Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (July Indexation) Determination 2016 (Cth)

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (July Indexation) Determination 2016

I, Sussan Ley, Minister for Aged Care, make the following determination.

Dated               18 June   2016

Sussan Ley

Minister for Aged Care

Contents

1  Name. ...................................................................................................................................... 2

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 2

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 2

4  Schedules................................................................................................................................. 2

Schedule 1—Amendments  3

Part 1 - Indexation   3

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014   3

1  Name

This instrument is the Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (July Indexation) Determination 2016.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 July 2016.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under the Aged Care Act 1997.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

1  Amendments of listed provisions—indexation of amounts

The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

Amendments relating to indexation of amounts
Item	Provision	Omit	Substitute
1	Paragraph 12(2) (a)	$44.78	$45.45
2	Paragraph 12 (2) (b)	$125.58	$127.46
3	Paragraph 12 (2) (c)	$44.78	$45.45
4	Paragraph 12 (2) (d)	$125.58	$127.46
5	Subsection 23(1)	$10.98	$11.12
6	Subsection 23(2)	$13.73	$13.90
7	Paragraph 25(1)(a)	$17.39	$17.62
8	Paragraph 25(1)(b)	$19.54	$19.79
9	Subsection 25(2)	$21.74 for bolus feeding and $24.43 for non-bolus feeding	$22.02 for bolus feeding and $24.74 for non-bolus feeding
10	Section 43	$12.66	$12.85
11	Subsection 60(2)	$1.87	$1.90
12	Section 62	$6.78	$6.88
13	Section 64	$15.49	$15.72
14	Subsection 70(1)	$10.98	$11.12
15	Subsection 70(2)	$13.73	$13.90
16	Paragraph 72(1)(a)	$17.39	$17.62
17	Paragraph 72(1)(b)	$19.54	$19.79
18	Subsection 72(2)	$21.74 for bolus feeding and $24.43 for non-bolus feeding	$22.02 for bolus feeding and $24.74 for non-bolus feeding
19	Section 91	$37.13	$37.68
20	Subsection 92(1)	$123.07	$124.91
21	Subsection 92(2)	$123.07	$124.91
22	Subsection 92(2)	$12.41	$12.59
23	Section 93	$32.34	$32.82
24	Paragraph 95(1)(a)	$0.18	$0.18
25	Subsection 95(2)	$0.08	$0.08
26	Subsection 95(3)	$1.15	$1.17
27	Subsection 106(2)	$193.34	$196.24
28	Subsection 106(3)	$3.87	$3.93
29	Subsection 106B(2)	$193.34	$196.24
30	Subsection 106B(3)	$3.87	$3.93

2  Subsection 7(3) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

ACFI amounts
Item	Domain category	Domain amount ($)
1	Nil ADL category	0
2	Low ADL category	36.65
3	Medium ADL category	79.80
4	High ADL category	110.55
5	Nil behaviour category	0
6	Low behaviour category	8.37
7	Medium behaviour category	17.36
8	High behaviour category	36.19
9	Nil CHC category	0
10	Low CHC category	16.37
11	Medium CHC category	46.62
12	High CHC category	67.32

3  Section 57 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Degree of isolation of service	Number of places allocated in respect of service	Amount ($)
1	Isolated Remote Area	less than 16	30.80
2	Isolated Remote Area	more than 15 but less than 30	18.94
3	Isolated Remote Area	30 or more	1.90
4	Remote Centre	less than 16	14.70
5	Remote Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	10.44
6	Remote Centre	30 or more	1.90
7	Rural Outside Large Centre	less than 16	6.19
8	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	1.90
9	Rural Outside Large Centre	30 or more	1.90
10	An area not referred to in items 1 to 9	not applicable	1.90

4  Section 58 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	40	1.90
2	50	2.14
3	60	6.19
4	70	10.44
5	80	14.70
6	90	18.94
7	100	30.80

5  Section 59 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	4.62
2	55	6.92
3	60	10.36
4	65	12.66
5	70	18.48
6	75	23.03
7	80	28.78
8	85	34.58
9	90	40.33
10	95	44.92
11	100	50.69

6  Section 67 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Basic subsidy amount
Item	Level of home care	Amount ($)
1	Level 1	22.04
2	Level 2	40.09
3	Level 3	88.14
4	Level 4	133.99

7  Section 85 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	ARIA value	Amount ($)
1	Less than 3.52	0
2	At least 3.52 but less than 4.67	5.30
3	At least 4.67 but less than 5.81	6.36
4	At least 5.81 but less than 7.45	8.90
5	At least 7.45 but less than 9.09	10.69
6	At least 9.09 but less than 10.55	14.95
7	At least 10.55	17.95

8  Section 94 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Respite supplement equivalent amount
Item	Total number of high care places and low care places	Amount ($)
1	Less than 11	49.82
2	More than 10 but less than 21	79.72
3	More than 20 but less than 31	89.67
4	More than 30 but less than 41	99.64
5	More than 40	109.61

9  Section 96 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Additional amount of home care subsidy
Item	ARIA value for location of multi‑purpose service	Amount ($)
1	0 to 3.51 inclusive	0
2	3.52 to 4.66 inclusive	5.30
3	4.67 to 5.80 inclusive	6.36
4	5.81 to 7.44 inclusive	8.90
5	7.45 to 9.08 inclusive	10.69
6	9.09 to 10.54 inclusive	14.95
7	10.55 to 12.00 inclusive	17.95

10  Section 97 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category A services
Item	Degree of isolation of the service	Number of places allocated in respect of the service	Amount ($)
1	Isolated Remote Area	less than 16	30.80
2	Isolated Remote Area	more than 15 but less than 30	18.94
3	Isolated Remote Area	more than 29	1.90
4	Remote Centre	less than 16	14.70
5	Remote Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	10.44
6	Remote Centre	more than 29	1.90
7	Rural Outside Large Centre	less than 16	6.19
8	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	1.90
9	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 29	1.90
10	An area not covered by items 1 to 9	not applicable	1.90

11  Section 98 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category B services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	40	1.90
2	50	2.14
3	60	6.19
4	70	10.44
5	80	14.70
6	90	18.94
7	100	30.80

12  Section 99 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category C services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	4.62
2	55	6.92
3	60	10.36
4	65	12.66
5	70	18.48
6	75	23.03
7	80	28.78
8	85	34.58
9	90	40.33
10	95	44.92
11	100	50.69

13  Section 101 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Concessional resident equivalent amounts
Item	Region in which multi‑purpose service is located	Amount ($)
New South Wales
1	Central Coast	11.58
2	Central West	9.92
3	Far North Coast	10.54
4	Hunter	11.68
5	Illawarra	10.78
6	Inner West	12.07
7	Mid North Coast	11.05
8	Nepean	10.75
9	New England	7.12
10	Northern Sydney	6.94
11	Orana Far West	12.99
12	Riverina Murray	11.57
13	South East Sydney	11.25
14	South West Sydney	13.60
15	Southern Highlands	12.18
16	Western Sydney	10.86
Victoria
17	Barwon South Western	7.09
18	Eastern Metro	6.41
19	Gippsland	6.73
20	Grampians	11.85
21	Hume	6.87
22	Loddon‑Mallee	10.95
23	Northern Metro	10.86
24	Southern Metro	7.07
25	Western Metro	7.02
Queensland
26	Brisbane North	10.58
27	Brisbane South	11.32
28	Cabool	11.37
29	Central West	9.92
30	Darling Downs	12.21
31	Far North	10.60
32	Fitzroy	6.21
33	Logan River Valley	12.37
34	Mackay	10.61
35	North West	15.52
36	Northern	10.31
37	South Coast	11.68
38	South West	10.61
39	Sunshine Coast	7.16
40	West Moreton	11.87
41	Wide Bay	10.83
South Australia
42	Eyre Peninsula	14.08
43	Hills, Mallee and Southern	12.33
44	Metropolitan East	11.37
45	Metropolitan North	11.55
46	Metropolitan South	11.62
47	Metropolitan West	12.72
48	Mid North	11.59
49	Riverland	12.86
50	South East	11.42
51	Whyalla, Flinders and Far North	11.73
52	Yorke Lower North and Barossa	12.08
Western Australia
53	Goldfields	6.21
54	Great Southern	7.04
55	Kimberley	15.17
56	Metropolitan East	11.37
57	Metropolitan North	11.55
58	Metropolitan South East	11.62
59	Metropolitan South West	12.72
60	Mid West	13.85
61	Pilbara	14.92
62	South West	10.61
63	Wheatbelt	10.90
Tasmania
64	North Western	11.21
65	Northern	10.31
66	Southern	11.71
Northern Territory
67	Alice Springs	17.03
68	Barkly	19.50
69	Darwin	14.65
70	East Arnhem	19.50
71	Katherine	10.60
Australian Capital Territory
72	Australian Capital Territory	11.98