Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 27481–29520

13  Information to be given to continuing residential care recipient moving between services
 (1) If a continuing residential care recipient intends to move to another residential care service (the new service), the approved provider for the new service must give notice in writing of the following to the care recipient:
 (a) that, if the care recipient enters the new service within 28 days after leaving the previous residential care service:
 (i) the care recipient may make a written choice before entering the new service, in accordance with Part 8 of the Fees and Payments Principles 2014 (No. 2), to be covered by the fees and payments arrangements under Chapter 3A of the Act (the new arrangements) in relation to the new service; and
 (ii) the care recipient cannot make a choice to be covered by the new arrangements, after entering the new service, if the care recipient has not made that choice before entering the new service;
 (b) that, if the care recipient enters the new service 28 days or more after leaving the previous residential care service, the care recipient:
 (i) cannot make the written choice mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i); and
 (ii) will be covered by the new arrangements in relation to the new service;
 (c) that, if the care recipient can, but does not, make a written choice to be covered by the new arrangements, the care recipient will be covered by the fees and payments arrangements (the existing arrangements) under the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997;
 (d) that being covered by the new arrangements may result in a change to the fees and payments payable by the care recipient;
 (e) that, if the care recipient becomes covered by the new arrangements, the care recipient cannot, in the future, decide to be again covered by the existing arrangements.
 (2) The approved provider must give the care recipient a copy of the document titled "New Arrangements for Aged Care—from 1 July 2014", published by the Department, as it exists on 1 October 2022.

Division 4—Resident agreements