Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074:reg:21baa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 21BAA
Character Range: 56554–58047

21BAA  Responsibility to report Commonwealth portion of unspent home care amount
 (1) This section applies to an approved provider if on 1 September 2021, a care recipient to whom the approved provider is providing home care through a home care service is an ongoing home care recipient.
 (2) The approved provider must, not later than 31 December 2021, report to the Secretary the Commonwealth portion of the care recipient's unspent home care amount at the end of any one of the following payment periods (the reporting payment period):
 (a) the payment period beginning on 1 September 2021;
 (b) the payment period beginning on 1 October 2021;
 (c) the payment period beginning on 1 November 2021.
 (3) The report must be made in a claim for home care subsidy in respect of the reporting payment period.
 (4) Subsection (2) ceases to apply to an approved provider if, not later than 31 December 2021, the approved provider makes an election to return the Commonwealth portion of the care recipient's unspent home care amount to the Commonwealth.
Note: An election to return the Commonwealth portion of the care recipient's unspent home care amount to the Commonwealth must be made in a claim for home care subsidy in respect of a payment period and must state the Commonwealth portion of the care recipient's unspent home care amount at the end of the previous payment period (see paragraphs 21BA(2)(c) and (d)).

Subdivision B—Implementation date amounts for ongoing home care recipients