Bill
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Emergency Leave) Bill 2020
passed, as at 2020-05-15. Health portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-05-13
- second reading — 2020-05-13
- second reading — 2020-05-13
- second reading — 2020-05-13
- third reading — 2020-05-13
- introduced — 2020-05-14
- second reading — 2020-05-14
- second reading — 2020-05-14
- second reading — 2020-05-14
- committee — 2020-05-14
- third reading — 2020-05-14
- passed — 2020-05-14
- royal assent — 2020-05-15
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2020-05-13.
The bill would let aged care providers keep getting government subsidies during declared emergencies, such as pandemics or natural disasters.
It would stop providers from charging residents a fee to hold their place in a facility during an emergency.
The leave would apply to a specific area and time period once an emergency is declared.
- Introduces a new type of emergency leave for approved providers.
- Prevents providers from charging residents a fee to reserve their place during a declared emergency.
- Ensures providers remain eligible for residential care subsidy during emergency situations.
Approved providers of residential aged care and aged care residents.
Sources
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