This change in circumstance is relevant for all providers in any registration category except if a provider is only registered in Category 6.
Providers must notify us of any change to the service types that they provide. You should only use this type of notification to tell us about a change in a category that you’re already registered in.
Adding a service type to your registration
You can only add an extra service type in a category that you already provide service in.
If you want to add a service type in a category that you don’t currently hold registration in, you must instead complete the Application for variation form.
Notifying us of adding a service type to your registration
To notify us of your plan to add a service type you must complete the:
- Change in circumstance notification baseform
- Adding a service type to registration subform.
You can find these forms on Applications, requests and notifications.
You can find more information on how to complete a form in Change in Circumstance Guidance.
When notifying us of adding a service type, you must notify us of the:
- date of the change
- extra types of services that you plan to deliver.
Removing a service type from your registration
When completing this notification, you can remove any service type that you’re currently delivering and plan to stop delivering.
To notify us of your plan to remove a service type you must complete the:
- Change in circumstance notification form
- Removing a service type from registration form.
You can find these forms on Applications, requests and notifications
When completing the forms use the Change in Circumstance Guidance. It outlines what evidence and supporting documents you’ll need to attach.
When notifying us of removing a service type from your registration, you must notify us of:
- the date of change
- the types of services you plan to stop delivering
- your reasons for the change
- strategies and procedures to minimise the impact on older people.
You must also make sure there are appropriate continuity of care arrangements in place when you stop providing care services to individuals.
Changes to your registration
If you stop delivering all services in a category, you are not removing that category from your registration.
You can:
- submit an Application for variation form if you plan to stop delivering all service types within a category and want to remove that category from your registration
- submit a Request for registration revocation form if you plan to stop delivering all service types across all categories and want to stop being a registered provider.
You can find these forms on Applications, requests and notifications.
Changes to specialist aged care programs
You must notify us if you want to add or remove any of these specialist aged care programs:
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program
- Multi-Purpose Services Program (MPS)
- Commonwealth Home Support Programme
- Transition Care Programme.
Notifying us of changes to your specialist aged care programs
To notify us of a change to your specialist aged care program, you must complete the:
- Change in circumstance notification form
- Changes to specialist aged care programs form.
You can find these forms on Applications, requests and notifications.
You can find more information on how to complete a form in Change in Circumstance Guidance.
You need to notify us when the change will start and provide a statement on how this change will affect your organisation and your ability to provide funded aged care services.
If you hold a registration in category 4, 5 or 6, and you’re planning to deliver services under MPS, you must also fill in the second section of the Changes to specialist aged care programs form.
