58Eligibility determination for an aged care needs assessment

58  Eligibility determination for an aged care needs assessment

  The System Governor must not make an eligibility determination for an aged care needs assessment for an individual unless the System Governor considers that:

 (a) the individual:

 (i) is aged 65 or over; or

 (ii) is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and is aged at least 50; or

 (iii) is homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and is aged at least 50; and

 (b) information of a kind prescribed by the rules has been provided relating to the individual’s care needs; and

 (c) if the individual is aged less than 65, the individual:

 (i) has elected, in the approved form, to be provided with funded aged care services before the individual turns 65; and

 (ii) has been informed of any other services that may be available to meet the care needs of the individual.