151Fees, payments, contributions and subsidies

151  Fees, payments, contributions and subsidies

  It is a condition of registration that a registered provider must comply with:

 (a) Chapter 4 of this Act; and

 (b) any requirements prescribed by the rules relating to matters dealt with in that Chapter.

Note: For example, there are requirements in Chapter 4 relating to prices and amounts that may be charged by providers to individuals accessing funded aged care services.

Subdivision E—Conditions relating to aged care workers

152  Workforce and aged care worker requirements

 (a) comply with the worker screening requirements prescribed by the rules; and

 (b) ensure that aged care workers and responsible persons of the provider comply with the worker screening requirements prescribed by the rules; and

 (c) ensure that aged care workers meet any qualifications and training requirements prescribed by the rules; and

 (d) ensure that aged care workers are given opportunities to develop their capability to provide funded aged care services; and

 (e) ensure that aged care workers meet any other requirements prescribed by the rules.

 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), worker screening requirements prescribed by rules made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may include requirements relating to aged care workers whose normal duties include the direct delivery to an individual of a funded aged care service specified in an instrument in force under subsection (3).

 (3) The Commissioner may, by notifiable instrument, specify funded aged care services for the purposes of subsection (2).

153  Vaccination

 (1) It is a condition of registration that a registered provider of a kind prescribed by the rules must, in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the rules:

 (a) provide access to the vaccinations mentioned in subsection (2) for free to:

 (i) individuals to whom the provider is delivering funded aged care services; and

 (ii) aged care workers of the provider who access, or are reasonably likely to access, any premises where the delivery of funded aged care services occurs (service staff); and

 (b) promote the benefits, for the individuals and service staff mentioned in paragraph (a), of those individuals and service staff receiving the vaccinations mentioned in subsection (2).

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the vaccinations are the following:

 (a) an influenza vaccination;

 (b) a COVID‑19 vaccination;

 (c) any other vaccination prescribed by the rules.

Subdivision F—Conditions relating to information and access