Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074:reg:23:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 23 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 84146–86780

1997 that is different from the daily amount of home care fees mentioned in the current notice—setting out the different amount and the reason for the different amount;
 (cb) a statement that the provider will give the care recipient a statement of the available funds and the expenditure in respect of each month for the care and services provided to the care recipient during the month;
 (cc) a statement that any care recipient portion of the care recipient's unspent home care amount will be paid in accordance with Division 3A of this Part;
 (d) provision for financial information to be given to the care recipient about the home care that the care recipient will receive, including a statement that the approved provider must, within 7 days after a request by the care recipient, give the care recipient:
 (i) a clear and simple presentation of the financial position of the home care service, including the costs of home care, that explains any ongoing fees payable by the care recipient; and
 (ii) a copy of the most recent statement of the audited accounts of the home care service or, if the home care service is operated as part of a broader organisation, the most recent statement of the audited accounts of the organisation's aged care component (that includes the home care service);
 (e) a guarantee that all reasonable steps will be taken to protect the confidentiality, so far as legally permissible, of information provided by the care recipient, and details of the use of the information that is to be made by:
 (i) the provider; and
 (ii) each person or body to whom the information is disclosed by the provider;
 (f) a statement that the care recipient may suspend, on a temporary basis, the provision of the home care, from a particular date;
 (g) the conditions under which either party may terminate the provision of home care.
Note: For the suspension of home care services mentioned in paragraph (f), see section 46‑2 of the Act.
 (3) A home care agreement must provide:
 (a) that the agreement may be varied:
 (i) by the approved provider, if the variation is necessary to implement the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999; or
 (ii) in any other case, by mutual consent, following adequate consultation, of the care recipient and approved provider; and
 (b) that the agreement must not be varied under subparagraph (a)(i) by the provider unless the provider has given reasonable notice in writing about the variation to the care recipient; and
 (c) that the agreement must not be varied in a way that is inconsistent with the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, the Aged Care