Extra Service Amendment Principles 1999 (No. 2)
I, BRONWYN KATHLEEN BISHOP, Minister for Aged Care, make these principles under section 96-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Dated 5 May 1999.
BRONWYN BISHOP
Minister for Aged Care
Extra Service Amendment Principles 1999 (No. 2)1
made under the
Aged Care Act 1997
Contents
Page
1 Name of principles 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Extra Service Principles 1997 2
Schedule 1 Amendment 3
1 Name of principles
These principles are the Extra Service Amendment Principles 1999 (No. 2).
2 Commencement
These principles commence on gazettal.
3 Amendment of Extra Service Principles 1997
Schedule 1 amends the Extra Service Principles 1997.
Schedule 1 Amendment
(section 3)
[1] Subsection 14.19B (2)
substitute
(2) The Secretary must be satisfied that there will be a significantly increased diversity of choice for current and future care recipients, and their carers and families, if the application is granted, in relation to:
(a) the different kinds of extra services offered in the region; or
(b) the different groups of care recipients who are offered extra service in the region.
Examples for paragraph (a)
Kinds of service may relate to extra service packages that offer a greater range of choice as to:
the type, frequency, variety and quality of services and food available
the relevant fee structures applicable.
Examples for paragraph (b)
Groups of care recipients who are offered extra service include care recipients who:
are affected by dementia
belong to an ethnic community
belong to an indigenous community
are high or low care care recipients
are couples
wish to age in place.
Note
1. Made by the Minister for Aged Care on 5 May 1999.