286Fees and contributions payable for delivery of funded aged care services under a specialist aged care program

286  Fees and contributions payable for delivery of funded aged care services under a specialist aged care program

 (1) A registered provider delivering funded aged care services through a service group under a specialist aged care program on a day to an individual may charge the individual one or more amounts, for or in connection with those services, in accordance with the rules.

 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may provide for:

 (a) the charging of different amounts in relation to different specialist aged care programs; and

 (b) the charging of different amounts in connection with the delivery of funded aged care services through different service groups under a specialist aged care program.

 (3) The individual must not be required to pay an amount for a day more than 1 month in advance of the day.

 (4) If the individual dies or stops accessing funded aged care services, any amounts paid in advance for a day occurring after the individual dies or stops accessing those services must be refunded in accordance with the rules.

 (5) A registered provider must comply with any other requirements prescribed by the rules in relation to an amount that an individual may be charged under this section.

Part 4—Accommodation payments and accommodation contributions etc.

Division 1—Application of this Part

287  Application of this Part

 (1) This Part applies in relation to the delivery of ongoing funded aged care services to an individual through the service group residential care in an approved residential care home if:

 (a) the individual has an ongoing classification level in effect for the service group; or

 (b) subject to rules made for the purposes of subsection 288(1), the services are delivered to the individual under a specialist aged care program.

 (2) The provisions of this Part do not apply in respect of the delivery of funded aged care services to an individual (other than under a specialist aged care program) if the individual is included in a class of individuals prescribed by the rules.

 (3) If the provisions of this Part do not apply in respect of the delivery of funded aged care services to a class of individuals because of subsection (2), the rules may prescribe requirements in relation to the following:

 (a) the entering of agreements for, and the charging, payment or use of, an accommodation bond for the delivery of those services;

 (b) the retention of, deduction of amounts from, transfer of, refund of, or payment of interest in relation to the refund of, an accommodation bond balance;

 (c) the entering of agreements for, and the charging or payment of, an accommodation charge for the delivery of those services;