NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 131

26 SEPTEMBER 2013

(k) ensuring that payments relating to employment obligations are made;
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(l) resolving any employment problems;
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(m) ensuring that the family carer does not carry out any other paid work, outside the agreed hours of the disability support services, if that work is likely to affect the provision, safety or quality of those services;
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(n) ensuring that the employment contract covers at least the following matters:

(i) the family carer has the necessary skills and experience, and can successfully deliver the funded family care;

(ii) funded family care must be delivered according to the individual service arrangement, and in a safe and acceptable manner to the disabled person;

(iii) funded family care must be delivered in a manner that is culturally appropriate for the disabled person;

(iv) the Ministry’s agent must be notified of any change in the family relationship between the disabled person and family carer (if it may affect eligibility);

(v) the Ministry must be notified (urgently) if the family carer is unable or unwilling to continue providing the disability support services;
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(vi) funded family care must continue during any period of transition to other disability support services; and

(vii) that the family carer must comply with monitoring or auditing processes, and with any requirements following those processes.

Complying with the Notice

(o) advising the Ministry of their family relationship to the family carer;

(p) advising the Ministry of any change in their family relationship to the family carer;

(q) advising the Ministry of any special legal status with the family carer;
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(r) using the funding only for the purpose of paying the family carer;

(s) using the funding only for the purpose of paying for replacement care (when required);

(t) agreeing to allow the Ministry or the Ministry’s agent to visit the home for any assessment, evaluation, monitoring and auditing; and

(u) notifying the Ministry (in advance) if they wish to change or stop receiving funded family care.
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Responsibilities of the family carer

21. The family carer is responsible for:

(a) providing funded family care of the required standard
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(b) complying with any responsibility that involves them.

Responsibilities for replacement care

22. The person providing replacement care is responsible for:

(a) providing funded family care to the disabled person; and

(b) complying with any responsibility that involves them.

Responsibilities of the Ministry’s agent

23. The Ministry’s agent is responsible for the following respective matters:

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(a) assessing the disability support service needs of the disabled person;
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(b) reviewing information that is provided about the disabled person;

(c) conducting a review if they decide that the disabled person may not be eligible, or if the disabled person requests a review;
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(d) monitoring the delivery of the funded family care;

(e) assisting with requests for exceptions to the eligibility for funded family care; and

(f) advising the Ministry, disabled person and family carer of any matter that the Ministry’s agent reasonably believes is not in the best interests of the disabled person.

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(g) providing:

(i) assistance with the set-up of the funded family care;

(ii) assistance to the disabled person and family carer to develop an individual service arrangement; and

(iii) initial and on-going advice on the employment relationship.

Collective responsibility of all parties

24. All parties are responsible for complying with this Notice (as appropriate to them).

25. All parties are responsible for complying with the Ministry’s Funded Family Care Operational Policy (as appropriate to them).

26. All parties are responsible for notifying the Ministry when any circumstance occurs where the Ministry may decide to stop payment; notification must be made as soon as reasonably possible.
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Individual service arrangement and back-up arrangement

27. The disabled person must have an individual service arrangement.
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28. The individual service arrangement must be:

(a) discussed with the Ministry’s agent before it is completed;

(b) specific to the disabled person in their home;

(c) kept up to date;