Disability Services Regulation 2017
sec.13Information about restrictive practice approvals— Act , s 199
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sec.13 Information about restrictive practice approvals— Act , s 199
This section applies if a relevant service provider is using a restrictive practice in relation to an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability. Within 14 days after the provider is given the restrictive practice approval to use the restrictive practice, the provider must give the following information to the chief executive— the adult’s— full name; and unique client identifier; and date of birth; and gender; and primary disability; the relevant service provider’s— name; and provider number; and contact telephone number; and email address; the type of disability services or NDIS supports or services provided by the service provider; the person, identified by name or position title, authorised by the service provider to use the restrictive practice; the type of approval; who gave the approval; the restrictive practice; the date of the positive behaviour support plan for the adult that provides for the use of the restrictive practice; the date the approval was given; the date the approval expires. Within 14 days after a change in any of the information given under subsection (2) , the provider must give the chief executive the current information. The relevant service provider must give the information in the form approved by the chief executive. In this section— CEO means CEO within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) . provider number means— for each relevant service provider—the unique number allocated to the relevant service provider under a service contract between the relevant service provider and the department; and for a relevant service provider who is an NDIS service provider—any unique registration number allocated to the relevant service provider by the CEO on the relevant service provider’s registration as a registered provider of supports. registered provider of supports means a registered provider of supports within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) . restrictive practice approval see section 195 (7) of the Act . s 13 (prev s 7) amd 2021 SL No. 2 s 8 renum 2021 SL No. 2 s 14 amd 2023 SL No. 120 s 4 (sec.13-ssec.1) This section applies if a relevant service provider is using a restrictive practice in relation to an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability. (sec.13-ssec.2) Within 14 days after the provider is given the restrictive practice approval to use the restrictive practice, the provider must give the following information to the chief executive— the adult’s— full name; and unique client identifier; and date of birth; and gender; and primary disability; the relevant service provider’s— name; and provider number; and contact telephone number; and email address; the type of disability services or NDIS supports or services provided by the service provider; the person, identified by name or position title, authorised by the service provider to use the restrictive practice; the type of approval; who gave the approval; the restrictive practice; the date of the positive behaviour support plan for the adult that provides for the use of the restrictive practice; the date the approval was given; the date the approval expires. (sec.13-ssec.3) Within 14 days after a change in any of the information given under subsection (2) , the provider must give the chief executive the current information. (sec.13-ssec.4) The relevant service provider must give the information in the form approved by the chief executive. (sec.13-ssec.5) In this section— CEO means CEO within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) . provider number means— for each relevant service provider—the unique number allocated to the relevant service provider under a service contract between the relevant service provider and the department; and for a relevant service provider who is an NDIS service provider—any unique registration number allocated to the relevant service provider by the CEO on the relevant service provider’s registration as a registered provider of supports. registered provider of supports means a registered provider of supports within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) . restrictive practice approval see section 195 (7) of the Act .