| (1) |
A service provider who wishes to provide a community-based care and support service to older persons must apply to the Director General in a form identical to Form 2 in Annexure A for the registration of such service. |
| (2) |
The Director-General may, subject to subregulation (3)— |
| (a) |
after consideration of an application contemplated in subregulation (1), the report referred to in subregulation (3) and any other information that he or she may require; and |
| (b) |
if he or she is satisfied that the community-based care and support service is or will be managed and conducted in such a way that— |
| (i) |
the service provided or to be provided may be entrusted to or conferred on the said service provider; and |
grant full registration to the service provider and issue a registration certificate in a form identical to Form 3 in Annexure A.
| (3) |
Before granting registration for a community-based care and support service, such a service, if in existence, must be visited by a social worker or person designated by the Director-General to ensure compliance with the applicable national norms and standards and must submit a report to the Director-General on the outcome of the visit. |
| (4) |
The Director-General must ensure that all registered community-based care and support services are monitored and evaluated at least once annually as provided for in section 15 of the Act to ensure continuous compliance with Part 1 of the national norms and standards. |
| (5) |
If a service provider fails to comply with a condition for registration or the applicable national norms and standards for a community-based care and support service, the Director-General may, at any time after one month's notice to the service provider and the recipients of services of his or her intention to terminate and deregister a community-based care and support service, and after consideration of any representations received by him or her during such month, terminate and deregister that service. |
| (6) |
Where the Director-General has terminated and deregistered a community based care and support service, the Director-General must consult with service providers in the same area or near the area where the terminated service was provided with a view to the admission of the affected older persons into another community-based care and support service. |
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