Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800:reg:18:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00800
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18 (pt 18/42)
Character Range: 199771–202617

(inclusive) in a Financial year

entitled person      RCS + DCF                                                                RCS

    For the purposes of this table:

         'RCS' means the Commission will accept financial responsibility for the residential care subsidy (including any veterans' supplement).

         'DCF' means the Commission will accept financial responsibility for the daily care fee.
         'RCS + DCF' means the Commission will accept financial responsibility for the residential care subsidy (including any veterans' supplement) and the daily care fee.

      * or for such further period permitted under the Subsidy Principles 2014.

10.3.4 Where the Commission could accept financial liability for a daily care fee otherwise payable by an entitled person in respect of a day in residential care, but does not accept liability because the entitled person chooses to accept that liability, then that day:

          (a) is not to be taken into account in calculating if the person has been provided with residential care (respite) for 63 days or such further period permitted under the Subsidy Principles 2014; and

          (b) is not to be taken into account in calculating if the person has been provided with in‑home respite for a period exceeding 28 days in a Financial year.

10.3.5 Where the Commission accepts financial liability for a daily care fee otherwise payable by an entitled person in respect of a day in residential care in a Financial year, then that day is to be taken into account in calculating if the person would receive in‑home respite for more than 28 days in that Financial year.

10.3.6 Where the Commission accepts financial liability for the provision of in‑home respite to an entitled person on a day, then that day is to be taken into account in calculating if the person has been provided with residential care (respite) for 63 days (or such further period permitted under the Subsidy Principles 2014).

10.3.7  Where the Commission accepts financial liability for the provision of emergency short term home relief on a day, then that day is not to be taken into account in calculating if the person has been provided with residential care (respite) for 63 days (or such further period permitted under the Subsidy Principles 2014) or if the person has received in‑home respite for more than 28 days.

10.3.8 (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 10.3.1 to 10.3.7 (inclusive) and subject to paragraph (2), a day means:

                (a) in relation to residential care (respite) — a period of 24 hours; or
     (b) in relation to in‑home respite — a period of 7 hours.

           (2) For the purpose of determining if the limit of days for residential care (respite) has been reached by reference to the number of days an entitled person spent in in‑home respite, a day of 7 hours