Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00415:reg:11a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00415
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11A
Character Range: 11586–12739

11A  Applications in relation to residential care for certain younger persons
 (1) This section applies if a person applies under section 22‑3 of the Act to be approved as a recipient of residential care, and the person is not:
 (a) a person who is at least 65 years of age; or
 (b) a person from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community who is at least 50 years of age; or
 (c) a person who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and is at least 50 years of age.
 (2) The application must be accompanied by one of the following:
 (a) an Exploration of Home & Living Supports for NDIS Participants Form completed for the person by the National Disability Insurance Agency;
 (b) a Summary Report: Younger People at Risk of Entering Residential Aged Care completed for the person by Ability First Australia.
 (3) However, the documentation mentioned in subsection (2) is not required if the application is:
 (a) in relation to the provision of respite care; and
 (b) made on the basis that the person urgently needed the care when it started and it was not practicable to apply for approval beforehand.

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