Payment to Patient / Medical Aid (Refund)
Payment to Patient / Medical Aid is when you want to do a "REFUND" to the Patient or Medical Aid
Use this transaction when the Debtor / Patient or Medical Aid has overpaid the account
- Go to the Med Debs screen
- Click on the "Transactions" icon and select "Payment to Patient / Medical Aid" from the drop-down menu

- Select the applicable "Cashbook" the Receipt that you want to refund is posted in and press "OK"

- Select the applicable "Period"
- Click on "OK" or use the shortcut key (F2)

Invoice Level
- Part 1 (Header)
- Enter the Information in the HEADER (Part 1) of the receipt:
- Transaction: Patient or Medical Aid Refund)
- Description: Any reason for the refund
- Payment: What cashbook the refund is done on
- Use the "TAB" key to navigate through the system
- Enter the "AMOUNT" that is being refunded
- Press "TAB" to go to the following screen

- NOTE: Will look as follow when completed

- Part 2 (Debtor)
- Enter the Deb Number or "TAB" to search through the Debtor list.
- Press TAB
- Leave the amount the same like completed above (R621.60)
- Press "TAB" until you get to the linking part
NOTE:
- The Level (F4) defaults is on "Invoice". Leave it like this unless you link per item.
- Do not tick / select "Between dates" and "Auto allocate" functions

- Part 3 (Detail)
- A list of the outstanding "Receipts", are reflected.
- Select the correct Receipt to refund
- Allocate the refund amount to link to the Receipt by:
- Entering the refund amount in the "Received" column at the correct Receipt

- Press "TAB"
- The Receipt line will turn Blue
- At the bottom of the screen the "Balance / Receipt Amount and Journals" must be = R0.00
- Click on "DONE"

- Following screen will be seen
- Click on DONE

- Select "Continue" when you get the following pop up

- The following screen will pop up
- Click on "EXIT"
- Select "Post"

- Refund is now posted and receipts are linked on the account.
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Last modified: Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 9:39 AM