What the My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service means for Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers This fact sheet provides information for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers about the introduction of the My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service (RAS). Information about the establishment of the RAS is available in the of the My Aged ‘Establishment Care Regional Assessment fact sheet. Service’ What is the RAS? The RAS is a key element of the changes to My Aged Care in 2015. The RAS is a national assessment workforce, operating at a regional level in all states and territories (except Victoria and Western Australia). From 1 July 2015, the RAS will be responsible for conducting face-to-face assessments of older people seeking entry-level support at home, provided under the CHSP. The Commonwealth Home and Community Care (HACC), National Respite for Carers, the Day Therapy Centre, and the Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged programs will be combined to form the new CHSP. What does the establishment of the RAS mean for HACC providers? In October 2014, the Department wrote to HACC providers funded to deliver assessment, case management and client care coordination services to tell them about upcoming changes to their funding for services. The letter explained that from 1 July 2015, assessment, short term case management and client care coordination services would be delivered by the RAS. Service providers were encouraged to apply to become part of the RAS if they wanted to deliver similar services in the future and/or to contact the Department in the event that the services they delivered differed substantially from their agreement. Reclassification of Commonwealth HACC assessment, case management and client care coordination funding Service providers were asked to contact the Department if they believed that the services they delivered from Commonwealth HACC Service Group Two funding differed substantially from their agreement, and included the direct delivery of care services to clients. A review of instances where existing assessment, case management or client care coordination funding required reclassification to ensure direct service delivery functions could continue was conducted. Service providers who contacted the Department will receive a letter confirming the outcomes from this reclassification process and transition arrangements (where required) shortly. This will include any arrangements for clients currently receiving long term case management. Where reclassification has not occurred, the funds will be redirected to the RAS from 1 July 2015.
What the My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service means for Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers This fact sheet provides information for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers about the introduction of the My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service (RAS). Information about the establishment of the RAS is available in the ‘Establishment of the My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service’ fact sheet. What is the RAS? The RAS is a key element of the changes to My Aged Care in 2015. The RAS is a national assessment workforce, operating at a regional level in all states and territories (except Victoria and Western Australia). From 1 July 2015, the RAS will be responsible for conducting face-to-face assessments of older people seeking entry-level support at home, provided under the CHSP. The Commonwealth Home and Community Care (HACC), National Respite for Carers, the Day Therapy Centre, and the Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged programs will be combined to form the new CHSP. What does the establishment of the RAS mean for HACC providers? In October 2014, the Department wrote to HACC providers funded to deliver assessment, case management and client care coordination services to tell them about upcoming changes to their funding for services. The letter explained that from 1 July 2015, assessment, short term case management and client care coordination services would be delivered by the RAS. Service providers were encouraged to apply to become part of the RAS if they wanted to deliver similar services in the future and/or to contact the Department in the event that the services they delivered differed substantially from their agreement. Reclassification of Commonwealth HACC assessment, case management and client care coordination funding Service providers were asked to contact the Department if they believed that the services they delivered from Commonwealth HACC Service Group Two funding differed substantially from their agreement, and included the direct delivery of care services to clients. A review of instances where existing assessment, case management or client care coordination funding required reclassification to ensure direct service delivery functions could continue was conducted. Service providers who contacted the Department will receive a letter confirming the outcomes from this reclassification process and transition arrangements (where required) shortly. This will include any arrangements for clients currently receiving long term case management. Where reclassification has not occurred, the funds will be redirected to the RAS from 1 July 2015.