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Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)Chapter 6 : In-Patient and Out-Patient Services20. Establishment of public halfway house |
| (1) | The Minister may, in consultation with the MEC, from funds appropriated by Parliament for that purpose, establish, maintain and manage halfway houses to provide homes for— |
| (a) | service users who, in terms of this Act, have been discharged from a treatment centre or have been granted leave of absence from any such centre; |
| (b) | service users referred to in section 32 and 33; |
| (c) | persons referred to in sections 35 and 37; and |
| (d) | persons who are receiving or undergoing treatment for dependency on substances in a facility of a provincial administration or who have received or undergone such treatment in any facility approved by the Director-General. |
| (2) | A service user may be admitted to a public halfway house for a period not exceeding 12 months which may be extended for a further period not exceeding six months, if there is a need for such extension and upon application by the manager of the facility to the Director-General and upon furnishing reasons for such extension. |
| (3) | The manager of a public halfway house must submit to the Director-General programmes established by the manager regarding— |
| (a) | relapse prevention in respect of substance abuse; |
| (b) | skills development for service users and their re-integration into society; and |
| (c) | the dissemination of information to the community and service users about the dangers of substance abuse, including links between substance abuse, HIV and AIDS and other health conditions. |
