Resources

This guide explains how clinical aged care needs assessors and assessment delegates should enter and manage Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) details in the My Aged Care assessor portal.

This schedule applies to people who first entered care on or after 1 July 2014. It also applies to those who entered care before this date and have chosen to be covered by the 1 July 2014 arrangements.

Facilities that handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) can use this template to help them make sure they identify and manage all risks associated with handing SSBAs. Use of the template is not mandatory.

This tool helps entities and facilities that handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) to check their compliance with the SSBA Standards. Use of this tool is not mandatory.

The final framework sets out the criteria for specialised care delivery. Aged care providers who deliver specific services that meet diverse needs may apply for specialisation verification.

A Budget 2022–23 fact sheet.

This final report from Australian Healthcare Associates (AHA) outlines the results of a review into selecting special needs specialisations within the My Aged Care system's Find a Provider tool. It also discusses developing a framework to verify specialisations and research on ways to do this.

Read and order hard copies of this booklet about accessing short-term restorative care.

This fact sheet outlines the National Health Security (NHS) checks conducted under the SSBA Standards. It covers the need for NHS checks, applying for NHS checks, timeframes and provisional arrangements.

Use this form if you wish to handle SSBAs. You must register within 2 business days of starting to handle any SSBA.

Use this form to apply for an extension when you are required to handle an SSBA for longer than 2 business days. Please note that this is not required when waiting for the results of confirmatory testing.

Use this form to report changes to the Responsible or Deputy Responsible Officer or their contact details.

Use this form to report changes to your entity or facility details.

Use this form to report changes to the purpose for handling a registered security sensitive biological agent (SSBA), including ceasing a purpose and adding a purpose.

Use this form to report when all of an SSBA is destroyed or the remaining quantity falls below the reportable quantity for a toxin. You can also use this form to de-register. Non-registered facilities that have already provided this information in the relevant form do not have to fill in this form.

Registered facilities should use this form to report an incident that is defined as a reportable event, whether it occurs intentionally or by accident.

Facilities not registered to handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) should use this form to report specific information about SSBAs.

Use this form to report the temporary handling and disposal of a known SSBA (previously confirmed in another facility). Temporary handlings must be for 7 working days or less.

Use this form if you are already a registered facility and want to register a linked storage unit to store Tier 2 SSBAs under Part 4A.5 of the SSBA Standards. To register a new facility, use the Initial Registration form.

Facilities registered to handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) should use this form to report specific information about SSBAs.

Use this form to report the temporary handling and disposal of a known SSBA (previously confirmed in another facility) that you are not registered for. Temporary handlings must be for 7 working days or less.

Use this form for the removal of Salmonella Typhi and Vibrio cholerae.

Registered facilities must use this form to report when they handle a new security sensitive biological agent (SSBA) that they are not currently registered for.

Registered facilities must use this form when transferring security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) to another facility within the same entity.