28‑5 Role of guardians etc—prescribed classes of persons
Division 2—Registration of supporters
37‑5 Registration of supporters—matters the System Governor must take into consideration
Chapter 2—Entry to the Commonwealth aged care system
55‑5 Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Eligibility for entry
Division 1—Applying for access to funded aged care services
56‑5 Classes of persons who may apply on behalf of individuals
57‑5 Period for deciding whether to make eligibility determinations
58‑5 Information to be provided for eligibility determinations
Division 2—Aged care needs assessments and reassessments
Subdivision A—Aged care needs assessments
62‑5 Assessment tool
Subdivision B—Aged care needs reassessments
64‑5 Significant changes in circumstances
64‑10 Other circumstances
64‑15 Information for reassessments in other circumstances
Division 3—Approval of access to funded aged care services
Subdivision A—General
65‑5 Approval of services in service types for individuals
65‑10 Eligibility requirements—service group home support
65‑15 Eligibility requirements—service groups assistive technology and home modifications
65‑20 Eligibility requirements—service group residential care
65‑30 Period for making decisions
Subdivision B—Period of effect of approval
71‑5 Alternative entry—when access approval takes effect—circumstances and period for making application
Part 3—Classification
Division 1—Classification assessments
75‑5 Circumstances in which classification assessment not required
76‑10 Assessment tools and other requirements for classification assessments required under subsection 75(1) or (2) of the Act and carried out by approved needs assessors
76‑15 Circumstances and information for classification assessments required under paragraph 75(1)(a) or subsection 75(2) of the Act and carried out by the System Governor
76‑20 Circumstances and information for classification assessments required under paragraph 75(1)(b) of the Act (on application for classification reassessment) and carried out by the System Governor
76‑25 Classification assessments for classification type ongoing for service group residential care—skills, qualifications and other requirements for approved needs assessors
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Division 2—Classification decisions
Subdivision A—Period for making classification decisions
78‑5 Period for making classification decisions
Subdivision B—Period of effect of classification levels
80‑5 Purpose of this Subdivision
80‑10 Service group home support—classification type ongoing
80‑15 Service group home support—classification type short‑term
80‑20 Service group assistive technology—classification type ongoing
80‑25 Service group assistive technology—classification type short‑term
80‑30 Service group home modifications—classification type short‑term
80‑35 Service group residential care—classification type ongoing
80‑40 Service group residential care—classification type short‑term
80‑45 Service group home support, assistive technology or residential care—classification type hospital transition
Subdivision BA—Circumstances in which classification levels resume being in effect for a period
80‑47 Purpose of this Subdivision
80‑49 Circumstances in which classification levels resume being in effect for a period—service groups home support, assistive technology and home modifications
Subdivision C—Maximum period of effect of classification levels
80‑50 Purpose of this Subdivision
80‑55 Service group home support—classification type short‑term—classification level SAH restorative care pathway
80‑57 Service group home support—classification type short‑term—classification level SAH end‑of‑life pathway
80‑60 Service group residential care—classification type short‑term
80‑65 Service group home support, assistive technology or residential care—classification type hospital transition
Division 3—Classification levels and procedures
Subdivision A—Introduction
81‑5 Purpose of this Division
81‑7 Meaning of home support compounding factors
81‑8 Meaning of residential care compounding factors
81‑9 Scientific population study for residential care compounding factors
Subdivision B—Classification levels and criteria
81‑10 Service group home support—classification type ongoing
81‑15 Service group home support—classification type short‑term
81‑17 Service group home support—classification type hospital transition
81‑20 Service group assistive technology—classification type ongoing
81‑25 Service group assistive technology—classification type short‑term
81‑27 Service group assistive technology—classification type hospital transition
81‑30 Service group home modifications—classification type short‑term
81‑35 Service group residential care—classification type ongoing
81‑40 Service group residential care—classification type short‑term
81‑42 Procedure for deciding initial classification levels for individuals for the classification types ongoing and short‑term for the service group residential care
81‑45 Service group residential care—classification type hospital transition
Part 4—Prioritisation
Division 1—Prioritisation assessments
84‑5 When prioritisation assessments not required for classification type ongoing for service group home support
Division 2—Priority category decisions
86‑5 All service groups—period in which priority category decisions must be made
86‑10 Service group residential care—priority category 1—areas
Division 3—Priority categories for classification types for service groups
Subdivision A—Service group home support
87‑5 Priority categories and eligibility criteria for classification type ongoing
Subdivision B—Service groups assistive technology and home modifications
87‑7 Priority categories and eligibility criteria
Division 4—Circumstances for urgency ratings—service group residential care
87‑10 Classification type ongoing
Part 5—Place allocation
Division 1—Allocation of places to individuals
Subdivision A—Allocation of places to individuals
92‑5 When allocation of places to individuals does not apply for classification type ongoing for service group home support
92A‑5 When a place is in effect—period for start day—service groups home support, assistive technology and home modifications
92A‑10 When a place ceases to have effect—service groups home support, assistive technology and home modifications
Subdivision B—Method for allocation
93‑5 Purpose of this Subdivision
93‑10 Classification type ongoing for the service group home support—method for deciding order of allocation
93‑12 Classification type ongoing for the service group home support—method for assigning places to priority categories
93‑13 Classification type ongoing for the service group home support—method for working out wait time factor
93‑14 Classification type ongoing for the service group home support—method for System Governor determination of target classification type wait time
93‑15 Classification types ongoing and short‑term for the service group assistive technology—method for deciding order of allocation
93‑20 Classification type short‑term for the service group home modifications—method for deciding order of allocation
Division 2—Allocation of a place to registered providers for certain specialist aged care programs
95‑5 Allocation of a place—System Governor may invite application for allocation of TCP place
95‑10 Allocation of a place—application for allocation of a TCP place
95‑15 Allocation of a place—matters of which System Governor must be satisfied before allocating TCP place
97‑5 When a place is in effect—basic rules
97‑10 When a place is in effect—temporary cessation
97‑15 When a place is in effect—permanent cessation
97‑25 When a place is in effect—reallocation of TCP place
98‑5 Transfer of places
99‑5 Conditions that apply to an allocated place
101‑5 System Governor decision on whether to vary a condition—matters to which System Governor must have regard
Chapter 3—Provider registration
104‑1 Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Provider registration and residential care home approval process
Division 1—Applications for registration and registration decisions
Subdivision A—Application fees, information for applications and decision making periods
104‑5 Application for registration—application fee
104‑15 Application for registration—other information
105‑5 Application for registration—period for making decision
107‑5 Application for renewal of registration—application fee
108‑5 Application for renewal of registration—period for making decision
Subdivision B—Provider registration category specific requirements
109‑5 Provider registration categories for which audit findings or prescribed circumstances are required
109‑10 Circumstances in which audit findings are not required—health service standards assessments
109‑15 Circumstances if audit finds nonconformance
109‑25 Other requirements—delivery of funded aged care services in certain circumstances
Division 2—Audit requirements
110‑5 Purpose of this Division
Subdivision B—How audits must be conducted—general
110‑13 Audit must be conducted
Subdivision C—How audits must be conducted—assessments of approved residential care homes
110‑26 Assessments—approved residential care homes
110‑28 Preliminary assessment report of home assessment
110‑30 Final assessment report of home assessment
Subdivision D—How audits must be conducted—attendance at a service delivery location for home or community setting
110‑32 Attendance at a service delivery location—home or community setting
Subdivision E—How audits must be conducted—final audit report
110‑38 Final audit reports
Subdivision F—Type and scope of audits and other matters
110‑40 Type and scope of audits for provider registration categories
Subdivision G—Fees payable for an audit
110‑45 Audit fee—audit in connection with registration
110‑47 Audit fee—audit in connection with registration renewal
110‑49 Audit fee—audit in connection with variation of registration
110‑5 Audit fee—refunds
Subdivision H—Audit timeframes
110‑53 Audit timeframes for provider registration categories
Division 3—Applications for approval of residential care homes
111‑5 Application fee
111‑10 Information for residential care homes
112‑5 Period for making decision
113‑5 Approval of residential care homes
Division 4—Notice of decisions and other provisions
114‑5 Other matters for notices of decisions to register or renew
117‑5 Deemed registration—classes of entity
117‑10 Deemed registration—other matters for determinations of deemed registration
Part 3—Variations, suspensions and revocations of registration
Division 1—Variations, suspensions and revocations
124‑5 Application fee—variation to add provider registration categories
124‑10 Application fee—variation to remove provider registration categories
133‑5 Classes of persons who must not be appointed as eligible advisers
133‑10 Matters to be taken into account in specifying period within which eligible adviser must be appointed
Division 2—Variations, suspensions and revocations of approvals of residential care homes
136‑5 Variation of approval on Commissioner’s own initiative—bed availability
137‑10 Variation of approval on application by registered provider—bed availability
Division 3—Provider Register
141‑10 Other matters that must be included in the Provider Register—registered providers
141‑15 Other matters that may be included in the Provider Register—former registered providers
141‑20 Other matters that must be included in the Provider Register—responsible persons and aged care workers against whom banning orders are in force
141‑22 Other matters that may be included in the Provider Register—responsible persons and aged care workers against whom banning orders were in force
141‑25 Corrections of the Provider Register
141‑30 Publication of the Provider Register
Chapter 4—Conditions on provider registration
142‑1 Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 3—Rights and principles
144‑1 Kinds of providers to which the conditions apply
Part 4—Delivery of funded aged care services
Division 1—Aged Care Quality Standards
146‑5 Kinds of providers to which the condition applies
Division 2—Continuous improvement
147‑5 Kinds of providers that must demonstrate capability and commitment
147‑10 Kinds of providers that must have a continuous improvement plan
Division 3—Delivery of funded aged care services
148‑5 Kinds of providers to which the condition applies
Subdivision B—Requirements for delivering funded aged care services
148‑10 Purpose of this Subdivision
148‑15 All registered providers—preventing damage to an individual’s property
148‑20 Providers delivering services under provider registration category home and community services or personal and care support in the home and community—requirements for meals, snacks and drinks
148‑25 Providers delivering services under provider registration category home and community services, assistive technology and home modifications or advisory and support services—requirements for service delivery equipment
148‑30 Providers delivering services under provider registration category home and community services, assistive technology and home modifications or advisory and support services—requirements for personal protective equipment, infection prevention and control
148‑33 Providers delivering services under provider registration category residential care—services that must be delivered
148‑35 Providers delivering services under the TCP—services that must be delivered
148‑40 Providers delivering short‑term funded aged care services through the service group home support—services that must be delivered
148‑45 Providers delivering certain funded aged care services through the service group home support—requirements for the service home support care management
Subdivision C—Requirements for service agreements
148‑60 Purpose of this Subdivision
148‑65 Requirements for service agreements—general
148‑70 Requirements for service agreements—contents
Subdivision D—Requirements for care and services plans
148‑75 Purpose of this Subdivision
148‑80 Requirements for care and services plans—general
148‑81 Requirements for care and services plans—restorative care partner to be responsible for care and services plans in certain circumstances
148‑85 Requirements for care and services plans—contents for all individuals (other than individuals accessing services through the service group residential care)
Division 4—Starting and ceasing the provision of funded aged care services and continuity of those services
149‑5 Requirements relating to starting and ceasing the provision of funded aged care services and continuity of those services
Subdivision B—Start notifications
149‑10 Requirements for start notifications—general
149‑15 Requirements for start notifications—provision to System Governor and Commissioner
Subdivision C—Cessation notifications
149‑20 Requirements for cessation notifications—general
149‑25 Requirements for cessation notifications—provision to System Governor and Commissioner
Subdivision D—Ceasing delivery of funded aged care services (other than services delivered in an approved residential care home)
149‑30 Application of this Subdivision
149‑35 Requirements for ceasing delivery of funded aged care services ‑ general
149‑40 Requirements for ceasing delivery of funded aged care services—notice to individual about cessation of services
149‑45 Requirements for ceasing delivery of funded aged care services—notice to individual about unspent portions
149‑46 Requirements for ceasing delivery of funded aged care services—notice to new registered provider about account balances
Subdivision E—Security of tenure for individuals accessing funded aged care services in an approved residential care home
149‑50 Application of this Subdivision
149‑55 Security of tenure—general
149‑60 Security of tenure—circumstances where registered provider may ask an individual to leave an approved residential care home
149‑65 Security of tenure—notice requirements
149‑70 Security of tenure—movement of individuals
Subdivision F—Continuity of funded aged care services
149‑75 Continuity of care plan
149‑80 Transfer of records between registered providers
Part 5—Conditions relating to financial matters
150A‑1 Requirements for refundable deposit register
150A‑3 Kinds of providers to which the condition applies
150A‑5 Refundable deposit register to include information about refundable deposit paid and refundable deposit balances held
150A‑15 Refundable deposit register to include information about refundable deposit balances refunded
150A‑20 Refundable deposit register to include information about accommodation bond balances held by the registered provider
150A‑25 Refundable deposit register to include information about accommodation bond balances refunded
150A‑30 Refundable deposit register to include information about entry contributions paid and entry contribution balances held
150A‑35 Refundable deposit register to include information about entry contributions balances refunded
Part 6—Aged care workers
Division 1—Workforce and aged care worker requirements
152‑5 Kinds of provider to which the condition applies
Subdivision B—Worker screening requirements
152‑10 Purpose of this Subdivision
152‑15 Responsible persons of registered providers delivering services other than under CHSP or NATSIFACP
152‑16 Responsible persons of registered providers delivering services only under CHSP, NATSIFACP, or CHSP and NATSIFACP
152‑17 Responsible persons of other registered providers
152‑20 Aged care workers delivering services other than under CHSP or NATSIFACP
152‑21 Aged care workers delivering services only under CHSP, NATSIFACP, or CHSP and NATSIFACP
152‑22 Other aged care workers
152‑25 Police certificates
Subdivision C—Qualifications and training requirements
152‑35 Qualifications and training requirements
Division 2—Vaccination
153‑5 Kinds of provider to which the condition applies
153‑10 Requirements for providing access to vaccinations to individuals
Part 7—Information and access
Division 1—Personal information and record keeping
154‑1 Purpose of this Division
Subdivision B—Information provided to an individual
154‑2 Requirement to keep and retain information provided to an individual
154‑3 Requirement to correct personal information
Subdivision C—Vaccination
154‑5 Application of this Subdivision to certain registered providers
154‑10 Records about service staff—influenza vaccinations
154‑15 Records about service staff—COVID‑19 vaccinations
154‑20 Records about individuals receiving residential care—influenza vaccinations
154‑25 Records about individuals receiving residential care—COVID‑19 vaccinations
Subdivision D—Quality indicators
154‑105 Application of Subdivision to certain registered providers
154‑110 Requirements for records on quality indicators
Subdivision E—Incidents
154‑150 Records about details of incidents
Subdivision F—Complaints and feedback
154‑200 Application of Subdivision to feedback received
154‑205 Requirements for records of complaints and feedback
Subdivision G—Prudential and financial
154‑300 Requirement to keep and retain financial and prudential reports
Subdivision H—CHSP
154‑400 Application of Subdivision
154‑405 Requirements for records
Subdivision J—NATSIFACP
154‑500 Application of Subdivision
154‑505 Requirements for records
Subdivision K—Multi‑Purpose Service Program
154‑605 Application of Subdivision to certain registered providers
154‑610 Requirements for records
Subdivision L—Transition Care Program
154‑650 Application of Subdivision to certain registered providers
154‑665 Requirements for records
Subdivision M—Governing bodies
154‑700 Records about independent non‑executive members of a governing body
154‑705 Records about members of a governing body with clinical care provision experience
Subdivision N—Advisory bodies
154‑800 Records about the quality care advisory body
154‑805 Records about the consumer advisory body
Subdivision P—Worker screening
154‑900 Records of responsible persons
154‑905 Records of aged care workers
154‑910 How long records required by sections 154‑900 and 154‑905 to be kept
154‑915 Copies of records relating to allegations of misconduct
Subdivision Q—Delivery and continuity of funded aged care services
154‑1000 Requirement to keep and retain records relating to continuity of funded aged care services
Subdivision R—Status of service delivery branches
154‑1100 Requirement to keep and retain records about service delivery branches
Subdivision S—Claims for subsidy
154‑1200 Application of this Subdivision
154‑1205 Requirement to keep and retain records which enable claims for payment of subsidy to be verified
Subdivision T—Compliance
154‑1300 Requirement to keep and retain records relating to compliance
Division 2—Provision of information to individuals
155‑1 Purpose of this Division
155‑5 Kind of information to be provided and explained
155‑15 Information to be provided and explained—Statement of Rights
155‑20 Information to be provided—information to assist individuals to choose funded aged care services that best meet their needs
155‑25 Information to be provided—clear and understandable invoices
155‑30 Information to be provided—information about a registered provider’s management and use of refundable deposits
155‑35 Information to be provided—to prospective individuals
155‑36 Information to be provided—statement of audited accounts
155‑40 Information to be provided—monthly statement
155‑45 Information to be given—final monthly statement
155‑50 Information to be provided—individualised budget
155‑55 Information to be provided—general information for individuals accessing any funded aged care services
155‑60 Information to be provided—general information for individuals accessing funded aged care services in a home or community setting
155‑65 Information to be provided—general information for individuals accessing funded aged care services in an approved residential care home
155‑70 Information to be provided—information about the financial position of a registered provider registered in a provider registration category other than residential care
155‑80 Information to be provided—pricing information (by way of publication)
155‑85 Requirements for allowing and facilitating access to information held about an individual
Division 3—Access by supporters etc.
156‑5 Access to individuals
156‑10 Access to settings
Part 8—Governance
Division 1—Membership of governing bodies
157‑5 Kinds of provider to which the independent non‑executive members requirement applies
157‑10 Kinds of provider to which the clinical care provision experience requirement applies
157‑15 Kinds of providers to which other governing body requirements apply
157‑20 Application for determination that certain conditions do not apply—other matters that the Commissioner may take into account
Division 2—Advisory body requirements
158‑5 Kinds of provider to which the quality care advisory body condition applies
158‑10 Requirements for membership of quality care advisory body
158‑15 Requirements for reports of quality care advisory body
158‑20 Kinds of provider to which the consumer advisory bodies condition applies