Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744:reg:18:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00744
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18 (pt 10/47)
Character Range: 198976–201757

an entitled veteran ("veteran") and who resided with that veteran immediately before the veteran needed to leave the home in order to receive treatment and at or about the time of the veteran's departure, the veteran was being provided with Domestic Assistance or Home and Garden Maintenance or both.

     (f) either: (i) a child of an entitled veteran; or
      (ii) a former child of an entitled veteran;

            who resided with the entitled veteran or with the entitled widow(er) of a deceased entitled veteran immediately before the entitled veteran or entitled widow(er) needed to leave the home in order to receive treatment and at or about the time of the departure of the entitled veteran or entitled widow(er):

               (iii) the entitled veteran or entitled widow(er) was being provided with Domestic Assistance or Home and Garden Maintenance or both; and

               (iv) in the case of a former child of an entitled veteran residing with the veteran or the entitled widow(er) of the veteran, the former child was a person with a serious disability or was the full‑time carer of the entitled veteran or of the entitled widow(er) of the veteran;

7.3A.21 The conditions on which the Commission will accept financial responsibility for the provision of a limited VHC‑type service to a person eligible to receive the service are:

      (1) in respect of an eligible person in paragraph 7.3A.20 (a) — the service is provided for a period of no longer than 12 weeks commencing on the day after the day on which the entitled veteran died ("commencement day"), unless, within the period of 12 weeks commencing on the commencement day, the person claims a pension under Part II of the Act in which case the service is provided for no longer than the period commencing on the commencement day and ending at the end of the day on which the Department notifies the Commission of the outcome of the claim.

      Note (1): in practice a Commission delegate will determine a claim and the Department will communicate details of the determination to the delegate of the Commission who arranged provision of the limited VHC‑type service.

      Note (2): in practice the Commission will be a delegate exercising the Commission's assessment powers.

      Note (3): notification can be orally or in writing including in electronic form.

      (2) in respect of an eligible person in paragraphs 7.3A.20 (e) or (f), the service is provided over a period no longer than 12 consecutive weeks commencing on the day the entitled veteran or entitled widow(er), as the case may be, left the home for treatment.

      (3) the service is identical to either Domestic Assistance or Home and Garden Maintenance (or both) that the relevant entitled veteran or entitled widow(er)