Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development and Employment establishes and approves the following amendment to the Community Costs Programme (as established and approved on 15 March 2006*).
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of October 2006.
DAVID BENSON-POPE, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title—This amendment is the Community Costs Amendment 2006.
2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect on the day after the date on which it is published in the
New Zealand Gazette.
3. Programme amended—This amendment amends the Community Costs Programme.
4. Interpretation—The definition of short-term residential treatment programme in clause 4 (1) is revoked and the following definition substituted:
“short-term residential treatment programme or treatment programme means a programme:
(a) of treatment of either or both of the following kinds in a residential setting for an intended duration of not more than 39 weeks (not being residential disability care within the meaning of Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001):
(i) alcohol or other drug treatment:
(ii) treatment of any other medical or psychological disorder; and
(b) that is funded under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 or, if not so funded, if the provider is certified to provide health care services of that kind (or, as the case requires, those kinds) under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001.”
5. New clause added—The following clause is added after clause 11:
“12 CC payments for certain treatment programmes may be backdated
(1) This clause applies to an applicant who is or was a resident in 1 or more short-term residential treatment programmes for the purpose set out in paragraph (a) (ii) of the definition of that term on or at any time after 1 April 2006.
(2) Despite clause 11 (1), the chief executive may, under clause 9, grant and make CC payments to an applicant to whom this clause applies in respect of the applicant’s period of residence in those treatment programmes before the commencement of this clause, but no CC payments may be made under
this clause in respect of any period earlier than
1 April 2006.”
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Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This amendment, which comes into effect on the day after it is published in the New Zealand Gazette, extends (effective from 1 April 2006) the Community Costs Programme to include short-term treatment programmes for medical or psychological disorders and also clarifies the definition of short-term residential treatment programme.
*New Zealand Gazette, 23 March 2006, No. 27, page 729