Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2025
23Service group residential care—classification type short‑term
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23 Service group residential care—classification type short‑term
Respite class 0 (1) For the classification level respite class 0 for the classification type short‑term for the service group residential care, taken to be established for an individual by the CTP Determination, the period of effect: (a) subject to paragraph (b), consists of each day, on or after: (i) for an individual who, as at immediately before the transition time, had entered a residential care service—the day of the transition time; or (ii) for an individual who, as at immediately before the transition time, had not entered a residential care service—the entry day for the classification type for the service group for the individual; on which subsection (3) applies to the individual; and (b) is otherwise as prescribed by subsection 80‑40(1) of the new rules. Respite classes 1, 2 and 3 (2) For the classification level respite class 1, 2 or 3 for the classification type short‑term for the service group residential care, taken to be established for an individual by the CTP Determination, the period of effect: (a) subject to paragraph (b), consists of each day, on or after the day of the transition time, on which subsection (3) applies to the individual; and (b) is otherwise as prescribed by subsection 80‑40(2) of the new rules. (3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a), this subsection applies to an individual on a day if, on the day: (i) a registered provider delivers funded aged care services to the individual for the classification type for the service group at an approved residential care home of the provider (other than under a specialist aged care program); and (ii) the number of days, during the financial year in which the day occurred, on which the individual had previously: (i) accessed funded aged care services for the classification type for the service group at an approved residential care home (other than under a specialist aged care program); or (ii) been provided with respite care; is less than the maximum period of effect for the classification level (see section 80‑60 of the new rules). RCST MPSP (4) For the classification level respite class RCST MPSP for the classification type short‑term for the service group residential care, 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 3(2)(e)(i) of Schedule 2 to the CTP Act—the transition time; or (ii) for an individual referred to in subparagraph 3(2)(e)(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: (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. RCST NATSIFACP (5) For the classification level respite class RCST NATSIFACP for the classification type short‑term for the service group residential care, taken to be established for an individual by the CTP Determination, the period of effect: (a) starts at the transition time; and (b) ends at the end of the earlier of the following: (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.