Struggling to keep up with the latest COVID-19 infection control requirements? How about visitor restrictions, human resources and grants? Not to mention the Serious Incident Response Scheme, ACFI and the NDIS.
Aged Care Law Monitor is a free tool from ACE publisher, CompliSpace, that is designed to help aged care leaders stay up to date with the latest changes in the law. It is a plain-English, quarterly report for boards and executives that summarises key legal, regulatory and compliance changes that affect the residential aged care industry.
Download your copy of the latest Aged Care Law Monitor here.
Keep reading for a summary of how Aged Care Law Monitor works and what it offers.
Aged Care Law Monitor covers recent and upcoming legal and regulatory changes that affect the aged care industry in all Australian jurisdictions. This means it covers everything from Tasmanian aged care entry restrictions to national paid parental leave entitlements for workers. It also has a special section for COVID-19 laws and regulations.
Aged Care Law Monitor is usually released quarterly, so it tells you about all the relevant legal changes that happened within that three-month period.
The latest version of Aged Care Law Monitor is a bumper edition that covers the two quarters in the period 20 July 2020 to 11 January 2021.
Does Aged Care Law Monitor Tell Me Which Legal Changes are the Most Important?
Yes. Aged Care Law Monitor uses a colour-coded “traffic light” system so that you can see at a glance whether each legal change requires you to:
Absolutely. Here are some examples from the latest edition:
Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) in Residential Aged Care – Expected to commence 1 April 2021
The Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) is a national framework for incident management and reporting of serious incidents in residential aged care. It imposes obligations on aged care providers to manage and report on incidents, and expands the powers of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC). In sum:
The ACQS advises that the SIRS “is expected to commence from 1 April 2021 following the passage of legislation through the Federal Parliament.”
Key Reference Materials: Serious Incident Response Scheme to Commence Early 2021: What Aged Care Providers Need to Know; Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Fact Sheet: What is the SIRS?
Aged Care Providers with NDIS Participants are now Registered with NDIS Commission – Commenced 1 December 2020
On 1 December 2020, residential aged care providers who deliver services to NDIS participants automatically became registered NDIS providers. These aged care providers are now required to:
Key Reference Materials: NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: NDIS participants in residential aged care
Legislation and industry guidelines in the aged care industry can change almost on a weekly basis. These free resources published by CompliSpace can help you stay up to date while you’re waiting for the next issue of Aged Care Law Monitor:
Age Care Essentials (ACE) provides weekly updates regarding regulatory and compliance issues in the Aged Care sector. We recommend that you subscribe to ACE and receive key updates directly into your email inbox.
COVID-19 Regulatory Changes: Residential Aged Care is a matrix of legislative and regulatory changes, best practice resources, and advice from regulators and government departments to ensure that your organisation has the most up-to-date information regarding your obligations for the prevention and management of COVID-19 outbreaks. Visit this page to see the latest updates, request a printer-friendly version of the matrix and opt-in to receive an email notification when the page is updated.
CompliSpace is an Australian company that specialises in helping organisations manage their legal and regulatory obligations. What makes CompliSpace unique is that they monitor changes in the law and best practice, and then update policies, procedures, associated training, assurance tools and reports so that their residential aged care clients can be continuously compliant. The CompliSpace Aged Care Team work with more than 50 residential aged care providers of all sizes.