Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074:reg:25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 25
Character Range: 98878–100210

25  Individualised budgets for care recipients being provided with home care

Individualised budget given to care recipient before 1 July 2015
 (1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to an approved provider of home care if:
 (a) the approved provider is providing, or is to provide, home care to a care recipient on or after 1 July 2015; and
 (b) the approved provider gave a written individualised budget to the care recipient before 1 July 2015.
 (2) The approved provider is taken to have complied with subsections 21A(1), (2) and (3) in relation to the care recipient.
 (3) To avoid doubt, subsections 21A(4) to (7) apply in relation to the approved provider and the individualised budget.

Individualised budget not given to care recipient before 1 July 2015
 (4) Subsection (5) applies in relation to an approved provider of home care if:
 (a) the approved provider was providing home care to a care recipient before 1 July 2015; and
 (b) the approved provider will be continuing to provide home care to the care recipient on or after 1 July 2015; and
 (c) the approved provider did not give a written individualised budget to the care recipient before 1 July 2015.
 (5) The approved provider must comply with subsections 21A(1), (2) and (3) in relation to the care recipient as soon as practicable after 1 July 2015.