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Hospitalisation provisions for Carer Payment (CP) and Carer Allowance (CA) 009-06010020

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Example of hospitalisation provisions

This table describes an example of the hospital provisions being applied in a palliative care situation.

Example

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Sam was admitted to a local hospital and was diagnosed with a terminal condition. Sam was then transferred to the hospital's palliative care unit.

Sam's partner, Jenny, lodges a claim for CA and advises these details. Jenny also indicates on the claim form of attending the hospital every day and providing care to Sam. In this situation, Jenny's claim would be assessed using the hospitalisation provisions.