Application for
Continuation Membership
03/08
Pre-existing Medical Conditions
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The scheme reserves the right to impose waiting periods as defined in the rules. Should any of these apply
to you, you will be notified in writing by the Scheme within one month of registration.
Medical History and General Health
To be completed by each applicant in respect of himself/herself and all his/her dependants. Please
complete all the required information by inserting a tick in the relevant box. If the answer to any question
is “YES”, provide details overleaf.
I understand that if I do not provide full information about all medical conditions known to me at the time of this
application or before acceptance of the application, my membership may be declared null and void.
1. Have you or any of your dependants ever experienced any of the following in the past 12 months?
1.1 Any disorder/dysfunction of the heart (e.g. heart attack, rheumatic fever, heart
murmur, coronary artery disease, chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations)?
1.2 High blood pressure or disorder/dysfunction of the blood vessels
(e.g. high cholesterol, stroke or circulatory disorder/dysfunction)?
1.3 Any respiratory or lung disorder/dysfunction (e.g. asthma, bronchitis, persistent
cough or tuberculosis)?
1.4 Any disorder/dysfunction of the digestive system, gall bladder or liver
(e.g. actual or suspected gastric or duodenal ulcer, recurrent indigestion,
hiatus hernia, hepatitis B or persistent diarrhoea)?
1.5 Any disorder/dysfunction of the kidneys, bladder or reproductive organs
(e.g. albumin in urine, stones, prostatitis, pancreatitis or venereal disease) or
gynaecology-related symptoms or conditions (i.e. problems with female organs)?
1.6 Any nervous, mental or other neurological disorder/dysfunction
(e.g. epilepsy, migraine, blackouts, loss of consciousness, paralysis, anxiety
disorder/dysfunction or depression)?
1.7 Any eye, ear, nose or throat disorder/dysfunction (e.g. ear discharge, defective
vision, recurrent tonsillitis, swollen glands, persistent mouth sores, cataracts or
any hereditary eye disease, functional nose impairment or chronic sinusitis)?
1.8 Any disorder/dysfunction of muscles, bones, joints, limbs or spine (e.g. rheumatism,
arthritis, gout, slipped disc or other back trouble)?
1.9 Any lumps, growths (benign or malignant), types of cancers (including Hodgkins and
leukaemia), skin cancers or skin disorders/dysfunctions?
1.10 Any tropical disease (e.g. bilharzia, malaria or cholera)?
1.11 Any other condition, illness, disease, disorder/dysfunction, disability or accident
which required medical, radiological, surgical, pathological or dental investigations
during the past 12 months?
2. Are you or your dependants receiving any surgical, medical, major dental (including
implants), chiropractic, optical or gynaecological treatment, procedures, advice or test?
3. Do you or any of your dependants have any physical (include dental) abnormality,
deformality, handicap or defect, whether congenital or as a result of an accident, disease
or some other cuase?
4. Do you or any of your dependants currently use medication on a daily basis?
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Healthy members for a safer South Africa
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