9Funded aged care services and who they are delivered to

9  Funded aged care services and who they are delivered to

 (1) A funded aged care service means a service included on the list referred to in subsection 8(1) delivered to an individual who can access the service through a service group as referred to in subsection (2) of this section and for which funding is paid under this Act.

 (2) An individual can access a funded aged care service through a service group if:

 (a) the individual makes an application for access to funded aged care services under section 56; and

 (b) the System Governor makes an eligibility determination for the individual and that determination is in effect; and

 (c) the individual undergoes an aged care needs assessment; and

 (d) an access approval that covers the service is in effect for the individual; and

 (e) if the individual is accessing the service other than under a specialist aged care program:

 (i) a classification decision establishing a classification level in a classification type for the service group is in effect for the individual; and

 (ii) if a priority category decision is required under section 86 for the classification type for the service group—such a decision under section 86 has been made for the individual for the classification type for the service group; and

 (iii) if the classification type or classification level is one for which the System Governor may allocate the individual a place under section 92—a place has been allocated to the individual under that section for that classification type or classification level and is in effect; and

 (f) if the individual is accessing the service under a specialist aged care program:

 (i) a classification decision establishing a classification level in a classification type for the service group has been made for the individual; and

 (ii) if the System Governor may allocate the registered provider a place under section 95—a place has been allocated to the registered provider under that section and is in effect.

Note: Depending on what the funded aged care service is and the kind of registered provider that delivers the service, the Commonwealth funding of the service may be through a subsidy or grant under this Act.