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under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme service until the Commonwealth Home Support Programme applies fully in those States and includes the HACC services.  The intention in paragraph (b) of this definition is that where the Commonwealth Home Support Programme operates fully in Australia i.e. includes HACC services, DVA will only pay, under this definition, for services under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme.  There is to be no potential for double‑dipping.

    "Home Care service (category C)" means the provision by an approved provider of a service to an entitled person under the Veterans' Home Care Program that is:

         (a) pursuant to a GP Home Care service (category C) Referral and allocated to the provider by a VHC assessment agency; and
         (b) aimed at reducing the person's social isolation by improving their social networks; and
    (c) provided to an entitled person by an approved provider.

"Human Services Department" means a Department, or Executive Agency, administered by the Minister administering the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.

"income support payment" has the same meaning it has in the Social Security Act 1991, save that it includes an income support supplement under the Act.

     Note: As at 1 January 2001 income support payments were:(a) a social security benefit; (b) a job search allowance; (c) a social security pension; (d) a youth training allowance; (e) a service pension.

    "in‑home respite" means care provided to a person in his or her own home for a maximum of 196 hours in a Financial year  to provide rest or relief from the role of caring:

(a) to the person; or

(b) to the person's carer.

    Note: in‑home respite is not relevant to the calculation of the daily care fee for residential care or residential care (respite).

              "inpatient" means a person formally admitted for treatment by a hospital.

"institution", in Part 11:

(a) includes a retirement village; and
    (b) a cluster of self‑care units.

Note: retirement village is defined in section 5M of the Act and the intention is that the power of the Commission in subsection 5M(4) to determine premises have the same function as a retirement village, for the purposes of the Act, applies for the purposes of the Part 11 of the Principles.

"MBS" and "Medicare Benefits Schedule" mean, in the context of amounts payable for treatment under the Principles, a Fee Schedule, and in any other context means:

(a) Schedule 1 to the Health Insurance Act 1973 as substituted by regulations made under subsection 4(2) of that Act; and

(b) Schedule 1A to the Health Insurance Act 1973 as substituted by regulations made under subsection 4(2) of that Act; and

(c) the table of diagnostic imaging services prescribed under subsection 4AA(1) of that Act as in