27Modified operation of new law for certain individuals—home care

27 Modified operation of new law for certain individuals—home care

Application of section 86 of the new Act (1) Section 86 of the new Act applies, in accordance with this section, in relation to an individual referred to in paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to the CTP Act if, as at immediately before the transition time, the individual’s priority for home care services under section 22‑2A of the old Act was medium. (2) Section 86 applies to the individual as if: (a) the reference to a prioritisation report for the individual were a reference to the most recent assessment of the individual’s care needs under section 22‑4 of the old Act; and (b) that section required the System Governor to establish a priority category for the individual for the classification type ongoing for the service group home support. Application of section 87‑5 of the new Rules (3) Item 6 of the table in subsection 87‑5 of the new Rules applies to the individual as if paragraph (a) in that item referred to more than 6 months from the day the individual’s priority for home care services was determined as medium.