36Assessment procedure—non‑respite care

36 Assessment procedure—non‑respite care

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 29C-3(2)(b) of the Act, the procedure set out in subsections (2) and (3) of this section is specified for a care recipient being provided with non‑respite care through a residential care service. (2) If: (a) a document was given to the Secretary in relation to the care recipient in accordance with section 27 of the Accountability Principles 2014; and (b) according to the document, the care recipient had: (i) a prognosis of a life expectancy of 3 months or less on the day the care recipient entered the residential care service to be provided with non‑respite care in the form of palliative care; and (ii) an AKPS score of 40 or less; the Secretary must assess the care recipient as having palliative care status. (3) If the Secretary does not assess the care recipient as having palliative care status under subsection (2), the Secretary must complete the AN‑ACC Assessment Tool in accordance with the AN‑ACC Reference Manual in relation to the care recipient.