Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 32555–34992

9  What are the required amounts of direct care?

Required combined staff average amount of direct care
 (1) The required combined staff average amount of direct care per care recipient per day in respect of a residential care service for a quarter of a financial year for the approved provider of the service is worked out, on the calculation day for the quarter, by:
 (a) starting with the sum of the combined staff daily amounts, as in force on the calculation day, for all of the days of recognised residential care provided in respect of care recipients through the residential care service during the reference period for the quarter; and
 (b) dividing that sum by the total number of days of recognised residential care provided in respect of care recipients through the residential care service during the reference period for the quarter; and
 (c) rounding the result of that division to 2 decimal places (rounding up if the third decimal place is 5 or more).

Required registered nurse average amount of direct care
 (2) The required registered nurse average amount of direct care per care recipient per day in respect of the residential care service for the quarter is worked out, on the calculation day for the quarter, by:
 (a) starting with the sum of the registered nurse daily amounts, as in force on the calculation day, for all of the days of recognised residential care provided in respect of care recipients through the residential care service during the reference period for the quarter; and
 (b) dividing that sum by the total number of days of recognised residential care provided in respect of care recipients through the residential care service during the reference period for the quarter; and
 (c) rounding the result of that division to 2 decimal places (rounding up if the third decimal place is 5 or more).

Daily amounts
 (3) The following table sets out, for a day of recognised residential care provided in respect of a care recipient through a residential care service:
 (a) the combined staff daily amount for the day for the care recipient; and
 (b) the registered nurse daily amount for the day for the care recipient.

Daily amounts
               Column 1                              Column 2                                        Column 3

Item           For a care recipient classified as …  the combined staff daily amount is … (minutes)  and the registered nurse daily amount is … (minutes)