New Zealand Legislation: Acts

136AA Purpose of this Part

• The purpose of this Part is to—

  • (a) specify the circumstances in which certain older persons are required to pay for their own long-term residential care; and

  • (b) specify the circumstances in which a funder must contribute toward the cost of those persons' long-term residential care; and

  • (c) provide for those persons to apply for a means assessment to determine if, and how much, a funder must contribute toward the cost of their long-term residential care; and

  • (d) provide that those persons are not required to pay more than the maximum contribution (which amount is specified by Gazette notice) for their long-term residential care, if that care is provided by a provider who has a contract with a funder to provide long-term residential care to older persons.

  Section 136AA: inserted, on 22 November 2006, by section 5 of the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 67).