document provides contextual information about new concepts and functions that assessors are expected to undertake via the My Aged Care assessor portal. For the purpose of this document: Assessment organisations are defined as: The My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service (RAS) Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) Assessors are defined as: Home support assessors, as part of the RAS Comprehensive assessors and Delegates, as part of ACATs. This document should be read in conjunction with the: My Aged Care Assessor Portal User Guide Part One: Administrator – Functions (Assessor Portal User Guide Part One), which outlines the steps – Administrators will undertake to set up and maintain information within the assessor portal My Aged Care Assessor Portal User Guide Part Two: Team Leader, – Assessor, Delegate and Delegate Support Functions (Assessor Portal User Guide Part Two), which provides an overview of the portal and describes – the functions that individuals with the Team Leader, Assessor, Delegate and Delegate Support roles will undertake within the assessor portal National Screening and Assessment Form User Guide (NSAF User Guide), which outlines how to use the National Screening and Assessment Form (NSAF) to undertake assessments. These documents do not replace existing programme documentation (e.g. Aged Care Assessment Programme Guidelines). Document key This symbol is used to highlight a that assessment organisations need to pay particular attention to. Key Terms Table One: Key terms and descriptions Key Term Description ACAT Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) conduct face-to-face comprehensive assessments to determine a client’s eligibility for care types under the Aged Care Act 1997, with approval subject to a decision by an ACAT Delegate.
document provides contextual information about new concepts and functions that assessors are expected to undertake via the My Aged Care assessor portal. For the purpose of this document: Assessment organisations are defined as: The My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service (RAS) Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) Assessors are defined as: Home support assessors, as part of the RAS Comprehensive assessors and Delegates, as part of ACATs. This document should be read in conjunction with the: My Aged Care Assessor Portal User Guide – Part One: Administrator Functions (Assessor Portal User Guide – Part One), which outlines the steps Administrators will undertake to set up and maintain information within the assessor portal My Aged Care Assessor Portal User Guide – Part Two: Team Leader, Assessor, Delegate and Delegate Support Functions (Assessor Portal User Guide – Part Two), which provides an overview of the portal and describes the functions that individuals with the Team Leader, Assessor, Delegate and Delegate Support roles will undertake within the assessor portal National Screening and Assessment Form User Guide (NSAF User Guide), which outlines how to use the National Screening and Assessment Form (NSAF) to undertake assessments. These documents do not replace existing programme documentation (e.g. Aged Care Assessment Programme Guidelines). Document key This symbol is used to highlight a that assessment organisations need to pay particular attention to. Key Terms Table One: Key terms and descriptions Key Term Description ACAT Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) conduct face-to-face comprehensive assessments to determine a client’s eligibility for care types under the Aged Care Act 1997, with approval subject to a decision by an ACAT Delegate.
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