Medical Aid PMBs
Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs) are a set of healthcare benefits that all medical schemes are legally required to cover, as defined by the Council for Medical Schemes.
In psychiatry, PMBs usually cover treatment for specific diagnoses and typically include either:
- Up to 15 out-of-hospital consultations, or
- Up to 21 days of in-hospital treatment
Your psychiatrist and psychologist share your out-of-hospital PMBs to treat your condition annually.
The patient remains responsible for checking and keeping track of their benefits throughout the year, due to the limited and shared nature of these benefits.
How the PMB Application Works
Once you have completed and signed the required form:
- We complete the clinical section of the application
- We submit the application to your medical aid on your behalf
Please note:
- Physical applications cannot be submitted without your signed consent
- Approval is not guaranteed, as each medical aid has its own rules and diagnoses they cover
- A full list of PMB-covered diagnoses is available on your medical aid’s website
- Our practice is authorised to apply on your behalf under our Terms & Conditions, unless you specify otherwise
- You must inform us if this consent changes at any time
PMB Application Process
If you are on:
GEMS, CAMAF, Medihelp, Medshield, Momentum, or Universal Medical Aid
- Download and complete the PMB form with your personal details.
- Sign where required.
- Email the completed form (PDF) to practice@drjerrie.co.za.
- We will complete the clinical section and submit it to your medical aid on your behalf.
If you are on:
Discovery, Bonitas, Profmed, or a Medscheme fund
- Firstly, Discovery & Medscheme: PMBs are activated via online authorisation. Please contact us for assistance.
- Secondly, Bonitas & Profmed: Please request a PMB motivation letter, which we will send to your medical aid to activate your benefits.
Not sure which process applies to you?
Contact us and we’ll guide you through the correct steps.
Medical Aid documents:
bestMed PMB App: 2025
Bankmed PMB Application:
Bankmed is a product of Discovery, and thus follow’s the same process as Discovery – HealthID.
Bonitas PMB Application:
Bonitas does not have an application form, so the practice sends a letter to them requesting PMB authorisation for the year. Please request the letter via email to allow us to keep track of the necessary applications.
CAMAF PMB Application:
Discovery PMB Application:
Discovery’s process has moved online this year, onto their HealthID software. Patient’s need to provide us with consent, so that we can access their medical information for us to be able to complete the application.
GEMS PMB Application:
medihelp PMB Application:
Medshield PMB Application:
Momentum PMB Application: 2025
Profmed PMB Application: 2025
Profmed has a form that Dr Jerrie has to complete annually, so please email us to request the form sent through.