Subsidy Principles 2014 that each approved provider must enter into a payment agreement with the Australian Government. Figure 1: How the Guidelines link into legislation Programme guidelines should be considered in conjunction with: the Aged Care Act 1997, the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) 1997 and the Principles; relevant state and territory legislation; the payment agreement; the service agreement; and the recipient agreement. Throughout guidelines, specific references are also made to other relevant sections of the Acts, the Principles and the payment agreement. These references are highlighted in text boxes and should be referred to when requiring more detailed clarification. Copies of the Acts, the principles and any amendments to the legislation can be found on the . The table below sets out the parts of the Acts that are of particular relevance to the programme. Chapter Part Chapter 2 Preliminary matters Part 2.1 Approval of providers – – relating to subsidies Part 2.2 Allocation of places – Part 2.3 Approval of care recipients – Chapter 3 Subsidies Part 3.3 Flexible care subsidy – – Chapter 4 Responsibilities of Part 4.1 Quality of care – – approved providers Part 4.2 User rights – Part 4.3 Accountability etc. – Part 4.4 Consequence of non-compliance – Chapter 6 - Administration Part 6.1 Reconsideration and review of decisions – Part 6.2 Protection of information – Part 6.3 Record keeping – Part 6.4 Powers of officers – Part 6.5 Recovery of overpayments – CHAPTER 3: THE TRANSITION CARE PROGRAMME 3.1 What is transition care? On 23 April 2004 all Health State and Territory Government Ministers endorsed the definition of transition care (its role, functions and target group) developed by the Care of Older Australians Working Group. An extract of the definition is contained below. “Aim/Objectives Transition care provides support and active management for older people at the interface of the acute/subacute and residential aged care sectors. It is goal-oriented, limited and targets older people at the conclusion of a hospital episode who require more time and support in a non-hospital environment to complete their restorative process, optimise their functional capacity and finalise and access their longer term care arrangements. The potential for further recovery will vary according to the individual. Therefore, the services provided will vary from individual to individual, ranging from those that further improve physical,
Subsidy Principles 2014 that each approved provider must enter into a payment agreement with the Australian Government. Figure 1: How the Guidelines link into legislation Programme guidelines should be considered in conjunction with: the Aged Care Act 1997, the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) 1997 and the Principles; relevant state and territory legislation; the payment agreement; the service agreement; and the recipient agreement. Throughout guidelines, specific references are also made to other relevant sections of the Acts, the Principles and the payment agreement. These references are highlighted in text boxes and should be referred to when requiring more detailed clarification. Copies of the Acts, the principles and any amendments to the legislation can be found on the . The table below sets out the parts of the Acts that are of particular relevance to the programme. Chapter Part Chapter 2 – Preliminary matters relating to subsidies Part 2.1 – Approval of providers Part 2.2 – Allocation of places Part 2.3 – Approval of care recipients Chapter 3 – Subsidies Part 3.3 – Flexible care subsidy Chapter 4 – Responsibilities of approved providers Part 4.1 – Quality of care Part 4.2 – User rights Part 4.3 – Accountability etc. Part 4.4 – Consequence of non-compliance Chapter 6 - Administration Part 6.1 – Reconsideration and review of decisions Part 6.2 – Protection of information Part 6.3 – Record keeping Part 6.4 – Powers of officers Part 6.5 – Recovery of overpayments CHAPTER 3: THE TRANSITION CARE PROGRAMME 3.1 What is transition care? On 23 April 2004 all Health State and Territory Government Ministers endorsed the definition of transition care (its role, functions and target group) developed by the Care of Older Australians Working Group. An extract of the definition is contained below. “Aim/Objectives Transition care provides support and active management for older people at the interface of the acute/subacute and residential aged care sectors. It is goal-oriented, and targets older people at the conclusion of a hospital episode who require more time and support in a non-hospital environment to complete their restorative process, optimise their functional capacity and finalise and access their longer term care arrangements. The potential for further recovery will vary according to the individual. Therefore, the services provided will vary from individual to individual, ranging from those that further improve physical, limited
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