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Child Care Subsidy Minister's Rules 2017
8CChildren who have a prescribed disability or prescribed medical condition
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#### 8C Children who have a prescribed disability or prescribed medical condition
(1) For paragraphs 85BA(2)(a) and 85CA(3)(a) of the Family Assistance Act, the following class of children is prescribed:
(a) children who:
(i) are 14 years or older; or
(ii) are 13 years or under and are attending secondary school; and
(b) who meet the medical or disability requirements set out in subsection (2); and
(c) who cannot reasonably be left alone; and
(d) are children for whom no one aged 18 years or older is able to provide suitable care outside of an approved child care service; and
(e) where the child is 16, 17 or 18 years old, the Secretary is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that justify CCS or ACCS eligibility.
(2) The disability or medical requirements as referred to in paragraph (1)(b) and paragraph 8B(a) are as follows:
(a) the child has been diagnosed with, or is undergoing an assessment for, one or more of the conditions listed in Schedule 1 by a medical practitioner; or
(b) the child has been diagnosed with, or is undergoing an assessment for, one or more of the conditions listed in Schedule 2 by a psychologist who:
(i) is registered with a Board established under a law of a State or Territory that registers psychologists in that State or Territory; and
(ii) has qualifications or experience in assessing impairment in children; or
(c) the child has been diagnosed with, or is undergoing assessment for, a condition that is referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Care Load Assessment (Child) Determination 2020 by a medical practitioner; or
(d) the child has become a participant in the National Disability Insurance Scheme launch under section 28 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013; or
(e) the Secretary is otherwise satisfied that the child has, or is being assessed for, a disability and makes a determination to that effect.