Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act No. 13 of 2006)Chapter 3 : Community-Based Care and Support Services for Older Persons13. Registration of community-based care and support services |
| (1) | Any person who wishes to provide a community-based care and support service must apply to the Director-General for the registration of such service. |
| (2) | The Minister must prescribe conditions for the registration of community-based care and support services, including application for registration, approval of registration, temporary registration, withdrawal and termination of registration, and any matter contemplated in subsection (4). |
| (3) | Registration granted in terms of this section is not transferable to another person. |
| (4) | If the provider of a service for any reason intends to stop providing the service, the provider must, prior to stopping the service in question— |
| (a) | notify the Director-General of the intention and the implications of such stoppage for the affected older persons; |
| (b) | inform the older persons affected of the intended stoppage of the service; and |
| (c) | take reasonable steps to ensure that the older persons benefiting from the service are not adversely affected or put at risk and, where appropriate, are referred to a person providing similar services. |