Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843:reg:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 9118–11931

4  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) classification level;
(b) continuing residential care recipient;
(c) reportable incident;
(e) restrictive practice;
(f) staff member.
  In this instrument:
Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.
ADL domain has the meaning given by the Classification Principles 2014.
approved health practitioner means a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or registered nurse.
behaviour domain has the meaning given by the Classification Principles 2014.
calculation day, for a quarter, means the 15th day of the calendar month before the calendar month in which the quarter begins.
care and services plan, for a care recipient, means the care and services plan documented for the care recipient in accordance with the Aged Care Quality Standards set out in Schedule 2.
Note: See Standard 2 (ongoing assessment and planning with consumers) set out in clause 2 of Schedule 2.
CHC domain has the meaning given by the Classification Principles 2014.
chemical restraint has the meaning given by subsection 15E(2).
consumer has the meaning given by section 4A.
counted care recipient has the meaning given by subsection 10(4).
day of recognised residential care has the meaning given by subsection 9(4).
direct care means care provided to an individual care recipient that is of a kind described in item 1.11, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 or 3.8 of Schedule 1 (other than the planning or delivery of activities to a group of care recipients).
direct care staff member means a staff member of an approved provider who is a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, nursing assistant or personal care worker.
domain has the meaning given by the Classification Principles 2014.
domain category has the meaning given by the Classification Principles 2014.
enrolled nurse means a person who is registered under the National Law in the nursing profession as an enrolled nurse.
enrolled nurse staff member means a staff member of an approved provider who is an enrolled nurse.
environmental restraint has the meaning given by subsection 15E(3).
home care setting has the meaning given by section 4 of the Subsidy Principles 2014.
individual nominee has the meaning given by subsection 5A(2).
mechanical restraint has the meaning given by subsection 15E(4).
medical practitioner has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Act 1973.
medical treatment authority, for a care recipient, means an individual or body that, under the law of the State or Territory in which the care recipient is provided with aged care, has been appointed in writing as an individual or body that can give informed consent to the provision of medical treatment (however described) to the care recipient if the care recipient lacks capacity to