Table 1 Regulatory arrangements by service type Service Category Service types Compliance with this policy Regulatory arrangements outlining compliance requirements Services directly managed by the Department of Health and Human Services Out-of-home Care Secure services Kinship care Public Housing Disability services (facility-based) Providers must comply with this policy as an internal program area of the department. Endorsed departmental policy Services directly funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Home and Community Care – Program for Young People (PYP) Out-of-home Care services including: Foster Care Lead Tenant Residential Kinship care Transitional Housing Homelessness Support Public Health Services Disability services Providers must comply with this policy as a condition of departmental funding. For Public Health Services: Statement of Priorities Department of Health and Human Services policy and funding guidelines 2017 For all other service types: Departmental Funding and Service Agreements Department of Health and Human Services policy and funding guidelines 2017 Service Agreement Information Kit Services provided under the National Disability Insurance Scheme All National Disability Insurance Scheme services except early intervention. Providers must comply with this policy as a condition of registration as a NDIS provider. Victorian Quality and Safeguards Working Arrangements for Transition Services regulated but not funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Supported Residential Services Private Hospitals and day procedure centres Provider compliance with this policy is recommended in line with emergency preparedness regulations. For Supported Residential Services: Supported Residential Services (Private Proprietors) Regulations 2012 approved
For Private Hospitals: Risk Based Regulatory Framework: Private Hospitals 2017 Health and human service providers funded and regulated by the Commonwealth government Residential aged care services Commonwealth Home Support Program Respite services Provider compliance with this policy is recommended in line with Commonwealth emergency preparedness regulations. Quality of Care Principles 2014
Directed actions apply to children and young people who are subject to the following child protection orders or child care arrangements: voluntary placements (where child protection is involved) refugee minors where the department has agreed to act on behalf of the Australian Government Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs who has been assigned guardianship through the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth) children placed for adoption for whom the Secretary is guardian interstate protection orders by another state or territory prior to registration protection orders children and young people on protection orders authorised to Aboriginal agencies under section 18 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic) therapeutic treatment (placement) order, and any other out-of-home care arrangement where the Secretary is the guardian of a child or young person family reunification order care by Secretary order long-term care order. Services must ensure that clients subject to directed actions implement their Emergency Bushfire Leaving Early Plan when a Code Red day is declared in their weather district. Notification of service or client relocations must be made to the Relocation Hotline by 9 am on the Code Red day (see 7.1.1 for contact details). The department must be notified when services have returned to normal arrangements – reporting this no later than five days after the Code Red day. If the service or placement has not or is not expected to return to normal within five days of the Code Red day, the department must be notified by the fifth day, indicating when the service expects to return to normal. Exemption from relocation for Code Red days An exemption from relocation may be applied for where it can be clearly demonstrated that relocation will result in significant negative impacts to the health, safety and wellbeing of a client or clients concerned. An application must outline an evacuation plan that will be implemented should a recommendation to evacuate be made. Assessment of the client or facility considered at risk on a declared Code Red day will be based on a clearly prescribed approach, approved by the department’s respective service stream. Monitoring and reporting Emergency Bushfire Leaving Early Plans are required for all clients placed in VFRR-B extreme risk areas and those assessed by the department as being at high bushfire risk. New plans are to be submitted as per the timeframes outlined above. Existing plans should be reviewed and updated by 1 December 2018. The department will collate a status report based on the information received from services, as part of its quality and assurances process by 1 December 2018.