Approval Approval and entry No lapsing provisions. Approval and entry An approval for Lapsing eligibility will lapse eligibility will lapse residential respite Provisions six months from the if care isn’t utilised care will not lapse date of the ACAT within 4 weeks of but can expire if it is approval. approval. time or revoked. Core A person is ineligible Generally CHSP services A person is ineligible Permanent residents Ineligibilities if they already should not be provided if they are not of a residential aged receiving aged care to people who are entering the care service cannot provided under the already receiving other programme directly be approved for Act; or has received government-subsidised upon discharge from residential respite flexible care in the services that provide hospital. care in another aged form of transition similar service types to care service. care within the six those funded through months prior to the CHSP. date of assessment. ATTACHMENT C - Examples of possible Multidisciplinary Team Members Either a GP or a Geriatrician must always be on the Multidisciplinary Team so as to identify any underlying medical condition. professionals can include (but are not limited to) Registered Orthotist Audiologist Pharmacist Community health worker Physiotherapist Dental hygienist Podiatrist Certified Accredited Dietitian (or if a dietitian cannot be available physically or via a telehealth conference link, a nutritionist). Optometrist Exercise physiologist Psychologist Occupational therapist Social worker Osteopath Speech pathologist
Approval Lapsing Provisions Approval and entry eligibility will lapse six months from the date of the ACAT approval. No lapsing provisions. Approval and entry eligibility will lapse if care isn’t utilised within 4 weeks of approval. An approval for residential respite care will not lapse but can expire if it is time or revoked. Core Ineligibilities A person is ineligible if they already receiving aged care provided under the Act; or has received flexible care in the form of transition care within the six months prior to the date of assessment. Generally CHSP services should not be provided to people who are already receiving other government-subsidised services that provide similar service types to those funded through CHSP. A person is ineligible if they are not entering the programme directly upon discharge from hospital. Permanent residents of a residential aged care service cannot be approved for residential respite care in another aged care service. ATTACHMENT C - Examples of possible Multidisciplinary Team Members Either a GP or a Geriatrician must always be on the Multidisciplinary Team so as to identify any underlying medical condition. professionals can include (but are not limited to) Registered Orthotist Audiologist Pharmacist Community health worker Physiotherapist Dental hygienist Podiatrist Certified Accredited Dietitian (or if a dietitian cannot be available physically or via a telehealth conference link, a nutritionist). Optometrist Exercise physiologist Psychologist Occupational therapist Social worker Osteopath Speech pathologist
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