Dependants
- your spouse
- your life partner – whether the same gender or not
- your children – whether natural, stepchildren, adopted or foster children (child dependants may remain registered as your dependants up to the age of 30)
- your biological father and/or mother
- your mother-in-law or father-in-law.
Serving member (principal member)
- Application for membership form
- Letter of appointment or SAP96
- Copy of ID
- Proof of income (salary advice)
- Copy of most recent bank statement or stamped letter from the bank confirming banking details
Adult dependants
- Application for registration of dependants form (only completed if the dependant was not registered when the principal member joined POLMED)
- Copy of ID
- Membership certificate from previous medical scheme, if applicable
- Spouse: Copy of marriage certificate or customary union certificate
- Partner: Three affidavits – one for the member, partner and a witness – confirming co-habitation and financial dependency on the main member to be submitted annually
Biological parents/parents-in-law: Proof of income and affidavit confirming financial dependency
Children (up to the age of 30)
- Application for registration of dependants form (only completed if the dependant was not registered when the principal member joined POLMED)
- Copy of birth certificate/ID
- Born out of wedlock: Affidavit A confirming member is the biological parent of the child, if the member’s details do not appear on the child’s birth certificate
Legally adopted: Final adoption order
Stepchild: Affidavit D confirming child is the biological child of member’s spouse
Student: Certificate of registration at registered tertiary learning institution to be submitted annually
Disabled child over 21: Proof of disability supplied by a medical practitioner to be submitted annually
Unemployed child over 21: Affidavit B confirming financial dependency to be submitted annually
Submit application to:
Post: Private Bag X16, Arcadia 0007
Fax: : 0861 888 110
Email: polmedmembership@medscheme.co.za
The process
Only the principal member and the dependants indicated on his or her membership card may use the card.
Click below for an overview of the process and documentation to apply for membership as a serving member (principal member), dependant and continuation member
Application for membership