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Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997No. 114, 1997

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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

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C2006C00221

21 October 1999 - 30 May 2006

Table of contents

Chapter 1—Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Identifying terms used in the new Act
- 5 Schedule(s)
Chapter 2—Transitional provisions relating to Chapter 2 of the Aged Care Act 1997
Part 2.1—Approved providers
- Division 1—Nursing homes
- Division 2—Hostels
- Division 3—Community aged care services
Part 2.2—Allocation of places
- Division 1—Nursing homes
- Division 2—Hostels
- Division 3—Community aged care services
Part 2.3—Approval of care recipients
- Division 1—Nursing homes
- Division 2—Hostels
  - 38 Eligible persons
- Division 3—Community aged care services
  - 39 Eligible persons
Part 2.4—Classification of care recipients
- Division 1—Nursing homes
- Division 2—Hostels
  - 49 Classifications under 1954 Act that were in force immediately before commencement day
  - 50 Person admitted to hostel before commencement day but no classification in force on that day
Part 2.5—Extra service places
- 51 Applications for exempt bed status
- 52 Exempt bed status
- 53 Applications to revoke exempt bed status
- 54 Applications to extend exempt bed status
- 55 Extensions of exempt bed status
- 56 Additional exempt bed fees
- 57 Requests for approval of redeterminations of additional exempt bed fees
- 58 Patients occupying exempt beds
Part 2.6—Certification of residential care services
Chapter 3—Transitional provisions relating to Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Act 1997
Part 3.1—Residential care subsidy
- 59 Eligibility for residential care subsidy for the day provision of residential care stops
- 60 Additional amounts in respect of staffing and related costs
- 61 Overpayments and underpayments of Commonwealth benefit
- 62 Nasogastric feeding
- 63 Eligible oxygen treatment
- 64 Extra service reductions for exempt residents
- 65 Compensation payable to nursing home patient
- 66 Daily income tested reduction for exempt residents taken to be zero
- 67 Determinations under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
Part 3.2—Community care subsidy
Part 3.3—Flexible care subsidy
Chapter 4—Transitional provisions relating to Chapter 4 of the Aged Care Act 1997
Part 4.1—Quality of care
Part 4.2—User rights
- Division 1—Nursing homes
  - 68 Extra service amounts for exempt residents
  - 69 Agreements between nursing home proprietors and residents
- Division 2—Hostels
  - 70 Variable hostel fees
  - 71 Formal agreements between hostel operators and residents
- Division 3—Community aged care services
  - 72 Formal agreements between hostel operators and residents
Part 4.3—Accountability
- 73 Direction to appoint nursing home advisor
Part 4.4—Consequences of non-compliance
- Division 1—Nursing homes
- Division 2—Hostels
Chapter 5—Transitional provisions relating to Chapter 5 of the Aged Care Act 1997
Part 5.1—Residential care grants
- 82 Applications for capital grants
- 83 Variation of certificates (approvals in principle)
Part 5.2—Community care grants
Part 5.3—Assessment grants
Part 5.4—Accreditation grants
Part 5.5—Advocacy grants
Part 5.6—Community visitors grants
Part 5.7—Other grants
Chapter 6—Transitional provisions relating to Chapter 6 of the Aged Care Act 1997
Part 6.1—Review of decisions
- 84 Reconsiderations of determinations under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
- 85 Applications under section 11 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997 for reconsideration of determinations under section 5 of that Act
- 86 AAT review of decisions relating to determinations under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
Part 6.2—Protection of information
- 87 Protected information
Part 6.3—Record keeping
Part 6.4—Powers of officers
Part 6.5—Recovery of overpayments
Chapter 7—Miscellaneous
Schedule 1—Amendment of the National Health Act 1953
- 65GAA Effect on investigation periods of commencement of the Aged Care Act 1997
Schedule 2—Amendment of the Aged or Disabled Persons Care Act 1954
Schedule 3—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991
- Part 1—Abolition of residential care allowance
- Part 2—Rent assistance and related matters
- 102E Application provision—abolition of residential care allowance and amendments relating to rent assistance
  - Part 3—Review provisions
- 102AA Review of decisions under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
- 102B Applications for review of decisions made under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
- 102C Review by SSAT of decisions relating to determinations under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
- 102D Review by AAT of decisions relating to determinations under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
  - Part 4—Other amendments
Schedule 4—Amendment of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
- Part 1—Abolition of residential care allowance
- Part 2—Rent assistance and related matters
- 5NC In care definitions
  - Part 3—Other amendments
Schedule 5—Amendment and repeal of other Acts
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
- Aged Care Income Testing Act 1997
- Freedom of Information Act 1982
- Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
- Division 2—Nursing home benefit and residential care subsidy