68Assessment contacts made to assess performance—assessment contact report prepared by regulatory official

#### 68 Assessment contacts made to assess performance—assessment contact report prepared by regulatory official Assessment contact report must be prepared (1) This section applies if a purpose of an assessment contact between a regulatory official and the approved provider of an accredited service or a previously accredited service, or the home service provider of a home service, is to assess the provider’s performance, in relation to a service covered by the assessment contact, against the Aged Care Quality Standards. (2) A regulatory official must prepare a written report (the assessment contact report) about the service. (3) The assessment contact report must: (a) include an assessment of the provider’s performance, in relation to the service, against the Aged Care Quality Standards; (b) may also include any other matters the regulatory official considers relevant. Assessment contact report must be given to the Commissioner (4) The regulatory official must give the assessment contact report to the Commissioner within 7 days after the assessment contact is completed. Copy of assessment contact report to be given to provider (5) As soon as practicable after receiving the assessment contact report, the Commissioner must give a copy of the report to the provider. (6) The provider may, within 14 days after receiving the copy of the assessment contact report, give the Commissioner a written response to the report.