This page contains information for Service Officers to process aged care service details.
On this page:
Viewing service details
Viewing service provider relationships
Viewing and managing aged care approved places
Processing advice regarding a service under administration
Maintain service notes in ACMPS
Maintain services in ACMPS
Viewing service details
Table 1: this table describes the process for viewing service details in Aged Care Staff Portal (ACSP) and service address details in Aged Care Management Payment System (ACMPS). Note: the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission are responsible for changes to an aged care service's address details. Service Australia does not have the system access to make these changes.
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Action |
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Menu options + Read more ...
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Viewing address details in ACMPS + Read more ...
To view the address details in ACMPS:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select Addresses Types tab to view the various address types. The Addresses Types tab will display
Procedure ends here.
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Viewing service provider relationships
Table 2: this table describes the process for viewing service provider relationships in the Aged Care Staff Portal (ACSP)
Viewing and managing aged care approved places
Table 3: this table describes how to view aged care approved places.
Note: approved places are not applicable to home care.
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Action |
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Viewing and managing Service Approved places + Read more ...
Note:
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For residential aged care services, this information is automatically received via the Government Provider Management System (GPMS) to Aged Care Management Payment System (ACMPS) interface. This step is only used by the Department of Health and Aged Care staff when the interface is experiencing outages and manual intervention is required
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The Aged Care Programs Branch manually updates the approved places for transition care and short term restorative care services after receiving notice from the Department of Health and Aged Care of approval for a variation to a service’s allocation of approved places.
To view and manage an aged care service’s approved places in the ACSP:
Does the Aged Care Staff Portal reflect the correct number of approved places?
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Yes, process ends here
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No, Team Leaders and Subject Matter Experts will need to ensure the escalation process is actioned appropriately prior to forwarding queries to the Aged Care Programs Branch. See the Resources page for a link to Aged Care contact details.
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Processing advice regarding a service under administration
Table 4: this table describes how Team Leaders and Subject Matter Experts process a service under administration. This process is similar to transferring a service.
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Action |
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Email advice received by Services Australia + Read more ...
The Department of Health and Aged Care notifies Services Australia of aged care services that are under administration.
Email notification is sent by the Department of Health and Aged Care to the Aged Care liaison inbox.
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Checking the claim history + Read more ...
Service Officers must check the claiming history of the aged care service that is under administration. This service must be up to date with their claims.
For example, if the closure date is 1 June 2019, the aged care service is up to date with their claiming when the service has submitted the May 2019 claim.
Is the aged care service up to date with their claims?
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Yes, go to Step 3
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No, contact the aged care service and ask to lodge the claims. Procedure ends here
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Process the last monthly claim + Read more ...
To process the last monthly claim:
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Suspend monthly advance + Read more ...
Suspend the future monthly advance for the service that is under administration. This ensures the correct payment of subsidies to the approved provider who is operating the service.
To suspend advances in:
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Update bank account details + Read more ...
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Lift suspension + Read more ...
Lift the suspension (e.g. unsuspend the advance suspension) on the advance and pay any outstanding advances.
To unsuspend advances in:
To pay any outstanding advances in:
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Reply to Department of Health and Aged Care when processed + Read more ...
Reply to the Department of Health and Aged Care when all actions have been processed.
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Maintain service notes in ACMPS
Table 5: this table describes how to view and add service notes in GPMS.
Step |
Action |
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Menu options + Read more ...
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View a service note + Read more ...
To view a service note:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search. The Service Details will display
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Select the Notes tab. The Notes tab will display
Procedure ends here.
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To add a service note + Read more ...
To add a service note:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select the Notes tab
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Select Edit
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In the Text Type field- select the relevant category note
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Key the relevant information in the Notes section
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Select Save
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The Notes details are saved
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Maintain services in ACMPS
Table 6: this table describes how to maintain services in ACMPS. This process is only used when the NAPS to ACMPS interface is experiencing outages and manual intervention is required.
Note: this table is only for:
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Services Australia Business Administrator
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Services Australia IT System Administrator
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Department of Health and Aged Care NAPS Maintainer and Manager
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Action |
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Manage service + Read more ...
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Create new service + Read more ...
Note: this step is only applicable to home care services.
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Log on to ACMPS
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On the Home screen, select Service from the Create menu. The Search Service screen will display
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Select the Create Home Care Service. The Service screen will display
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Key information in the mandatory fields provided in the General data section of the Service Details tab
Service Name
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Service Start Date - select the calendar icon to display calendar
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key information in the fields provided in the Main Address and Communication Data section of the Service Details tab
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Address Line 1
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Suburb
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State Code
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Post Code
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Country - automatically populates as 'AU'
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Phone
Procedure ends here.
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Identification number + Read more ...
To add, update or delete identification numbers:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Service Name
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select the Identification Numbers tab. The Identification Numbers tab will display
To add identification numbers
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Select New
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Key relevant information in the following fields
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ID Type - select the drop down icon and select Service IDs in GPMS
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ID number - the NAPS ID number for the provider
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Valid From
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Valid To
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Select Back
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Select Save
To update identification numbers
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Select Edit List
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Select the relevant identification type item
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ID number - the NAPS ID number for the provider
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Valid From
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Valid To
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Select Save
To delete identification numbers
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Select Edit List
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Select the relevant identification type item
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ID number - the NAPS ID number for the provider
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Valid From
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Valid To
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Select Save
Procedure ends here.
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Status details + Read more ...
To set or update the service status:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Service Name
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select the Status Details tab .The Status Details tab will display
To set the status
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Select Edit List
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Key the relevant information in the following fields:
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Status ID - use the drop down menu to select the status of the service. Choose from Operational, Inactive, Non-operational or Closed
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Status valid from - select the calendar icon to display calendar. This value must be after the Service start date
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Status Valid to - select the calendar icon to display calendar
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Select Save
To update the status
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Select Edit List
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End date the Status Valid to for the existing service status - select the calendar icon to display calendar. This value must be after the Service start date
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Select Insert to set the service status
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Key the relevant information in the following fields:
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Status ID - use the drop down menu to select the status of the service. Choose from Operational, Inactive, Non-operational or Closed
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Status valid from - select the calendar icon to display calendar. This value must be after the Service start date
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Status Valid to - select the calendar icon to display calendar
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Select Save
Procedure ends here.
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Relationships + Read more ...
A provider can be added for the service using the Relationships tab. A service can only have one provider.
To add or update relationships:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Service Name
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select the Relationships tab. The Relationships tab will display
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Select New
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Key the relevant information in the following fields:
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Relationship - set as 'Is Service for'
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Partner - enter the Provider ID. Can be manually keyed or selected from the search results
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Valid From - manually keyed or selected from the search results. Select calendar icon to display calendar
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Valid To - manually keyed or selected from the search results. Select calendar icon to display calendar
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Select Back
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Select Save
Note: select Edit to update the provider details or Delete to delete the relationship just created.
Procedure ends here.
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Addresses + Read more ...
To add or update address details:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Service Name
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select Addresses tab. The Addresses tab will display
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To update existing address details Select Edit
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Key the relevant changes
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Select Save and Back
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To additional addresses
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Select New
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Address Line 1
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Suburb
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State Code
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Post Code
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Country - automatically populates as 'AU'
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Phone
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Select Save
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Select Save and Back
Procedure ends here.
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Archive service + Read more ...
To archive a service:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Service Name
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select Edit
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Select the checkbox in the Archiving Flag field to select it for archival
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Select Save
Procedure ends here.
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View service details + Read more ...
To view service details:
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Log on to ACMPS
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Select Service Search. The Search: Service screen will display
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Key the relevant service details
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Service ID
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Care Type - select the drop down button to display the various options (Home Care, Residential Care, Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care)
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Select Search
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The Service Details are displayed
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Select the below tab to display the below tab's relevant information:
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Identification Numbers
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Indicators
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Status Details
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Service Places Details
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Addresses
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Address Types
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Relationships
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Contact Person
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Key Personnel
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Active Care Recipients
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Communication History
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Bank details
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Advance Suspension Details
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Sanction Details
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Workforce Supplement Details
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Provider Statement for Service
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Notes
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Notes Log
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Change History
Note:
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Service Places Details are only applicable to a flexible care service
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A flexible care service can either be a Short Term Restorative Care or Transition Care service
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