Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Mental Health Care Act, 2002 (Act No. 17 of 2002)RegulationsGeneral RegulationsChapter 1 : Quality Standards and Norms2. Co-ordination and implementation of mental health services |
| (1) | A person requiring, or deemed to require, mental health services must ordinarily present himself or herself at a health establishment that provides primary health care. |
| (2) | A mental health care user must be assessed and, if such user requires care, treatment and rehabilitation services he or she must be – |
| (a) | treated and cared for at such primary health care health establishment; or |
[Regulation 2(2)(a) substituted by regulation 3 of Notice No. 1590 of 2016]
| (b) | referred to a community based mental health care practitioner to be assessed and if treatment is required, be treated in the community; or |
| (c) | referred to a hospital for assessment and/or admission. |
| (3) | A mental health care user who requires tertiary or specialised mental health care must be referred to a health establishment that provides tertiary or specialised services. |
| (4) | A mental health care user referred to a secondary or tertiary level who, following his or her discharge requires follow-up services at primary health or community levels must be referred back to the latter level and shall be provided with the relevant care, treatment and rehabilitation programme within the available resources. |
