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Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)

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Regulations for Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse, 2013

Chapter 4 : Treatment

Part II : Treatment centres and halfway houses : Management and staff

43. Duties of staff of public treatment centres and public halfway houses

 

 

[Section 24(2)]

 

The staff of a public treatment centre or public halfway house—

(a) facilitate the admission of service users and children into a treatment centre or public halfway house;
(b) educate service users and children about dangers of substance abuse;
(c) ensure proper provision of treatment to service users and children;
(d) ensure that the treatment centre or halfway house is hygienic at all times;
(e) provide a safe and a secured environment for service users and children in line with the norms and standards contemplated in these regulations;
(f) promote and facilitate the training of personnel for the benefit of the treatment centre or halfway house;
(g) report any suspected criminal activity taking place within the treatment centre or halfway house; and
(h) ensure that the treatment centre or halfway house complies with the provisions of the Act.