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and the first period of care provided to a person under the Program by a new general practitioner for the person i.e. where the person has changed general practitioners.

    "transition care" has the meaning it has in section 106 of the Subsidy Principles 2014.

    "Tier 1 Hospital" means a hospital in the category described as Tier 1 in 2.1 of the MPPPs.

    "Treatment Principles" means the legislative instrument entitled 'Treatment Principles' made by the Repatriation Commission under section 90 of the VEA.

              "VEA" means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

    "Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service" or "VVCS" means the service funded by the Department known as Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling.

    "VVCS OPC Provider Notes" means the document approved by the Commission, the Repatriation Commission, a member of the Commission or Repatriation Commission or by the Secretary to the Department, entitled "Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Services Outreach Program Counsellors Provider Notes", and referred to in Schedule 1, that sets out the terms on which an outreach program counsellor is to provide outreach program counselling to an eligible entitled person.

    "Vertical Platform Lift" means a lift installed adjacent to vertical walls, which travels up and down, with the platform finishing flat against the floor, and the user embarking/disembarking onto an even surface.

    "veterans' supplement", in relation to an entitled person, means the supplement of that name that applies under the Aged Care Act 1997 to the person as a care recipient under that Act.

    Note (1): see s.44‑5 of the Aged Care Act 1997.

    Note (2): the Subsidy Principles under the Aged Care Act 1997 may specify, in respect of a veterans' supplement, the circumstances in which the supplement will apply to a care recipient in respect of a payment period.

       "week" means the period from Sunday to Saturday, inclusive.

    "White Card" means the identification card (also known as the Veteran Card) provided by the Department to a person who is eligible under the Act for treatment, subject to these Principles, for a service injury or a service disease and also means a written authorisation issued on behalf of the Commission under subparagraph 2.1.1(a)(iii) and provided to a person who is entitled under the Act for treatment.

    Note: a White Card is issued to a person with a DRCA disability.

The following terms are defined in the Act:

     Defence Force (s.5(1))
     member (s.5(1))

1.4.2 In the MRCA Treatment Principles, if a Note follows a principle, paragraph or subparagraph, the Note is taken to be part of that principle, paragraph or subparagraph, as the case may be.

PART 2 — ENTITLEMENT TO TREATMENT

2.1 Treatment for entitled persons in Australia
2.1.1 Subject to these Principles, the Commission