Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 173 NATIONAL HEALTH (NURSING HOME RESPITE CARE) REGULATIONS - REG 3

3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"benefit respite care" means respite care in an approved nursing home provided
under Division 3 of Part 2 to a benefit respite care patient;

"benefit respite care bed", in relation to an approved nursing home, means a
bed that is one of such number of approved beds in the nursing home that is,
by virtue of a determination made under regulation 14, at that time approved
in relation to benefit respite care;

"benefit respite care patient" means a person who occupies a benefit respite
care bed in an approved nursing home, being a person:

   (a)  whose admission to an approved nursing home has been approved by the
        Minister under section 40AB of the Act and who is a qualified nursing
        home patient; or

   (b)  who is a Repatriation nursing home patient;

"benefit respite care supplement" means an amount payable by the Commonwealth
under regulation 36;

"leave respite care" means respite care in an approved nursing home 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;

"the Act" means the National Health Act 1953.