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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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C2006C00283

31 May 2006 - 09 March 2016

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
- Schedule 2—Amendment of the Aged or Disabled Persons Care Act 1954
- Schedule 3—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991
- Schedule 4—Amendment of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
- Schedule 5—Amendment and repeal of other Acts
- Schedule 6—Amendment of the National Health Act 1953 relating to domiciliary nursing care benefit