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Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act No. 13 of 2006)

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Regulations Regarding Older Persons, 2010

Chapter 2 : Community-Based Care and Support Services for Older Persons

8. Arrangements prior to termination of community-based care and support services

 

(1) Any service provider who intends to terminate a community-based care and support service, must notify the Director-General in writing of his or her intention in a form identical to Form 5 in Annexure A.

 

(2) A notification contemplated in subregulation (1) must be made at least three months prior to the termination of the community-based care and support service.

 

(3) A service provider must, prior to the termination of a service, furnish the Director-General with a report detailing the steps that have been taken for the continuation of services to older persons and must forthwith return the registration certificate to the Director-General.

 

(4) The Director-General must upon receipt of a notice contemplated in subregulation (1) and a report contemplated in subregulation (3), acknowledge receipt in a form identical to Form 6 in Annexure A, and, if necessary, consult with service providers in the same area where the service is rendered, with a view to arrangements for the transfer of the service to another service provider.