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Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act No. 13 of 2006)

Chapter 3 : Community-Based Care and Support Services for Older Persons

13. 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.