How does a GP establish if someone is a Commonwealth funded resident of an aged care facility?
The GP or practice staff should ask the patient and, if unsure, ask the aged care facility whether the patient is a privately funded resident. The advice of the patient and/or aged care facility should be accepted and a note made in the patient record indicating by whom and when the advice was provided.
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