32Procedure for determining appropriate classification level—non‑respite care

32 Procedure for determining appropriate classification level—non‑respite care

(1) For the purposes of subsection 29C‑2(3) of the Act, the procedure set out in subsection (2) of this section is specified for determining the appropriate classification level for a care recipient for non‑respite care. (2) The Secretary must take the following steps, using the assessment of the care needs of the care recipient made under section 29C‑3 of the Act for the purposes of classifying the care recipient.

Step 1. If the Secretary has assessed the care recipient as having palliative care status, steps 2 to 5 do not apply to the care recipient.

Step 2. Work out whether the care recipient is independently mobile, is mobile only with assistance or is not mobile.

Step 3. If the care recipient is mobile only with assistance, work out whether the care recipient has higher cognitive ability, medium cognitive ability or lower cognitive ability.

Step 4. If the care recipient is not mobile:

(a) work out whether the care recipient has higher function or lower function; and

(b) if the care recipient has lower function—work out whether the care recipient has higher pressure sore risk or lower pressure sore risk.

Step 5. If the care recipient:

(a) is independently mobile; or

(b) is mobile only with assistance and has higher cognitive ability or medium cognitive ability; or

(c) is not mobile and has higher function; or

(d) is not mobile, has lower function and has higher pressure sore risk;

determine whether the care recipient has significant compounding factors.

Step 6. Determine the appropriate classification level for the care recipient in accordance with the table in subsection (3).

(3) The following table sets out the classification levels for care recipients for the purposes of step 6 in subsection (2).

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:406.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Classification levels for care recipients</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span><br><span>If the care recipient ...</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span><br><span>the appropriate classification level for the care recipient is ...</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>has been assessed as having palliative care status</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 1.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is independently mobile; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) does not have significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 2.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is independently mobile; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 3.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is mobile only with assistance; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has higher cognitive ability; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) does not have significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 4.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is mobile only with assistance; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has higher cognitive ability; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) has significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 5.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is mobile only with assistance; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has medium cognitive ability; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) does not have significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 6.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is mobile only with assistance; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has medium cognitive ability; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) has significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 7.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is mobile only with assistance; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has lower cognitive ability</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 8.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is not mobile; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has higher function; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) does not have significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 9.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is not mobile; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has higher function; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) has significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 10.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is not mobile; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has lower function; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) has lower pressure sore risk</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 11.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is not mobile; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has lower function; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) has higher pressure sore risk; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) does not have significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 12.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>13</span></p></td><td style="width:203.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is not mobile; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) has lower function; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) has higher pressure sore risk; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) has significant compounding factors</span></p></td><td style="width:158.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Class 13.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>