The Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) are working to introduce a new Aged Care Worker Screening Check for risk assessed roles.
A risk-assessed role in aged care will be one that:
- is a responsible person (for example a CEO or Board Member)
- is involved in the direct delivery of aged care services to older people
- is likely to have ‘more than incidental contact’ with older people accessing aged care services as a normal part of their duties.
Next steps
- Aged care providers and workers do not need to prepare for the new screening check yet.
- Workers will not be required to have the new check in place when the new process starts. They can continue to use their existing police check until it expires. This transitional arrangement will make sure:
- new screening applications are processed efficiently
- workers can continue to work without interruption.
The Department are working with states and territories to plan for implementation. More information will be shared with providers as soon as its available.
NB: The new screening process for aged care will not start before 1 July 2025.
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