Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00190:reg:8b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00190
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8B
Character Range: 14436–16664

8B  Information about residential aged care services that must be made publicly available—direct care responsibilities
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 86‑10(1) of the Act, the Secretary must make publicly available the following information in relation to a residential care service, for a quarter of a financial year for the approved provider of the service:
 (a) the required combined staff average amount of direct care per care recipient per day in respect of the service for the quarter under subsection 9(1) of the Quality of Care Principles 2014;
 (b) the required registered nurse average amount of direct care per care recipient per day in respect of the service for the quarter under subsection 9(2) of the Quality of Care Principles 2014;
 (c) the average amount of direct care provided through the service by direct care staff members of the provider per counted care recipient per day during the quarter;
 (d) the average amount of direct care provided through the service by registered nurse staff members of the provider per counted care recipient per day during the quarter;
 (e) the average amount of direct care provided through the service by enrolled nurse staff members of the provider per counted care recipient per day during the quarter.

When information must be made publicly available
 (2) The Secretary must make information mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) publicly available as soon as practicable on or after the calculation day for the quarter.

Definitions
 (3) In this section:
calculation day has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles 2014.
counted care recipient has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles 2014.
direct care has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles 2014.
direct care staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles 2014.
enrolled nurse staff member has the meaning given by section 4 of the Quality of Care Principles 2014.
quarter, of a financial year for an approved provider, has the same meaning as in the Accountability Principles 2014.
registered nurse staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles 2014.

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