An associated provider arrangement changed: what to notify
Associated provider arrangement changed: the notification lines the clauses we hold attach to it, the requirements it touches with why each applies, and the evidence to keep. Each line names its clause and the edition we hold; the decision to notify stays with you.
- notification lines
- 1 possible, depending on the answers
- requirements
- 7 mapped across 3 frameworks
- questions it asks
- 2
What the clauses say: the notification lines
| To | By when | Clause | Applies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | within 14 days of becoming aware | Aged Care Act s 167 and Rules 167-5 to 167-70 | Aged care |
The questions it asks
2 questions- What changed in the arrangement? (starting, varying or extending, ending)
- Which registration does this change sit under? (aged care and NDIS, aged care only, NDIS only)
Each has not sure: a line resting on it stays, as a question.
What your change log usually carries for it
A date, a label of your own (a site, a role, a service, never a person's name), the date you became aware, and often a status or an owner. Paste it as it is: the type column reads words such as “associated provider”, “associated provider arrangement”, “associated providers”, “subcontractor”, “subcontract” and “subcontracting”. The answers go in one cell as key=value pairs.
The requirements it touches, and the evidence to keep
7 rowsAged Care Quality Standards
- ACQS Rules s 15-40(4): Responsibility and accountability for delivering services must be clear across workers and organisations.
evidence to keepResponsibility schedule with the associated provider, signed. - ACQS Rules s 15-20(8): Services are planned and coordinated across providers and supporters.
evidence to keepCoordination arrangement with the associated provider: contacts, handover, escalation. - ACQS Rules s 15-15(7): The risk system identifies and reviews the risks the arrangement brings to individuals and operations.
evidence to keepRisk assessment of the arrangement in the risk register.
Aged Care Act 2024
- Aged Care Act s 167 and Rules 167-5 to 167-70: Section 167 lists changes in associated provider arrangements among the prescribed changes, notified within 14 days of becoming aware.
evidence to keepChange-of-circumstances entry for the arrangement: date aware, date lodged. - Aged Care Act s 168: Personal information may be disclosed to an associated provider only for the individual's care or as section 168 allows, with reasonable safeguards.
evidence to keepInformation-sharing terms with the associated provider.
NDIS Practice Standards
- NDIS Practice Standards Core 16.4: Participants receive support without interruption through the change in arrangement.
evidence to keepContinuity arrangement for participants through the change. - NDIS Practice Standards Core 10.1: Risks from the changed arrangement are identified, analysed, prioritised and treated.
evidence to keepRisk assessment of the arrangement in the risk register.
Check one changeSee the specimen registerThe one-page sample register