Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (March 2016 Indexation and Other Measures) Determination 2016 (Cth)

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (March 2016 Indexation and Other Measures) Determination 2016

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

Dated   16th March 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—March 2016 Indexation    3

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

Part 2—Other Measures    4

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014     4

1  Name

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

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 20 March 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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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

Part 1—March 2016 Indexation

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	Section 17	$36.88	$37.19
2	Paragraph 18(1)(a)	$51.70	$52.13
3	Paragraph 18(1)(b)	$36.27	$36.57
4	Section 44	$25 731.05	$25 939.92
5	Section 45	$61 754.55	$62 255.85
6	Paragraph 46(a)	$157 987.20	$159 423.20
7	Paragraph 46(b)	$381 961.60	$385 269.60
8	Section 47	$157 987.20	$159 423.20
9	Subsection 51(1)	$53.84	$54.29
10	Subsection 51(2)	$35.08	$35.37
11	Subsection 51(3)	$29.49	$29.74
12	Subsection 78(1)	$14.13	$14.25
13	Subsection 78(2)	$28.27	$28.50
14	Paragraph 79(a)	$37 726.00	$37 996.40
15	Paragraph 79(b)	$48 828.00	$49 186.80
16	Paragraph 79(c)	$49 296.00	$49 654.80
17	Subsection 80(2)	$5 146.20	$5 187.97
18	Subsection 80(3)	$10 292.41	$10 375.96
19	Subsection 80(4)	$5 146.20	$5 187.97
20	Paragraph 80(4)(c)	$5 146.20	$5 187.97
21	Section 81	$61 754.55	$62 255.85

Part 2—Other Measures

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

2  Subsection 70(1)

Omit “subsection (2)”, substitute “subsections (2) and (3)”.

3  After subsection 70(2)

Insert:

(3) If the provision of home care to a care recipient is suspended under section 46-2 of the Act on a day referred to in paragraphs 68(2)(b), 68(4)(b) or 68(5)(b) of this Determination, the amount of the oxygen supplement for the day for the care recipient is nil.

4  Subsection 72(1)

Omit “subsection (2)”, substitute “subsections (2) and (3)”.

5  After subsection 72(2)

Insert:

(3) If the provision of home care to a care recipient is suspended under section 46-2 of the Act on a day referred to in paragraphs 68(2)(b), 68(4)(b) or 68(5)(b) of this Determination, the amount of the enteral feeding supplement for the day for the care recipient is nil.

6  Section 74

Repeal the section, substitute:

74 Amount of dementia and cognition supplement

(1)  Subject to subsection (2), the amount of the dementia and cognition supplement for a day for a care recipient is the amount that is 10% of the basic subsidy amount for the day for the care recipient.

(2) If the provision of home care to a care recipient is suspended under section 46-2 of the Act on a day referred to in paragraphs 68(2)(b), 68(4)(b) or 68(5)(b) of this Determination, the amount of the dementia and cognition supplement for the day for the care recipient is nil.

7  Section 76

Repeal the section, substitute:

76 Amount of veterans’ supplement

(1)  Subject to subsection (2), the amount of the veterans’ supplement for a day for a care recipient is the amount that is 10% of the basic subsidy amount for the day for the care recipient.

(2) If the provision of home care to a care recipient is suspended under section 46-2 of the Act on a day referred to in paragraphs 68(2)(b), 68(4)(b) or 68(5)(b) of this Determination, the amount of the veterans’ supplement for the day for the care recipient is nil.