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Mental Health Care Act (17/2002): General Regulations (No. R. 233).

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First Region

South Africa
Disabled workers
2003-02-14
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

Made under Mental Health Care Act, 2002. Comprehensive legislation on mental health care. Divided into 11 parts. Part 1 provides for quality standards and standards. Makes provision for coordination and implementation of mental health services, home visits, community care and some related matters. Part 2 regulates application for mental health care and assessment. Part 3 provides for appeals against decisions of head of health establishment. Part 4 deals with transfer and discharge; Part 5 with surgical procedures and medical or therapeutic treatment. Part 6 provides for maximum security facilities, Part 7 for records, Part 8 for observations, and Part 9 for authorisation and licensing. Part 10 deals with educational programmes, and Part 11 with care administration of property of mentally ill person or person with severe or profound intellectual disability.

Serial region

    Serial title
    Official Gazette
    Date
    2003-02-14
    Volume
    Vol. 452
    Number
    No. 24384
    Page range
    pp. 1-128