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

Chapter 3 : Strategies and Principles for Demand and Harm Reduction

6. Development of and compliance with minimum norms and standards

 

(1) The Minister must, after consultation with the relevant ministers and by notice in the Gazette, prescribe minimum norms and standards—
(a) for programmes that give effect to prevention and early intervention services;
(b) relating to the protection of children and service users in treatment centres and halfway houses;
(c) for the registration and management of community-based services;
(d) for the establishment, management, monitoring and assessment of halfway houses and treatment centres;
(e) for the registration, monitoring and evaluation of out-patient services; and
(f) for the establishment of the monitoring and evaluation of reintegration programmes and services.

 

(2) Any treatment centre, halfway house or person that intends to manage or is managing any treatment, rehabilitation, skills development, prevention, intervention, aftercare or reintegration programmes for substance abuse must comply with the applicable minimum norms and standards contemplated in this section.

 

(3) No person may be involved in the treatment, rehabilitation and skills development of people abusing substances or affected by substance abuse unless such person has completed an accredited training.

 

(4) The accreditation contemplated in subsection (3) must be provided in terms of the South African Qualification Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995).