Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL HEALTH (NURSING HOME RESPITE CARE) REGULATIONS

- made under the National Health Act 1953

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART 2--PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE IN APPROVED NURSING HOMES
           Division 1 General

   4.      Respite care scheme  
   5.      Provision of leave respite care  
   6.      Provision of benefit respite care  
   7.      Notification of patient's status on admission  
           Division 2 Leave respite care
   9.      Application to Government and non-Government nursing homes  
   10.     Benefit respite care supplement not payable  
   12.     Classification not applicable  
           Division 3 Benefit respite care
   13.     Limitation to non-Government nursing homes  
   14.     Determination of number of benefit respite care bed days inrelation to a nursing home  
   15.     Revocation or variation of a determination made under regulation 14  
   18.     Minister to give notice of certain decisions  
   20.     Determination of maximum number of benefit respite care bed days  
   21.     Limitation on duration of occupancy of a bed as a benefit respite care patient  
   23.     Classification applicable  
   24.     Application of section 4AA of the Act  
   25.     Occupation of a bed temporarily vacated by another patient  
   27.     Application of this Part to nursing homes for disabled people  
   31.     Certificate of approval under section 41 of the Act  
   32.     Booking fee  

   PART 3--BENEFIT RESPITE CARE SUPPLEMENT

   35.     Interpretation  
   36.     Benefit respite care supplement  
   37.     Calculation of amount of supplement  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   38.     Modifications under subsection 49AA (2) of the Act  
           SCHEDULE Modifications of the Act under subsection 49AA (2) of the Act