Assessing Carer Payment (CP) (child) when caring for two to four children each with a disability or medical condition (combined care) 009-04050020

Do at least 2 of the children have either a disability or a medical condition?

• Yes, go to Step 2
• No, go to Step 5

Do any of the children require care for a period of at least 3 months but less than 6 months?

• Yes, they may qualify under the provisions for:
• short term care
• episodic care, go to Step 3
• No, (or a child suffers from a terminal illness), go to Step 3

Do the conditions indicate that each of the children need continuous personal care for either:

• at least 3 months but less than 6 months, or
• 6 months or more, or
• for the duration of a terminal illness

Note: The terminal illness must be supported by written evidence from a medical practitioner.

• Yes, go to Step 4
• No, go to Step 5

• The carer may be considered for CP (child) under the combined care provisions
• If the carer is also caring for a disabled adult (together with 1 or 2 children with a disability or medical condition) they may qualify under the multiple care provisions
• If the carer is a separated or divorced parent of the children, but does not provide care to the same child/ren every day, they may be considered for CP (child) under the exchanged care provisions
• If the care is for more than 3 months but less than 6 months, the carer may qualify for CP (child) under the short term care or the episodic care provisions

Code the claim for the 2 to 4 children combined claim. Ensure all care receivers to be included in the assessment are ticked on the SCRA screen.

Go to Step 6.

The claim will be rejected during the new claim coding.

Record all details on a DOC on the carer's record, and finalise the claim via the Assessment Results (AR) screen.