dhlomo pointed out that the new deadline for written submissions will not affect the start of the