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be National Partnership Agreements and the HACC Act was rendered obsolete. On 1 July 2015, in all States/Territories except Victoria/Western Australia, HACC services ceased being provided under National Partnership Agreements and were provided under CHSP. However as at 1 July 2015 HACC‑type services in Victoria/Western Australia continued to be provided under the Bilateral Agreements between those States and the Commonwealth.

        Note 2: the intention of paragraph (a) of this definition is to enable the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) to pay for HACC services for an entitled person in Victoria and Western Australia in addition to paying for services for the person under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme service until the Commonwealth Home Support Programme applies fully in those States and includes the HACC services.  The intention in paragraph (b) of this definition is that where the Commonwealth Home Support Programme operates fully in Australia i.e. includes HACC services, DVA will only pay, under this definition, for services under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme.  There is to be no potential for double‑dipping.

    "Home Care service (category C)" means the provision by an approved provider of a service to an entitled person under the MRCA Home Care Program that is:

         (a) pursuant to a GP Home Care service (category C) Referral and allocated to the provider by a MHC assessment agency; and
         (b) aimed at reducing the person's social isolation by improving their social networks; and
    (c) provided to an entitled person by an approved provider.

"Human Services Department" means a Department, or Executive Agency, administered by the Minister administering the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.

"income support payment" has the same meaning it has in the Social Security Act 1991, save that it includes an income support supplement under the VEA;

     Note: As at 1 January 2001 income support payments were:(a) a social security benefit; (b) a job search allowance; (c) a social security pension; (d) a youth training allowance; (e) a service pension.

"in‑home respite" means care provided to a person in his or her own home for a maximum of 196 hours in a Financial year to provide rest or relief from the role of caring:

(a) to the person; or

(b) to the person's carer;

    Note: in‑home respite is not relevant to the calculation of the daily care fee for residential care or residential care (respite).

              "inpatient" means a person formally admitted for treatment by a hospital.

"institution", in Part 11, includes:

(a) a retirement village;

(b) a cluster of self‑care units.

"MBS" and "Medicare Benefits Schedule" mean, in the context of amounts payable for treatment under the Principles, a Fee Schedule, and in any other context means:

(a) Schedule 1 to the Health Insurance Act 1973