Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (July Indexation) Determination 2021 (Cth)

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (July Indexation) Determination 2021

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

Dated    26 June 2021

Richard Colbeck

Minister for Senior Australians, Aged Care Services

Contents

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

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

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

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

Schedule 1—Amendments  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 2021.

2  Commencement

(1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1.  The whole of this instrument	1 July 2021	1 July 2021

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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)	$48.15	$48.68
2	Paragraph 12(2)(b)	$135.01	$136.50
3	Paragraph 12(2)(c)	$48.15	$48.68
4	Paragraph 12(2)(d)	$135.01	$136.50
5	Subsection 23(1)	$11.98	$12.11
6	Subsection 23(2)	$14.98	$15.14
7	Paragraph 25(1)(a)	$18.98	$19.19
8	Paragraph 25(1)(b)	$21.32	$21.55
9	Subsection 25(2)	$23.73 for bolus feeding and $26.65 for non-bolus feeding	$23.99 for bolus feeding and $26.94 for non-bolus feeding
10	Section 43	$13.60	$13.75
11	Subsection 60(2)	$3.41	$3.45
12	Subsection 60B(4)	$3.41	$3.45
13	Section 62	$7.29	$7.37
14	Section 64	$28.03	$28.34
15	Subsection 70(1)	$11.98	$12.11
16	Subsection 70(2)	$14.98	$15.14
17	Paragraph 72(1)(a)	$18.98	$19.19
18	Paragraph 72(1)(b)	$21.32	$21.55
19	Subsection 72(2)	$23.73 for bolus feeding and $26.65 for non-bolus feeding	$23.99 for bolus feeding and $26.94 for non-bolus feeding
20	Section 79(a)	$41,449.20	$41,501.20
21	Section 79(b)	$53,648.40	$53,700.40
22	Section 79(c)	$54,168.40	$54,220.40
23	Section 91	$40.45	$43.50
24	Section 92	$132.31	$133.77
25	Section 93	$34.77	$133.77
26	Subsection 95(3)	$1.25	$1.26
27	Subparagraph 104(1)(b)(ii)	$16.33	$16.51
28	Subparagraph 104(2)(b)(ii)	$4.95	$5.00
29	Subsection 106(2)	$207.87	$210.16
30	Subsection 106(3)	$4.18	$4.23
31	Subsection 106B(2)	$207.87	$210.16
29	Subsection 106B(3)	$4.18	$4.23

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	38.70
3	Medium ADL category	84.28
4	High ADL category	116.76
5	Nil behaviour category	0.00
6	Low behaviour category	8.85
7	Medium behaviour category	18.34
8	High behaviour category	38.23
9	Nil CHC category	0.00
10	Low CHC category	17.17
11	Medium CHC category	48.90
12	High CHC category	70.61

3  Section 57 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement—1997 scheme services
Item	Degree of isolation of service	Number of places allocated in respect of service	Amount ($)
1	Isolated Remote Area	less than 16	55.55
2	Isolated Remote Area	more than 15 but less than 30	34.15
3	Isolated Remote Area	30 or more	3.45
4	Remote Centre	less than 16	26.53
5	Remote Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	18.85
6	Remote Centre	30 or more	3.45
7	Rural Outside Large Centre	less than 16	11.17
8	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	3.45
9	Rural Outside Large Centre	30 or more	3.45
10	An area not referred to in items 1 to 9	not applicable	3.45

Note:          Terms used in this table are defined in section 56.

4  Section 58 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement—2001 scheme services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	40	3.45
2	50	3.86
3	60	11.17
4	70	18.85
5	80	26.53
6	90	34.15
7	100	55.55

5  Section 59 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement—2005 scheme services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	8.34
2	55	12.50
3	60	18.69
4	65	22.84
5	70	33.33
6	75	41.52
7	80	51.89
8	85	62.36
9	90	72.71
10	95	81.01
11	100	91.41

6  Section 60A (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Amount of viability supplement—2017 scheme services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	11.32
2	55	15.08
3	60	20.67
4	65	24.44
5	70	33.96
6	75	45.30
7	80	58.26
8	85	69.26
9	90	80.13
10	95	88.84
11	100	99.76

7  Section 67 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Basic subsidy amount
Item	Level of home care	Amount ($)
1	Level 1	24.73
2	Level 2	43.50
3	Level 3	94.66
4	Level 4	143.50

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

Repeal the table, substitute:

ARIA value viability supplement amount
Item	ARIA value	Amount ($)
1	Less than 3.52	0.00
2	At least 3.52 but less than 4.67	5.68
3	At least 4.67 but less than 5.81	6.81
4	At least 5.81 but less than 7.45	9.53
5	At least 7.45 but less than 9.09	11.44
6	At least 9.09 but less than 10.55	16.01
7	At least 10.55	19.22

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

Repeal the table, substitute:

MMM classification viability supplement amount
Item	Modified Monash Model classification	Amount ($)
1	MMM 1	0.00
2	MMM 2	0.00
3	MMM 3	0.00
4	MMM 4	1.09
5	MMM 5	2.42
6	MMM 6	16.01
7	MMM 7	19.22

Note:          In 2021, the Modified Monash Model classification for a suburb or locality was available at the Health Department’s website Section 87 (table to the definition of ARIA value additional amount)

Repeal the table, substitute:

ARIA value additional amount
Item	ARIA value	Amount ($)
1	0 to 3.51 inclusive	0.00
2	3.52 to 4.66 inclusive	5.68
3	4.67 to 5.80 inclusive	6.81
4	5.81 to 7.44 inclusive	9.53
5	7.45 to 9.08 inclusive	11.44
6	9.09 to 10.54 inclusive	16.01
7	10.55 to 12 inclusive	19.22

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

Repeal the table, substitute:

MMM classification additional amount
Item	Modified Monash Model classification	Amount ($)
1	MMM 1	0.00
2	MMM 2	0.00
3	MMM 3	0.00
4	MMM 4	1.09
5	MMM 5	2.42
6	MMM 6	16.01
7	MMM 7	19.22

Note:          In 2021, the Modified Monash Model classification for a street address was available at the Health Department’s website 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	53.36
2	More than 10 but less than 21	85.38
3	More than 20 but less than 31	96.03
4	More than 30 but less than 41	106.69
5	More than 40	117.39

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	55.55
2	Isolated Remote Area	more than 15 but less than 30	34.15
3	Isolated Remote Area	more than 29	3.45
4	Remote Centre	less than 16	26.53
5	Remote Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	18.85
6	Remote Centre	more than 29	3.45
7	Rural Outside Large Centre	less than 16	11.17
8	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 15 but less than 30	3.45
9	Rural Outside Large Centre	more than 29	3.45
10	An area not covered by items 1 to 9	not applicable	3.45

Note:          Terms used in this table are defined in section 87.

14  Section 98 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category B services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	40	3.45
2	50	3.86
3	60	11.17
4	70	18.85
5	80	26.53
6	90	34.15
7	100	55.55

15  Section 99 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category C services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	8.34
2	55	12.50
3	60	18.69
4	65	22.84
5	70	33.33
6	75	41.52
7	80	51.89
8	85	62.36
9	90	72.71
10	95	81.01
11	100	91.41

16  Section 99A (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category D services
Item	Score	Amount ($)
1	50	8.34
2	55	12.50
3	60	18.69
4	65	22.84
5	70	33.33
6	75	41.52
7	80	51.89
8	85	62.36
9	90	72.71
10	95	81.01
11	100	91.41

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	12.39
2	Central West	10.63
3	Far North Coast	11.29
4	Hunter	12.51
5	Illawarra	11.55
6	Inner West	12.92
7	Mid North Coast	11.83
8	Nepean	11.51
9	New England	7.62
10	Northern Sydney	7.44
11	Orana Far West	13.91
12	Riverina Murray	12.38
13	South East Sydney	12.05
14	South West Sydney	14.57
15	Southern Highlands	13.04
16	Western Sydney	11.63
Victoria
17	Barwon South Western	7.59
18	Eastern Metro	6.86
19	Gippsland	7.21
20	Grampians	12.70
21	Hume	7.36
22	Loddon‑Mallee	11.73
23	Northern Metro	11.63
24	Southern Metro	7.57
25	Western Metro	7.52
Queensland
26	Brisbane North	11.33
27	Brisbane South	12.12
28	Cabool	12.17
29	Central West	10.63
30	Darling Downs	13.07
31	Far North	11.35
32	Fitzroy	6.65
33	Logan River Valley	13.25
34	Mackay	11.36
35	North West	16.62
36	Northern	11.04
37	South Coast	12.51
38	South West	11.36
39	Sunshine Coast	7.66
40	West Moreton	12.72
41	Wide Bay	11.60
South Australia
42	Eyre Peninsula	15.07
43	Hills, Mallee and Southern	13.21
44	Metropolitan East	12.17
45	Metropolitan North	12.36
46	Metropolitan South	12.44
47	Metropolitan West	13.62
48	Mid North	12.40
49	Riverland	13.77
50	South East	12.22
51	Whyalla, Flinders and Far North	12.57
52	Yorke Lower North and Barossa	12.93
Western Australia
53	Goldfields	6.65
54	Great Southern	7.54
55	Kimberley	16.25
56	Metropolitan East	12.17
57	Metropolitan North	12.36
58	Metropolitan South East	12.44
59	Metropolitan South West	13.62
60	Mid West	14.83
61	Pilbara	15.97
62	South West	11.36
63	Wheatbelt	11.67
Tasmania
64	North Western	12.01
65	Northern	11.04
66	Southern	12.55
Northern Territory
67	Alice Springs	18.24
68	Barkly	20.89
69	Darwin	15.69
70	East Arnhem	20.89
71	Katherine	11.35
Australian Capital Territory
72	Australian Capital Territory	12.83

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	71.61
2	Helping Hand Aged Care Inc.	64.96
3	Senses Foundation Inc.	81.32
4	Oakdale Services Tasmania	73.53
5	The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW)—Orange	74.80
6	New Horizons Enterprises Limited	75.60
7	Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) Springwood Retirement Village	69.84

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	36.49