Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (July Indexation) Determination 2019 (Cth)

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Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (July Indexation) Determination 2019

I, Richard Colbeck, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, make the following determination.

Dated               21 June 2019

Richard Colbeck

Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians

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 2019.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 July 2019.

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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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)	$51.17	$47.39
2	Paragraph 12(2)(b)	$143.47	$132.88
3	Paragraph 12(2)(c)	$51.17	$47.39
4	Paragraph 12(2)(d)	$143.47	$132.88
5	Subsection 23(1)	$11.57	$11.72
6	Subsection 23(2)	$14.46	$14.65
7	Paragraph 25(1)(a)	$18.33	$18.57
8	Paragraph 25(1)(b)	$20.59	$20.86
9	Subsection 25(2)	$22.91 for bolus feeding and $25.74 for non-bolus feeding	$23.21 for bolus feeding and $26.08 for non-bolus feeding
10	Section 43	$13.21	$13.39
11	Subsection 60(2)	$2.55	$2.59
12	Subsection 60B(4)	$2.55	$2.59
13	Section 62	$7.08	$7.18
14	Section 64	$21.01	$21.30
15	Subsection 70(1)	$11.57	$11.72
16	Subsection 70(2)	$14.46	$14.65
17	Paragraph 72(1)(a)	$18.33	$18.57
18	Paragraph 72(1)(b)	$20.59	$20.86
19	Subsection 72(2)	$22.91 for bolus feeding and $25.74 for non-bolus feeding	$23.21 for bolus feeding and $26.08 for non-bolus feeding
20	Section 91	$38.75	$39.81
21	Subsection 92(1)	$128.43	$130.22
22	Subsection 92(2)	$128.43	$130.22
23	Subsection 92(2)	$12.95	$13.12
24	Section 93	$33.76	$34.23
25	Subsection 95(3)	$1.21	$1.23
26	Paragraph 104(1)(b)	$12.50	$16.07
27	Paragraph 104(2)(b)	$3.74	$4.87
26	Subsection 106(2)	$201.78	$204.60
27	Subsection 106(3)	$4.05	$4.11
28	Subsection 106B(2)	$201.78	$204.60
29	Subsection 106B(3)	$4.05	$4.11

2  Subsection 7(3) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

ACFI amounts
Item	Domain category	Domain amount ($)
1	Nil ADL category	$0.00
2	Low ADL category	$37.68
3	Medium ADL category	$82.05
4	High ADL category	$113.67
5	Nil behaviour category	$0.00
6	Low behaviour category	$8.61
7	Medium behaviour category	$17.85
8	High behaviour category	$37.21
9	Nil CHC category	$0.00
10	Low CHC category	$16.71
11	Medium CHC category	$47.61
12	High CHC category	$68.74

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	$41.75
2	Isolated Remote Area	more than 15 but less than 30	$25.67
3	Isolated Remote Area	30 or more	$2.59
4	Remote Centre	less than 16	$19.94
5	Remote Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	$14.16
6	Remote Centre	30 or more	$2.59
7	Rural Outside Large Centre	less than 16	$8.40
8	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	$2.59
9	Rural Outside Large Centre	30 or more	$2.59
10	An area not referred to in items 1 to 9	not applicable	$2.59

4  Section 58 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	40	$2.59
2	50	$2.90
3	60	$8.40
4	70	$14.16
5	80	$19.94
6	90	$25.67
7	100	$41.75

5  Section 59 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	$6.27
2	55	$9.39
3	60	$14.05
4	65	$17.17
5	70	$25.05
6	75	$31.21
7	80	$39.01
8	85	$46.87
9	90	$54.65
10	95	$60.89
11	100	$68.71

6  Section 60A (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	$8.51
2	55	$11.34
3	60	$15.54
4	65	$18.37
5	70	$25.52
6	75	$34.05
7	80	$43.79
8	85	$52.06
9	90	$60.23
10	95	$66.77
11	100	$74.98

7  Section 67 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Basic subsidy amount
Item	Level of home care	Amount ($)
1	Level 1	$24.07
2	Level 2	$42.35
3	Level 3	$92.16
4	Level 4	$139.70

8  Section 84A (table to definition of ARIA value viability supplement amount)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	ARIA value	Amount ($)
1	Less than 3.52	$0.00
2	At least 3.52 but less than 4.67	$5.53
3	At least 4.67 but less than 5.81	$6.63
4	At least 5.81 but less than 7.45	$9.28
5	At least 7.45 but less than 9.09	$11.14
6	At least 9.09 but less than 10.55	$15.59
7	At least 10.55	$18.71

9  Section 84A (table to definition of MMM classification viability supplement amount)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Modified Monash Model classification	Amount ($)
1	MMM 1	$0.00
2	MMM 2	$0.00
3	MMM 3	$0.00
4	MMM 4	$1.06
5	MMM 5	$2.35
6	MMM 6	$15.59
7	MMM 7	$18.71

10  Section 87 (table to definition of ARIA value additional amount)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	ARIA value	Amount ($)
1	0 to 3.51 inclusive	$0.00
2	3.52 to 4.66 inclusive	$5.53
3	4.67 to 5.80 inclusive	$6.63
4	5.81 to 7.44 inclusive	$9.28
5	7.45 to 9.08 inclusive	$11.14
6	9.09 to 10.54 inclusive	$15.59
7	10.55 to 12 inclusive	$18.71

11  Section 87 (table to definition of MMM classification additional amount)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement
Item	Modified Monash Model classification	Amount ($)
1	MMM 1	$0.00
2	MMM 2	$0.00
3	MMM 3	$0.00
4	MMM 4	$1.06
5	MMM 5	$2.35
6	MMM 6	$15.59
7	MMM 7	$18.71

12 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	$51.95
2	More than 10 but less than 21	$83.12
3	More than 20 but less than 31	$93.49
4	More than 30 but less than 41	$103.87
5	More than 40	$114.28

13  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	$41.75
2	Isolated Remote Area	more than 15 but less than 30	$25.67
3	Isolated Remote Area	more than 29	$2.59
4	Remote Centre	less than 16	$19.94
5	Remote Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	$14.16
6	Remote Centre	more than 29	$2.59
7	Rural Outside Large Centre	less than 16	$8.40
8	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	$2.59
9	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 29	$2.59
10	An area not covered by items 1 to 9	not applicable	$2.59

14  Section 98 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category B services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	40	$2.59
2	50	$2.90
3	60	$8.40
4	70	$14.16
5	80	$19.94
6	90	$25.67
7	100	$41.75

15  Section 99 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category C services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	$6.27
2	55	$9.39
3	60	$14.05
4	65	$17.17
5	70	$25.05
6	75	$31.21
7	80	$39.01
8	85	$46.87
9	90	$54.65
10	95	$60.89
11	100	$68.71

16  Section 99A (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category D services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	$6.27
2	55	$9.39
3	60	$14.05
4	65	$17.17
5	70	$25.05
6	75	$31.21
7	80	$39.01
8	85	$46.87
9	90	$54.65
10	95	$60.89
11	100	$68.71

17  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	$12.07
2	Central West	$10.34
3	Far North Coast	$10.99
4	Hunter	$12.18
5	Illawarra	$11.24
6	Inner West	$12.58
7	Mid North Coast	$11.52
8	Nepean	$11.20
9	New England	$7.42
10	Northern Sydney	$7.24
11	Orana Far West	$13.54
12	Riverina Murray	$12.06
13	South East Sydney	$11.73
14	South West Sydney	$14.18
15	Southern Highlands	$12.70
16	Western Sydney	$11.32
Victoria
17	Barwon South Western	$7.39
18	Eastern Metro	$6.68
19	Gippsland	$7.02
20	Grampians	$12.36
21	Hume	$7.17
22	Loddon‑Mallee	$11.42
23	Northern Metro	$11.32
24	Southern Metro	$7.37
25	Western Metro	$7.32
Queensland
26	Brisbane North	$11.03
27	Brisbane South	$11.80
28	Cabool	$11.85
29	Central West	$10.34
30	Darling Downs	$12.73
31	Far North	$11.05
32	Fitzroy	$6.48
33	Logan River Valley	$12.90
34	Mackay	$11.06
35	North West	$16.18
36	Northern	$10.75
37	South Coast	$12.18
38	South West	$11.06
39	Sunshine Coast	$7.46
40	West Moreton	$12.38
41	Wide Bay	$11.29
South Australia
42	Eyre Peninsula	$14.68
43	Hills, Mallee and Southern	$12.86
44	Metropolitan East	$11.85
45	Metropolitan North	$12.04
46	Metropolitan South	$12.11
47	Metropolitan West	$13.26
48	Mid North	$12.08
49	Riverland	$13.41
50	South East	$11.90
51	Whyalla, Flinders and Far North	$12.23
52	Yorke Lower North and Barossa	$12.59
Western Australia
53	Goldfields	$6.48
54	Great Southern	$7.34
55	Kimberley	$15.82
56	Metropolitan East	$11.85
57	Metropolitan North	$12.04
58	Metropolitan South East	$12.11
59	Metropolitan South West	$13.26
60	Mid West	$14.44
61	Pilbara	$15.55
62	South West	$11.06
63	Wheatbelt	$11.36
Tasmania
64	North Western	$11.69
65	Northern	$10.75
66	Southern	$12.21
Northern Territory
67	Alice Springs	$17.76
68	Barkly	$20.33
69	Darwin	$15.28
70	East Arnhem	$20.33
71	Katherine	$11.05
Australian Capital Territory
72	Australian Capital Territory	$12.49

18  Subsection 104(1) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of flexible care subsidy
Item	Column 1 Approved provider	Column 2 Amount ($)
1	Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria	69.71
2	Helping Hand Aged Care Inc.	63.24
3	Senses Foundation Inc.	79.17
4	Oakdale Services Tasmania	71.58
5	The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW)—Orange	72.82
6	New Horizons Enterprises Limited	73.60
7	Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) Springwood Retirement Village	67.99

19  Subsection 104(2) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of flexible care subsidy
Item	Column 1 Approved provider	Column 2 Amount ($)
1	Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Incorporated	35.52