61Aged care needs assessments

61  Aged care needs assessments

 (1) The System Governor must arrange for an assessment of an individual’s need for funded aged care services to be undertaken by an approved needs assessor if:

 (a) an eligibility determination for an aged care needs assessment is made for the individual; or

 (b) the System Governor decides that a reassessment of the individual’s need for funded aged care services is required to be undertaken by an approved needs assessor in accordance with paragraph 64(2)(a).

 (2) Despite subsection (1), the aged care needs assessment must not be undertaken, and the individual’s application for funded aged care services, or application under paragraph 64(1)(b) for reassessment, is taken to be withdrawn, if:

 (a) an eligibility determination for an aged care needs assessment is not in effect for the individual; or

 (b) the System Governor is satisfied it is not reasonably possible for an approved needs assessor to undertake the assessment.

Note: Examples of circumstances in which it may not be reasonably possible to undertake an assessment include where the individual does not provide consent to the assessment.