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ZAF-2003-R-64397
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Title_of_text
Mental Health Care Act (17/2002): General Regulations (No. R. 233).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Disabled workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2003-02-14
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
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