Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00209
Timestamp: 2019-06-16 11:22:56
Document Index: 161386419

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 3', 'art 12', 'art 3', 'art 29', 'art 5', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 2']

Details: F2019C00209
- F2019C00209
Principles as amended, taking into account amendments up to Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Comparability of Home Care Pricing Information) Principles 2019
sch 1 (items 3-9), sch 3 (items 1-14)
F2019C00209
Includes amendments up to: F2019L00288
Registered: 20 March 2019
This is a compilation of the User Rights Principles 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 15 March 2019 (the compilation date).
9............ Rights and responsibilities of care recipients provided with residential care.................. 6
10.......... Other responsibilities—restrictions on moving care recipient within residential care service 6
12.......... Statement of audited accounts........................................................................................ 8
Division 4—Resident agreements 10
14.......... Entry into resident agreement...................................................................................... 10
15.......... Provisions of resident agreement................................................................................. 10
Part 3—Home care services 12
Division 1—Purpose of this Part 12
Division 2—Responsibilities of approved providers of home care—general 13
17.......... Security of tenure........................................................................................................ 13
18.......... Access to home care service by advocates................................................................... 13
19.......... Rights and responsibilities of care recipients provided with home care....................... 13
Division 2A—Responsibilities of approved providers of home care—provision of pricing information to Secretary 14
19A....... Pricing information to be given to Secretary................................................................ 14
19B....... Notice of common care and services and prices and fees............................................ 14
19C....... Notice of all care and services and prices and fees...................................................... 15
19D....... Annual review of notices of care and services and prices and fees.............................. 16
Division 3—Responsibilities of approved providers of home care—provision of information to care recipients 17
20.......... Information to be given to new care recipient about rights and responsibilities........... 17
21.......... Information to be given to continuing home care recipient to be provided with new home care service 17
21A....... Individualised budget to be given to care recipient...................................................... 18
21B....... Monthly statement of available funds and expenditure to be given to care recipient.... 19
Division 3A—Responsibilities of approved providers of home care—unspent home care amounts and exit amounts 20
Subdivision A—Definitions 20
21C....... Meaning of unspent home care amount...................................................................... 20
21D....... Meaning of Commonwealth portion, care recipient portion and transfer portion...... 21
Subdivision B—Responsibilities to give notices and make payments in relation to unspent home care amounts 22
21E........ Responsibility to give notice of unspent home care amount........................................ 22
21F........ Responsibility to pay care recipient portion, Commonwealth portion and transfer portion 23
21G....... Requirement to provide notice..................................................................................... 24
Subdivision C—Responsibilities in relation to exit amounts 25
21H....... Responsibilities in relation to exit amounts.................................................................. 25
21J........ Published exit amounts................................................................................................ 25
Division 4—Home care agreements 26
22.......... Entry into home care agreement................................................................................... 26
23.......... Provisions of home care agreement............................................................................. 26
Part 3A—Flexible care services 29
Division 1—Purpose of this Part 29
23AA.... Purpose of this Part..................................................................................................... 29
Division 2—Responsibilities of approved providers of flexible care—general 30
23AB.... Maximum amount that may be charged for care and services—short‑term restorative care 30
23AC.... Access by advocates to flexible care service—short‑term restorative care................... 30
23AD.... Rights and responsibilities of care recipients—short‑term restorative care.................. 30
Division 3—Responsibilities of approved providers of flexible care—provision of information 31
23AE..... Information to be given to new care recipient about rights and responsibilities—short‑term restorative care 31
Division 4—Flexible care agreements 32
23AF..... Entry into flexible care agreement—short‑term restorative care................................... 32
23AG.... Provisions of flexible care agreement—short‑term restorative care............................. 32
Part 5—Transitional provisions 34
Division 1—Transitional provisions relating to the User Rights Amendment (Consumer Directed Care) Principles 2015 34
25.......... Individualised budgets for care recipients being provided with home care.................. 34
26.......... Home care agreements................................................................................................. 34
Division 2—Transitional provisions relating to the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Increasing Consumer Choice) Principles 2016 35
27.......... Meaning of Amending Principles................................................................................ 35
28.......... Application of amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Amending Principles 35
29.......... Transitional provision in relation to published exit amounts........................................ 35
30.......... Application of amendments made by Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Amending Principles 35
31.......... Transitional provision for exit amounts specified in home care agreements before commencement 36
Division 3—Transitional provision relating to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Consequential Amendments) Rules 2018 37
32.......... Transitional provision in relation to flexible care agreements...................................... 37
Schedule 1—Charter of care recipients’ rights and responsibilities—residential care 38
1............ Care recipients’ rights—residential care...................................................................... 38
2............ Care recipients’ responsibilities—residential care........................................................ 39
Schedule 2—Charter of care recipients’ rights and responsibilities—home care 40
1............ Care recipients’ rights—home care.............................................................................. 40
2............ Care recipients’ responsibilities—home care............................................................... 42
Schedule 3—Charter of care recipients’ rights and responsibilities—short‑term restorative care 44
Part 1—Short‑term restorative care provided in a residential care setting 44
1............ Application of this Part................................................................................................ 44
2............ Care recipients’ rights.................................................................................................. 44
3............ Care recipients’ responsibilities................................................................................... 45
Part 2—Short‑term restorative care provided in a home care setting 46
4............ Application of this Part................................................................................................ 46
5............ Care recipients’ rights.................................................................................................. 46
6............ Care recipients’ responsibilities................................................................................... 48
Note: Package management includes, for example, activities required to comply with responsibilities under section 63-1 of the Act (accountability), activities required to comply with standards set out in the Quality of Care Principles 2014, making claims for home care subsidy under section 47-4 of the Act and the preparation of individualised budgets and monthly statements under sections 21A and 21B of these principles.
(e) the prices and fees that the approved provider may charge care recipients for providing care and services (see paragraph 56-2(l) of the Act).
19A Pricing information to be given to Secretary
(1) An approved provider of home care must give to the Secretary a written notice of information about the cost of providing the care and services that the approved provider provides, or is to provide, to care recipients to whom the approved provider provides, or is to provide, home care.
(3) The notice must be given to the Secretary:
(a) for a person or body who is an approved provider of home care on the day before this section commences—before the end of 30 November 2018; and
(b) for a person or body who becomes an approved provider of home care on or after the day this section commences but before the end of 30 November 2018—before the later of the following:
(i) the end of 30 November 2018;
(c) for a person or body who becomes an approved provider of home care after 30 November 2018—before offering to enter into a home care agreement with a care recipient.
Note: The Secretary may make the information in a notice under subsection (1) publicly available—see section 86-9 of the Act and the Information Principles 2014.
(v) in-home respite care;
(e) the amount (if any) of the basic daily care fee under section 52D-3 of the Act that the approved provider charges care recipients (other than continuing home care recipients) to whom the approved provider provides, or is to provide, home care;
Note: The Secretary may make the information in a notice under subsection (1) or (3) publicly available—see section 86-9 of the Act and the Information Principles 2014.
Note: The Secretary may make the information in a notice under subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) publicly available—see section 86-9 of the Act and the Information Principles 2014.
(1) An approved provider of home care must give a prospective care recipient information about the rights and responsibilities of the care recipient and provider, including the care recipient’s rights and responsibilities about the payment of home care fees.
(e) to have his or her representative participate in decisions relating to his or her care if he or she requests it or if he or she does not have capacity;
(f) to choose the approved provider that is to provide home care to him or her, and to have flexibility to change that approved provider if he or she wishes.
(b) to tell the approved provider and their staff about any problems with the care and services;
(c) before the care recipient changes approved providers, to tell the approved provider and their staff of the day the care recipient intends to cease to receive home care services from the approved provider.
am F2016L00670; F2016L01492; F2018L01209; F2018L01741; F2019L00288
am F2016L01492; F2018L01209; F2019L00288
am F2015L01016; F2016L01492; F2019L00288 (Sch 2 items 4, 5)