5Providers deemed to be inactive

5 Providers deemed to be inactive

(1) For the purposes of subitem 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the CTP Act, an entity of a kind to which this section applies is an inactive provider if the entity had not claimed subsidy (within the meaning of the old Act) at any time during the period of 12 months ending immediately before the commencement of the new Act. (2) This section applies to every kind of entity, other than the following: (a) each provider of a kind who had been approved as an approved provider (within the meaning of the old Act) during the 12 months before the transition time; (b) each provider of a kind who had, during the 12 months before the transition time, been approved to provide a new type of aged care (within the meaning of the old Act); (c) each provider of a kind who, immediately before the transition time and to the System Governor’s satisfaction, had taken reasonable steps to begin offering a residential care service; (d) each provider of a kind in relation to whom a provisional allocation (within the meaning of subsection 15-1(2) of the old Act) was in force immediately before the transition time.

6 Provider registration categories

Scope (1) This section is made for the purposes of subitem 5(6) of Schedule 2 to the CTP Act. Residential care (2) An entity who, immediately before the transition time, was approved to provide residential care is taken to be registered in the provider registration category residential care at the transition time. Home care (3) An entity who, immediately before the transition time, was approved to provide home care is taken to be registered in each of the following provider registration categories at the transition time: (a) home and community services; (b) assistive technology and home modifications; (c) advisory and support services; (d) personal and care support in the home or community; (e) nursing and transition care. (4) Despite subsection (3), an entity to whom that subsection applies is not taken to be registered in the provider registration category nursing and transition care at the transition time if the entity notified the System Governor before the transition time that the entity did not provide nursing services before the transition time. Flexible care—short‑term restorative care (5) An entity who, immediately before the transition time, was approved to provide flexible care as short-term restorative care is taken to be registered in each of the following provider registration categories at the transition time: (a) home and community services; (b) assistive technology and home modifications; (c) advisory and support services; (d) personal and care support in the home or community; (e) nursing and transition care. Flexible care—MPSP (6) An entity who, immediately before the transition time, was approved to provide flexible care through a multi‑purpose service is taken to be registered in each of the following provider registration categories at the transition time: (a) home and community services; (b) assistive technology and home modifications; (c) advisory and support services; (d) personal and care support in the home or community; (e) nursing and transition care; (f) residential care. Flexible care—TCP (7) An entity who, immediately before the transition time, was approved to provide flexible care as transition care is taken to be registered in each of the following provider registration categories at the transition time: (a) home and community services; (b) assistive technology and home modifications; (c) advisory and support services; (d) personal and care support in the home or community; (e) nursing and transition care; (f) residential care.