Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074:reg:21a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 21A (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 50216–52877

21A  Individualised budget to be given to care recipient
 (1) An approved provider of home care must give a written individualised budget to each care recipient to whom the approved provider provides, or is to provide, home care through a home care service.
 (2) The individualised budget for a care recipient must:
 (a) be prepared in partnership with the care recipient; and
 (b) be prepared having regard to the care recipient's goals and assessed needs, preferences, the resources available and the services selected by the care recipient; and
 (c) set out an itemised budget for the home care to be provided to the care recipient, as set out in the care recipient's care plan; and
 (d) set out:
 (i) the amount of home care subsidy payable to the approved provider for the care recipient in respect of the period agreed between the care recipient and the provider; and
 (ii) the maximum amount of home care fees payable by the care recipient in respect of that period.
Note 1: The amount of home care subsidy payable to the approved provider for the care recipient in respect of a payment period (that is a calendar month) is worked out under section 48‑1 of the Act or section 48‑1 of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 (as the case requires).
Note 2: The maximum amount of home care fees payable by the care recipient is worked out under Division 52D of the Act, or Division 60 of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 and section 130 of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Principles 2014 (as the case requires).
 (3) The approved provider must give the individualised budget to the care recipient as soon as practicable after the approved provider has all the necessary information to complete it.
 (4) The approved provider must review and, if necessary, revise the individualised budget for the care recipient if:
 (a) a change to the care and services to be provided to the care recipient through the home care service is proposed; or
 (b) the costs of providing the care and services change; or
 (c) the care recipient requests the approved provider to do so.
 (5) If the approved provider reviews and revises the individualised budget for a care recipient under subsection (4), the approved provider must give the care recipient a copy of the revised individualised budget.
 (6) If the individualised budget for a care recipient is reviewed and revised in response to a request from the care recipient under paragraph (4)(c), the approved provider must give the care recipient a copy of the revised individualised budget within 14 days of the request being made.
 (7) The care recipient must be informed of, and helped