Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)Chapter 5 : Community-Based Services13. Establishment and provision of community-based services |
| (1) | The MEC, after consultation with the departments referred to in section 12(4) and local municipalities, must facilitate the establishment of community-based services with special emphasis on under-serviced areas. |
| (2) | The MEC, in collaboration with the relevant departments contemplated in subsection (1) and with local municipalities, may provide or fund community-based services from moneys appropriated by the provincial legislature for that purpose. |
| (3) | Community-based services contemplated in subsection (1) must— |
| (a) | be managed and maintained in accordance with this Act; and |
| (b) | comply with the prescribed norms and standards contemplated in section 6(1) and such other requirements as may be prescribed. |
| (4) | Community-based services must— |
| (a) | include community-based treatment programmes subject to sections 33, 36 and 39; |
| (b) | establish or utilise existing facilities and infrastructure, including primary health care centres to provide integrated community based treatment programmes; |
| (c) | consist of a multidisciplinary team consisting of a social worker, professional nurse and any other mental health practitioner registered with the relevant statutory body; |
| (d) | provide professional and lay support within the home environment; |
| (e) | establish recreational, cultural and sports activities to divert young people from substance abuse; and |
| (f) | provide for support groups for service users and those affected by substance abuse. |