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entitled veteran.

          Note (1): under subsection 80(1) of the Act treatment can be action taken with a view to maintaining a person in physical or mental health.

          Note (2): the terms "member", "Defence Force", "member of the Defence Force", are defined in the Act.

              "Act" means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

    "acute care certificate" means a certificate given by a medical practitioner in similar form to the acute care certificate provided for in section 3B of the Health Insurance Act 1973 to the extent that the provisions of that section are applicable.

    "admission date" means the date on which a general practitioner records in writing (including in electronic form) that the general practitioner has decided an entitled person may participate in the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program.

    "admitting general practitioner", in relation to an entitled person in the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program, means the general practitioner who decided an entitled person may participate in the Coordinated Veterans' Care Program.

    "allied health provider" means a category of provider mentioned in the Table in 7.1A.1.

    "approved provider", in relation to the Veterans' Home Care Program (Part 7.3A), means a State, Territory or Local Government, or incorporated organisation, or person, that has entered into an arrangement with the Commission or the Department for the provision of:

            (a) a Home Care service (category A); or
            (b) a Home Care service (category B); or
            (c) a Home Care service (category C); or
            (d) a limited VHC‑type service;

 to an entitled person, whether by the approved provider or a sub‑contractor engaged by it.

     "approved provider", in relation to short‑term restorative care, has the meaning it has in the Aged Care Act 1997.

    "approved provider", in relation to transition care, has the meaning it has in the Aged Care Act 1997.

Note: the Aged Care Act 1997 can be found on COMLAW: http://www.comlaw.gov.au

    "assistive communication device" means an object that enhances the ability of a person with complex communication needs to communicate and includes items such as:

          communication books or boards
          speech generating devices
          modified personal computers
          computerised devices, which may include a keyboard and screen display and which may incorporate synthetic speech, memory functions, and word prediction facilities
          devices commonly known as computer tablets and smart `phones.

    "Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health" and "ACPMH" mean the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health Incorporated.

      "authorised nurse practitioner" has the meaning it has in subsection 84(1) of the National Health Act 1953.

    "carer" means a person who provides ongoing care, attention and support for a severely incapacitated or frail person to enable that person to continue to reside in his or her home, and is not limited to a person who is receiving