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Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)Chapter 8 : Admission, Transfer and Referral to Treatment Centre32. Admission of voluntary service user to treatment centre |
| (1) | An application for admission as a voluntary service user to a treatment center must be made in the prescribed manner by— |
(a) the voluntary service user;
(b) any person acting on behalf of the voluntary service user; or
(c) a parent or guardian of that child, if the voluntary service user is a child.
| (2) | A person who submits himself or herself voluntarily to a treatment centre for treatment, skills development and rehabilitation is entitled to appropriate treatment, rehabilitation and skills development services. |
| (3) | The Director-General of the Department of Health must provide detoxification services and health care requirements to voluntary service users at a public health establishment. |
| (4) | A treatment centre may provide detoxification services to voluntary service users provided such treatment centre complies with the National Health Act. |
(5)
| (a) | An application contemplated in subsection (1) must be accompanied by a report from a social worker regarding the applicant’s social circumstances, including any medical or psychiatric report that the manager of the treatment centre may consider necessary. |
| (b) | If a social worker is not available at the time of admission, such report must be submitted within seven days after admission to the treatment centre. |
