Aged Care (Flexible Care Subsidy Amount Innovative Care) Determination 2013 (No. 2) (Cth)

Aged Care (Flexible Care Subsidy Amount – Innovative Care) Determination 2013 (No. 2)

I, Jacinta Collins, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, make the following determination under the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated:              8/7       2013

Jacinta Collins

Minister for Mental Health and Ageing

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary   1

1  Name of determination............................................................................................................. 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Repeal.........................................................................................................................................         1

5  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

Part 2—Care recipients receiving innovative care services   2

6  Amount of flexible care subsidy – approved providers in Schedule 1...................................... 2

7  Amount of flexible care subsidy – approved providers in Schedule 2...................................... 2

Schedule 1Approved providers   3

Schedule 2Approved providers   4

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name of determination

This determination is the Aged Care (Flexible Care Subsidy Amount – Innovative Care) Determination 2013 (No. 2).

2  Commencement

This determination commences on 1 August 2013.

3  Authority

This determination is made under the Aged Care Act 1997.

4  Repeal

The Aged Care (Amount of Flexible Care Subsidy – Innovative Care Services) Determination 2013 (No. 1), made by the Minister on 27 June 2013, also known as F2013L01287, is repealed.

The Aged Care (Amount of Flexible Care Subsidy-Innovative Care Service- Congress Community Development and Education Unit Ltd) Determination 2012 (No. 1), made by the Minister on 22 June 2012, also known as F2012L01422, is repealed.

5  Definitions

In this determination:

Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.

dementia and cognition supplement means the dementia and cognition supplement referred to in Division 2.5 of the Aged Care (Home Care Subsidy Amount) Determination 2013;

eligible care recipient means a care recipient who would be eligible for either the dementia and cognition supplement or the veterans’ supplement if the care recipient were receiving home care;

veterans’ supplement means the veterans’ supplement referred to in Division 2.6 of the Aged Care (Home Care Subsidy Amount) Determination 2013.

Part 2—Care recipients receiving innovative care services

6  Amount of flexible care subsidy – approved providers in Schedule 1

For subsection 52-1(1) of the Act, the amount of flexible care subsidy payable for a care recipient receiving innovative care services of a kind specified in section 15.24 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997 provided by an approved provider listed in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 in respect of a day is the sum of:

(a)  the amount mentioned in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 for that approved provider; and

(b)  if the care recipient is an eligible care recipient, 10% of the basic subsidy amount that would be payable under section 7 of the Aged Care Home Care Subsidy Amount) Determination 2013 if the care recipient were a recipient of level 4 home care.

7  Amount of flexible care subsidy – approved providers in Schedule 2

For subsection 52-1(1) of the Act, the amount of flexible care subsidy payable for a care recipient receiving innovative care services of a kind specified in section 15.24 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997 provided by an approved provider listed in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 in respect of a day is the sum of:

(a)  the amount mentioned in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 2 for that approved provider; and

(b)  if the care recipient is an eligible care recipient, 10% of the basic subsidy amount that would be payable under section 7 of the Aged Care Home Care Subsidy Amount) Determination 2013 if the care recipient were a recipient of level 2 home care.

Schedule 1          Approved providers

(section 6)

Column 1 – Approved Provider	Column 2 – amount of flexible care subsidy ($)
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria	$68.75
Helping Hand Aged Care Inc.	$62.37
Senses Foundation Inc.	$78.08
Oakdale Services Tasmania	$70.59
The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) – Orange	$71.81
New Horizons Enterprises Ltd	$72.58
Clarence Valley Council (formerly Maclean Shire Council)	$72.34
Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) Springwood Retirement Village	$67.05

Schedule 2          Approved providers

(section 7)

Column 1 – Approved Provider	Column 2 – amount of flexible care subsidy ($)
Renmark Paringa District Hospital Inc.	$35.03