EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
AGED CARE ACT 1997
SECTION 52-1
DETERMINATION OF RATES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
(ACA Ch. 3 No. 14/2005)
FLEXIBLE CARE SUBSIDY FOR THE EXTENDED AGED CARE AT HOME PROGRAM
Subsection 52-1(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997 provides that the Minister may determine in writing the amounts of the flexible care subsidy.
This determination sets the flexible care subsidy rates for the Extended Aged Care at Home Program with effect from 1 July 2005. Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) packages are a form of flexible care which provides nursing and personal care services in the home to people who would be eligible for high level residential care.
Consultation
As the indexation of this subsidy uses a well established formula for indexation, no specific consultation with industry was undertaken with respect to this instrument.