26Information about quality of residential care

26 Information about quality of residential care

For the purposes of paragraph 63‑1(1)(m) of the Act, an approved provider of residential care must, in accordance with the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program Manual: (a) make measurements or other assessments that: (i) relate to care recipients to whom the approved provider provides residential care; and (ii) are relevant to indicating the quality of the residential care; whether or not making the measurements or other assessments involves collecting or using personal information, or health information, and therefore sensitive information, within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988, about the care recipients; and (b) compile or otherwise derive from those measurements and assessments (and any relevant measurements and assessments made before the commencement of the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Quality Indicator Program) Principles 2024 in accordance with previous versions of the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program Manual) information that: (i) is relevant to indicating the quality of the care; and (ii) is not personal information about any of the care recipients; and (c) give the information to the Secretary.