Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00522:clause:8_11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00522
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 11
Character Range: 54869–55664

11  After subsection 27‑3(3)
Insert:

Significant decrease in care needs
 (3A) The Secretary may give an approved provider a written notice requiring a reappraisal to be made of the level of care needed by a care recipient if:
 (a) the approved provider provides care to the care recipient; and
 (b) the Secretary reasonably suspects that the care needs of the care recipient have decreased significantly since the last appraisal under section 25‑3, or reappraisal under section 27‑4, of the level of care needed by the care recipient.
 (3B) The Classification Principles may specify the circumstances in which the care needs of a care recipient are taken to decrease significantly.
 (3C) The notice must specify a period within which the reappraisal is to be made.

Varying or revoking notice