Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800:front:0:p47
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 125802–128985

Home Care service (category C) Referral

    6A.2.2 A general practitioner may, under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program, provide:

     (a) GP Care Leadership treatment; or

     (b) a GP Home Care service (category C) Referral; or

     (c) both (a) and (b);

    for an entitled person.

 6A.2.3  Practice Nurse Care Co‑ordination treatment

               6A.2.4 A practice nurse may, under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program, provide Practice Nurse Care Co‑ordination treatment to an entitled person.

 6A.2.5 Community Nurse Care Co‑ordination treatment

               6A.2.6 A DVA‑contracted community nursing provider may, under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program, provide Community Nurse Care Co‑ordination treatment to an entitled person.

               6A.2.7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Care Co‑ordination treatment

    6A.2.8 An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care worker may, under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program, provide Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Care Co‑ordination treatment to an entitled person.

          6A.3 GP Approval of Subsequent Period of Care

    6A.3.1 Before any subsequent period of care of an entitled person by a general practitioner commences, being a general practitioner who is treating the person under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program (Program), the general practitioner is to decide if the person's continued participation in the Program would meet the aims of the Program (i.e. reduce hospitalisation of the person/avoid duplication of services/provide cost‑effective treatment).

          Note 1: the first period of care by a general practitioner commences on the date the general practitioner decides to admit the entitled person to the Program (admission date).  Any following period of care by the same general practitioner is a subsequent period of care.  The first period of care by a general practitioner may also occur where the general practitioner is a different general practitioner for the person.  Any following period of care by the same general practitioner is a subsequent period of care.

          Note 2: the period of care by a general practitioner is set out in the Notes for Coordinated Veterans' Care Program Providers and is a period of 3 months.

              6A.3.2 For making the decision in 6A.3.1, the general practitioner is to:

              (a) review the entitled person's file maintained by the general practitioner and any other information the general practitioner considers relevant; and

              (b) ascertain if the person is eligible for a subsequent period of care by the general practitioner.

              Note: see 6A.6.2

    6A.3.3.  If the general practitioner decides the entitled person should continue to participate in the Program, because the person meets the aims of the Program and is eligible for a subsequent period of care by the general practitioner, the general practitioner is to:

              (a) approve a subsequent period of care by the general practitioner of the entitled person before the period commences (approval);
              (b) make a record of