Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2005 (No. 2) (Cth)

Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2005 (No. 2)

Aged Care Act 1997

I, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Ageing, make these Principles under subsection 96-1 (1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 21 June 2005

JULIE BISHOP

Minister for Ageing

1. Name of Principles

These Principles are the Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2005 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

These Principles commence on the day that they are registered.

1. Amendment of Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997

Schedule 1 amends the Residential Care Subsidy Principles 1997.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]           Section 21.3, after definition of single-rate social security pension

insert

transition care has the meaning given by section 15.28 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997.

[2]           After section 21.3

insert

Part 1AA            Leave from residential care services

21.3AA   Purpose of Part (Act, s 42-2)

This Part specifies requirements for the purposes of paragraph 42-2 (3A) (b) of the Act.

Note   Subsection 42-2 (3A) of the Act provides that a care recipient is on leave under section 42-2 from a residential care service on a day if flexible care subsidy is payable in respect of the care recipient and the day, and the requirements specified in these Principles for the purposes of paragraph 42-2 (3A) (b) are met.

21.3AB   Requirement — leave under subsection 42-2 (3A)

For paragraph 42-2 (3A) (b) of the Act, it is a requirement that the flexible care subsidy payable in respect of the care recipient and the day mentioned in paragraph 42-2 (3A) (a) is payable to an approved provider who provides flexible care in the form of transition care to the care recipient on the day.