Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2025
19Service group home support—classification type short‑term
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19 Service group home support—classification type short‑term
SAH restorative care pathway (1) For the classification level SAH restorative care pathway for the classification type short‑term for the service group home support, established for an individual by the CTP determination: (a) the classification level does not take effect if a registered provider does not start delivering funded aged care services to the individual through the service group for the classification level within 6 months from the day the individual was approved under section 22‑1 of the old Act as a recipient of flexible care in the form of short‑term restorative care; and (b) the classification level is not in effect on a day if more than one episode of short‑term restorative care had commenced for the individual in the 12 months before the day; and (c) subject to paragraphs (a) and (b), the period of effect for the classification level starts at the start of the day a registered provider starts delivering funded aged care services to the individual through the service group for the classification level; and (d) the period of effect for the classification level ends at the earliest of the following (as applicable): (i) the end of the maximum period of effect for the classification level (see section 80‑55 of the new rules); (ii) the end of the day a classification decision is made to establish a classification level (other than CHSP class) for the classification type ongoing for the service group home support for the individual; (iii) the end of the day a classification level for the classification type ongoing for the service group residential care takes effect for the individual; (iv) the end of the day the individual dies. STRC class (2) For the classification level STRC class for the classification type short‑term for the service group home support, taken to be established for an individual by the CTP Determination, the period of effect: (a) starts at the transition time; and (b) subject to paragraph (c), consists of each day, on or after the day of the transition time, on which: (i) a registered provider delivers funded aged care services to the individual for the classification type for the service group; and (ii) the total of the following is less than the maximum period of effect for the classification level (see section 26): (A) the number of days on which the individual had previously accessed funded aged care services for the classification type for the service group; (B) if, immediately before the transition time, an episode of short‑term restorative care had commenced but had not been completed for the individual—the number of days in that episode that occurred before the transition time; and (c) ends at the earliest of the following (as applicable): (i) the end of the maximum period of effect for the classification level (see section 26); (ii) if, before the end of the maximum period of effect for the classification level (see section 26), the total of the following is 7 days—the end of the most recent day on which the individual accessed funded aged care services for the classification type for the service group: (A) days on which the individual does not access funded aged care services for the classification type for the service group; (B) if, immediately before the transition time, an episode of short‑term restorative care had commenced but had not been completed for the individual—days after the start of that episode and before the transition time on which the individual was not provided with flexible care in the form of short‑term restorative care; (iii) the end of the day a classification level for the classification type ongoing for the service group residential care takes effect for the individual; (iv) the end of the day the individual dies. HSST MPSP (3) For the classification level HSST MPSP for the classification type short‑term for the service group home support, taken to be established for an individual by the CTP Determination, the period of effect: (a) starts at: (i) for an individual referred to in subparagraph 2(2)(d)(i) of Schedule 2 to the CTP Act—the transition time; or (ii) for an individual referred to in subparagraph 2(2)(d)(ii) of that Schedule—the start of the day the registered provider that is party to the written agreement with the individual referred to in that subparagraph starts delivering funded aged care services to the individual under the MPSP; and (b) ends at the end of the earlier of the following (as applicable): (i) the day the individual starts accessing funded aged care services in an approved residential care home other than under the MPSP; (ii) the day the individual dies. HSST NATSIFACP (4) For the classification level HSST NATSIFACP for the classification type short‑term for the service group home support, taken to be established for an individual by the CTP Determination: (a) the classification level does not take effect if another classification level for the classification type for the service group, taken to be established for the individual by the CTP Determination, is in effect; and (b) subject to paragraph (a), the period of effect for the classification level starts: (i) if the individual was accessing services under the NATSIFACP immediately before the transition time—at the transition time; or (ii) if the individual was not accessing services under the NATSIFACP immediately before the transition time—at the start of the day a registered provider starts delivering funded aged care services to the individual through the service group under the NATSIFACP; and (c) the period of effect for the classification level ends at the end of the earlier of the following (as applicable): (i) the day the individual starts accessing funded aged care services in an approved residential care home other than under the NATSIFACP; (ii) the day the individual dies.