Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL HEALTH (NURSING HOME RESPITE CARE) REGULATIONS - REG 3

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"benefit respite care bed day", in relation to an approved nursing home, means a day in respect of which benefit respite care supplement is payable to the proprietor of the nursing home for the occupation of a bed in the nursing home by a benefit respite care patient.

"benefit respite care patient" means:

(a)

a person:

(i)

whose admission to an approved nursing home is approved under section 40AB of the Act; and

(ii)

who is a qualified nursing home patient; or

(b)

a Repatriation nursing home patient who is not a leave respite care patient.

"leave respite care "means respite care provided under Division 2 of Part 2 to a leave respite care patient.

"leave respite care bed" means a bed in an approved nursing home temporarily occupied by a leave respite care patient.

"leave respite care patient" means a person:

(a)

whose admission to an approved nursing home is approved by the Minister under section 40AB of the Act; and

(b)

who occupies a bed in an approved nursing home temporarily vacated by:

(i)

a qualified nursing home patient; or

(ii)

a Repatriation nursing home patient.

under an agreement made under subsection 4AA (2) of the Act.

but does not include a Repatriation nursing home patient.

(a)

a leave respite care patient; or

(b)

a member of the staff of the nursing home receiving nursing home care in the member's own quarters; or

(c)

subject to subsection (1C) of the Act, a newly born child whose mother also occupies a bed in the nursing home; or

(d)

a Repatriation nursing home patient;