Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00893:reg:9:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00893
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 12922–16077

or other agreed fee, less the daily care fee.

54 Paragraph 9.3.3

    Omit "the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986", substitute "the Treatment Benefits Act".

55 Paragraph 10.1.1

 Substitute:

10.1.1  Residential care may be provided in accordance with this Part to a person who has a current valid Gold Card.

 Note: 'residential care is defined in paragraph 1.4.1.

56 Paragraph 10.1.3 (Note)

Substitute:

Note: The effect of paragraph 10.1.3 is to provide for payment to be made under the Treatment Benefits Act instead of the Aged Care Act 1997. Section 96-10 of the Aged Care Act 1997 provides that subsidies payable under Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Act 1997 in respect of treatment under, among other Acts, the Treatment Benefits Act, are not payable as an automatic appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under the Aged Care Act 1997 but are payable out of that Fund in accordance with the relevant appropriation provisions relating to the arrangement of treatment by the Repatriation Commission under the Treatment Benefits Act.

57 Paragraph 10.1.4

    Omit "the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986", substitute "the Treatment Benefits Act".

58 Principles 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4

    Omit the principles.

59 Paragraph 10.6.2 (Note (3)

    Omit the note.

60 Paragraph 10.6.2 (Table and definitions)

Substitute:

     LIMITS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACCEPTED BY THE REPATRIATION COMMISSION FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE (RESPITE)

category of patient  type of care; max.period of care permitted; type of care costs accepted  type of care; max.period of care permitted; type of care costs accepted

                     residential care (28 day respite)                                        residential care (respite) other than residential care (28 day respite)

                                                                                              upon an entitled person exhausting 28 days of residential care (28 day respite) in a Financial year — between and including 29 to 63 days* in that Financial year
                     up to 28 days (inclusive) in a Financial year

entitled person      RCS + DCF                                                                RCS

    For the purposes of this table:

         'DCF' means the Commission will accept financial responsibility for the daily care fee.

         'RCS' means the Commission will accept financial responsibility for the residential care subsidy.

         'RCS + DCF' means the Commission will accept financial responsibility for the residential care subsidy and the daily care fee.

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

61 Paragraph 10.6.8 Note (1)

Substitute:

Note (1): the effect of paragraph 10.6.8 is to provide for payment to be made under the Treatment Benefits Act instead of the Aged Care Act 1997.  Section 96-10 of the Aged Care Act 1997 provides that subsidies payable under Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Act 1997 in respect of treatment under, among other Acts, the Treatment Benefits Act, are not payable as an automatic appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under the