292Information to be given before provider enters into an accommodation agreement with an individual

292  Information to be given before provider enters into an accommodation agreement with an individual

  Before a registered provider enters into an accommodation agreement with an individual in relation to the delivery of ongoing funded aged care services to the individual through the service group residential care in an approved residential care home, the provider must:

 (a) give the individual a copy of the proposed accommodation agreement that meets the requirements set out in section 294; and

 (b) inform the individual, in writing, of the published accommodation payment amounts for the home, each of which must be expressed as:

 (i) a refundable accommodation deposit amount; and

 (ii) a daily accommodation payment amount worked out in accordance with a method prescribed by the rules; and

 (c) give the individual such other information that is prescribed by the rules.

Note 1: Whether or not an individual pays an accommodation payment depends on the individual’s daily means tested amount, which might not be worked out before the individual’s start day.

293  Registered provider must enter accommodation agreement before delivering ongoing funded aged care services to an individual

 (1) A registered provider must enter into an accommodation agreement with an individual in relation to an approved residential care home before the registered provider starts delivering ongoing funded aged care services to the individual in the home.

 (2) A registered provider must not require an individual to choose how to pay an accommodation payment or accommodation contribution before the individual’s start day.