Sitting Fees and Reimbursement for External Individuals Policy
Version 2.0 approved 26 October 2021
The Sitting Fees and Reimbursement for External Individuals Policy (PDF 449KB) mandates requirements for the provision of sitting fees and reimbursements to consumer, carer and community representative(s) and external stakeholders. It is framed within SA Health’s broader commitment to robust consumer, carer and community engagement and is aligned with the SA Health Consumer, Carer and Community Engagement Strategic Framework 2021 – 2025. This policy recognises the significant contribution in knowledge, experience and skills made by consumer, carer and community representative(s) and external stakeholders to ensure they are not financially impacted as a result of their participation.
Applicability
This policy applies to all employees and contracted staff of SA Health; this is all employees and contracted staff of the Department for Health and Wellbeing, Local Health Networks (including state-wide services aligned with those Networks1) and SA Ambulance Service.
Preventive Health SA and the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health have also agreed to adopt this policy, as relevant and applicable.
In this document any reference to ‘SA Health’ includes Attached Offices to the extent that they continue to exist and adopt this policy.
This policy is not applicable to:
- Ministerially appointed boards and committees that are subject to the SA Government Department of Premier and Cabinet Circular PC016 – Remuneration for Government Appointed Part-time Boards and Committees.
- Local Health Network (LHN) Governing Boards and their Committees (committees of the parent board) are ministerially appointed and in accordance with DPC Circular PC016 (PDF 200KB).
- People who are volunteering for SA Health, LHNs or health services.
Notes
1 — ‘Statewide services’ includes Statewide Clinical Support Services, Prison Health, SA Dental Service, BreastScreen SA and any other state-wide services that fall under the governance of the Local Health Networks.