Records Amendment Principles 2001 (No. 1)

Records Amendment Principles 2001 (No. 1)

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

Dated 6 February 2001

BRONWYN BISHOP

Minister for Aged Care

1 Name of Principles

  These Principles are the Records Amendment Principles 2001 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Principles commence on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Records Principles 1997

  Schedule 1 amends the Records Principles 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Section 19.3, note

omit

[2] After section 19.3

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19.3A Meaning of representative

 (1) In these Principles, representative, of a care recipient, means:

 (a) a person nominated by the care recipient as a person to be told about matters affecting the care recipient; or

 (b) a person:

 (i) who nominates himself or herself as a person to be told about matters affecting a care recipient; and

 (ii) who the approved provider is satisfied has a connection with the care recipient, and is concerned for the safety, health and well-being of the care recipient.

 (2) Without limiting subparagraph (1) (b) (ii), a person has a connection with a care recipient if:

 (a) the person is a close relation, next of kin, or other relative, of the care recipient; or

 (b) the person holds an enduring power of attorney given by the care recipient; or

 (c) the person has been appointed by a State or Territory guardianship board (however described) to deal with the care recipient’s affairs; or

 (d) the person represents the care recipient in dealings with the approved provider (for example, by signing a resident agreement, or paying accounts, for the care recipient).

[3] Paragraph 19.5 (a)

substitute

 (a) assessments, appraisals for classification and classifications of care recipients;

[4] Paragraph 19.5 (l)

omit

residents.

insert

residents;

[5] After paragraph 19.5 (l)

insert

 (m) up-to-date records of:

 (i) the name and contact details of at least 1 representative of each care recipient, according to information given to the approved provider by the care recipient, or by the representative; and

 (ii) the name and contact details of any other representative of a care recipient, according to information given to the approved provider by the care recipient, or by the representative.