Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00071:reg:111c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00071
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 111C
Character Range: 192101–193160

111C  Meaning of episode of short‑term restorative care
 (1) An episode of short‑term restorative care consists of a period during which an approved provider provides a care recipient with flexible care in the form of short‑term restorative care.
 (2) The period must be:
 (a) continuous; or
 (b) broken only by 1 or more days for which the provision of the care is suspended in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).
 (3) The care recipient may request the approved provider to suspend the provision of short‑term restorative care on a temporary basis for one or more days (specified in the request) during the episode of short‑term restorative care if, on that day or those days, the care recipient will be absent overnight from the residential care setting or home care setting where the short‑term restorative care is being provided.
 (4) The approved provider must comply with the request.
 (5) However, the provision of short‑term restorative care must not be suspended during an episode of short‑term restorative care on more than a total of 7 days.