Approval of Care Recipients Amendment Principles 2002 (No. 1)
I, KEVIN JAMES ANDREWS, Minister for Ageing, make these Principles under subsection 96-1 (1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Dated 12 November 2002
KEVIN ANDREWS
Minister for Ageing
Contents
1 Name of Principles
2 Commencement
3 Amendment of Approval of Care Recipients Principles 1997
Schedule 1 Amendments
1 Name of Principles
These Principles are the Approval of Care Recipients Amendment Principles 2002 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
These Principles commence on gazettal.
3 Amendment of Approval of Care Recipients Principles 1997
Schedule 1 amends the Approval of Care Recipients Principles 1997.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(section 3)
[1] Section 5.3, note
after
- entry
insert
- flexible care
[2] Section 5.7
substitute
5.7 Flexible care — extended aged care at home
(1) A person is eligible to receive flexible care in the form of extended aged care at home only if the person:
(a) is assessed under section 22-4 of the Act as requiring a high level of residential care; and
(b) prefers to receive extended aged care at home; and
(c) is able to live at home with the support of extended aged care at home.
(2) In this section:
extended aged care at home has the meaning given by section 15.6 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997.