Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074:reg:21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 21
Character Range: 48207–50216

21  Information to be given to continuing home care recipient to be provided with new home care service
 (1) If a continuing home care recipient intends to move to another home care service (the new service), the approved provider that is to provide home care to the care recipient through the new service must give notice in writing of the following to the care recipient:
 (a) that, if the care recipient moves to the new service within 28 days after leaving the previous home care service:
 (i) the care recipient may make a written choice before moving to the new service, in accordance with Part 8 of the Fees and Payments Principles 2014 (No. 2), to be covered by the fee arrangements under Chapter 3A of the Act (the new arrangements) in relation to the new service; and
 (ii) the care recipient cannot make a choice to be covered by the new arrangements, after moving to the new service, if the care recipient has not made that choice before moving to the new service;
 (b) that, if the care recipient moves to the new service 28 days or more after leaving the previous home care service, the care recipient:
 (i) cannot make a written choice mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i); and
 (ii) will be covered by the new arrangements in relation to the new service;
 (c) that, if the care recipient can, but does not, make a written choice to be covered by the new arrangements, the care recipient will be covered by the fee arrangements (the existing arrangements) under the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997;
 (d) that being covered by the new arrangements may result in a change to the fees payable by the care recipient;
 (e) that, if the care recipient becomes covered by the new arrangements, the care recipient cannot, in the future, decide to be again covered by the existing arrangements.
 (2) The approved provider must give the care recipient a copy of the document titled "New Arrangements for Aged Care—from 1 July 2014", published by the Department, as it exists on 1 October 2022.