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F2011C00126
Principles 2011 (No. 1)
18.6B Fire safety exception notice 7
Part 6 Flexible Care Standards
18.15 Purpose of Part (Act, s 54‑5) 12
18.16 Flexible Care Standards 12
Schedule 1 Specified care and services for residential care services 13
Part 1 Hotel services — to be provided for all residents who need them 13
Part 2 Care and services — to be provided for all residents who need them 14
Part 3 Care and services — to be provided for residents receiving a high level of residential care 16
Schedule 2 Accreditation Standards 19
Part 1 Management systems, staffing and organisational development 19
Part 2 Health and personal care 20
Part 3 Resident lifestyle 21
Part 4 Physical environment and safe systems 22
Schedule 3 Residential Care Standards 23
Part 1 Health and personal care 23
Part 2 Resident lifestyle 24
Part 3 Physical environment and safe systems 25
Schedule 4 Community Care Standards 26
Part 1 Information and consultation 26
Part 2 Identifying care needs 26
Part 3 Coordinated, planned and reliable service delivery 27
Part 4 Social independence 27
Part 5 Privacy, dignity, confidentiality and access to personal information 28
Part 6 Complaints and disputes 28
Part 7 Advocacy 28
Schedule 5 Community Care Common Standards 29
Part 1 Effective management 29
Part 2 Appropriate access and service delivery 30
Part 3 Service User Rights and Responsibilities 31
EACH Standards, in relation to a flexible care service, means the Extended Aged Care at Home Standards specified in the payment agreement between the Commonwealth and the approved provider that applies to that service.
EACH-D Standards, in relation to a flexible care service, means the Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia Standards specified in the payment agreement between the Commonwealth and the approved provider that applies to that service.
quality review means a review of the quality of care delivered against the Community Care Standards, the EACH Standards, the EACH-D Standards or the Community Care Common Standards.
quality review commencement notice means a notice given by the Department to an approved provider that a quality review will be conducted in relation to an aged care service operated by the approved provider.
quality review outcome notice means a notice given by the Department to an approved provider that informs the approved provider of the outcome of a quality review.
(3) However, the services stated in Part 3 of Schedule 1 are required only for the following residents:
(a) a resident who on 19 March 2008 was receiving a high level of residential care (as defined in the Act on 19 March 2008); or
(b) a resident who is receiving a high level of residential care (as defined in the Act on 19 March 2008); or
(c) a resident who is receiving a high level of residential care (as defined in the Act on or after 1 January 2010); or
(d) a resident who:
(ii) on or after 1 January 2010, would be ineligible to receive a high level of residential care solely because of the amendment to the definition of high level of residential care made on 1 January 2010; and
(iii) is receiving residential care from the same aged care service from which the resident was receiving care on 31 December 2009.
Note The Act defines high level of residential care as having the meaning given by the Classification Principles. The definition of high level of residential care in the Classification Principles 1997 was amended on 20 March 2008 and 1 January 2010.
(4) For residents described in paragraph 18.6(3)(d), if initial and on-going assessment, planning and management of care for residents (nursing services as described in Item 3.8 of Part 3 of Schedule 1) is required, it must be carried out by a registered nurse.
18.6B Fire safety exception notice
(1) An approved provider must give to the Secretary a notice (a fire safety exception notice) if the approved provider is notified by a State, Territory or local government authority that the approved provider is, in respect of a residential care service operated by the approved provider, non-compliant with any applicable State or Territory laws (including local by-laws) relating to fire safety.
(2) The fire safety exception notice must:
(d) be signed by one of the approved provider’s key personnel, being a person who is authorised by the approved provider to sign the notice.
(3) A fire safety exception notice must be given to the Secretary within 28 days of the approved provider being notified by the State, Territory or local government authority of the non-compliance referred to in subsection (1).
(1) The Community Care Standards are:
(a) if care is provided through a community care service before 1 March 2011 — the Community Care Standards set out in Schedule 4;
(b) if care is provided through a community care service on or after 1 March 2011 — the Community Care Common Standards set out in Schedule 5.
(1A) Despite subsection (1), if an approved provider was given a quality review commencement notice before 1 March 2011, then for the period from 1 March 2011 to the date that the approved provider is given a quality review outcome notice in relation to the service:
(a) the quality review will be conducted by reference to the Community Care Standards set out in Schedule 4; and
(b) the approved provider must comply with the Community Care Standards set out in Schedule 4 and the Community Care Common Standards set out in Schedule 5.
(2) The standards set out in Schedule 4 deal with the following matters:
(2A) The standards set out in Schedule 5 deal with the following matters:
The 7 matters dealt with in the Community Care Standards set out in Schedule 4 are dealt with in separate Parts of Schedule 4.
The 3 matters dealt with in the Community Care Common Standards set out in Schedule 5 are dealt with in separate Parts of Schedule 5.
18.15 Purpose of Part (Act, s 54‑5)
This Part sets out Flexible Care Standards. Flexible Care Standards are standards for quality of care and quality of life for the provision of flexible care of particular kinds.
18.16 Flexible Care Standards
(1) The Flexible Care Standards for flexible care in the form of:
(a) extended aged care at home; and
(b) extended aged care at home — dementia;
are the Community Care Common Standards set out in Schedule 5.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if an approved provider was given a quality review commencement notice before 1 March 2011, then for the period from 1 March 2011 to the date that the approved provider is given a quality review outcome notice in relation to the service:
(a) the quality review will be conducted by reference to the EACH Standards or the EACH-D Standards (whichever is applicable); and
(b) the approved provider must comply with:
(i) the EACH Standards or the EACH-D Standards (whichever is applicable); and
(ii) the Community Care Common Standards set out in Schedule 5.
(3) The standards set out in Schedule 5 deal with the following matters:
(4) The flexible care standard for a matter consists of:
Note: Flexible Care Standards
The 3 matters dealt with in the Flexible Care Standards are dealt with in separate Parts of Schedule 5, which sets out the Community Care Common Standards.
Schedule 5 Community Care Common Standards
(sections 18.14 and 18.16)
Part 1 Effective management
Part 2 Appropriate access and service delivery
Part 3 Service User Rights and Responsibilities
Principle: Each service user (and/or their representative) is provided with information to assist them to make service choices and has the right (and responsibility) to be consulted and respected. Service users (and/or their representative) have access to complaints and advocacy information and processes and their privacy and confidentiality and right to independence is respected.
16 Dec 2009 (see F2009L04649)
23 June 2010 (see F2010L01651)
16 Feb 2011 (see F2011L00266)
am. No. 1, 2008; No. 1, 2011
Heading to Div. 2.1.............
am. No. 1, 1998; No. 1, 2008; No. 1, 2009
Div. 2.2 of Part 2..................
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Note to s. 18.14....................
Part 6.....................................
S. 18.15.................................
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