Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (Indexation, Pre-Entry Leave and Other Measures) Determination 2015
I, Mitch Fifield, Assistant Minister for Social Services, make the following determination.
Dated: 26 June 2015
Mitch Fifield
Assistant Minister for Social Services
 
  
  
Contents
1  Name. ...................................................................................................................................... 1
2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1
3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1
4  Schedules................................................................................................................................. 1
Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                           2
Part 1 - Indexation                                                                                                   2
Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014                                                   2
Part 2 – Other Measures                                                                                        10
Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014                                                 10
Schedule 2— Residential Care subsidy for Pre- Entry Leave                                11
Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014                                                 11
Schedule 3— Residential Care Subsidy for Pre- Entry Leave after amendments to Aged Care Act 1997                                                                                                                12
Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014                                                 12
 
1  Name
                   This instrument is the Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Amendment (Indexation, Pre-Entry Leave and Other Measures) Determination 2015.
2  Commencement
             (1)  Each provision of this Determination 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

Provision(s)
Commencement
Date/Details

1.  Schedule 1
1 July 2015
 

2.  Schedule 2
1 July 2015
However, if Schedule 2 of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (No. 2) Act 2015 commences on 1 July 2015, then the provision(s) do not commence at all.
 

3.  Schedule 3
Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (No. 2) Act 2015.
However, if that schedule does not commence, the provision(s) do not commence at all.
 

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Determination as originally determined. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Determination.
             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Determination. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Determination.
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 - 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
Paragraph 12(2) (a)
$44.21
$44.78

2
Paragraph 12 (2) (b)
$123.97
$125.58

3
Paragraph 12 (2) (c)
$44.21
$44.78

4
Paragraph 12 (2) (d)
$123.97
$125.58

5
Subsection 23(1)
$10.84
$10.98

6
Subsection 23(2)
$13.55
$13.73

7
Paragraph 25(1)(a)
$17.17
$17.39

8
Paragraph 25(1)(b)
$19.29
$19.54

9
Subsection 25(2)
$21.46 for bolus feeding and $24.11
$21.74 for bolus feeding and $24.43

10
Section 43
$12.50
$12.66

11
Subsection 60(2)
$1.85
$1.87

12
Section 62
$6.69
$6.78

13
Section 64
$15.29
$15.49

14
Subsection 70(1)
$10.84
$10.98

15
Subsection 70(2)
$13.55
$13.73

16
Paragraph 72(1)(a)
$17.17
$17.39

17
Paragraph 72(1)(b)
$19.29
$19.54

18
Subsection 72(2)
$21.46 for bolus feeding and $24.11
$21.74 for bolus feeding and $24.43

19
Section 91
$36.65
$37.13

20
Subsection 92(1)
$121.49
$123.07

21
Subsection 92(2)
$121.49
$123.07

22
Subsection 92(2)
$12.25
$12.41

23
Section 93
$31.92
$32.34

24
Paragraph 95(1)(a)
$0.18
$0.18

25
Subsection 95(2)
$0.08
$0.08

26
Subsection 95(3)
$1.14
$1.15

27
Subsection 106(2)
$190.86
$193.34

28
Subsection 106(3)
$3.82
$3.87

 
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
36.11

3
Medium ADL category
78.62

4
High ADL category
108.92

5
Nil behaviour category
0

6
Low behaviour category
8.25

7
Medium behaviour category
17.10

8
High behaviour category
35.66

9
Nil CHC category
0

10
Low CHC category
16.25

11
Medium CHC category
46.27

12
High CHC category
66.82

 
 
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
30.34

2
Isolated Remote Area
more than 15 but less than 30
18.66

3
Isolated Remote Area
30 or more
1.87

4
Remote Centre
less than 16
14.48

5
Remote Centre
more than 15 but less than 30
10.29

6
Remote Centre
30 or more
1.87

7
Rural Outside Large Centre
less than 16
6.10

8
Rural Outside Large Centre
more than 15 but less than 30
1.87

9
Rural Outside Large Centre
30 or more
1.87

10
An area not referred to in items 1 to 9
not applicable
1.87

 
 
4  Section 58 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
 
Amount of viability supplement

Item
Score
Amount ($)

1
40
1.87

2
50
2.11

3
60
6.10

4
70
10.29

5
80
14.48

6
90
18.66

7
100
30.34

 
5  Section 59 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
 
Amount of viability supplement

Item
Score
Amount ($)

1
50
4.55

2
55
6.82

3
60
10.21

4
65
12.47

5
70
18.21

6
75
22.69

7
80
28.35

8
85
34.07

9
90
39.73

10
95
44.26

11
100
49.94

 
 
6  Section 67 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
 
Basic subsidy amount

Item
Level of home care
Amount ($)

1
Level 1
21.71

2
Level 2
39.50

3
Level 3
86.84

4
Level 4
132.01

 
 
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
5.22

3
At least 4.67 but less than 5.81
6.27

4
At least 5.81 but less than 7.45
8.77

5
At least 7.45 but less than 9.09
10.53

6
At least 9.09 but less than 10.55
14.73

7
At least 10.55
17.68

 
 
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
49.08

2
More than 10 but less than 21
78.54

3
More than 20 but less than 31
88.34

4
More than 30 but less than 41
98.17

5
More than 40
107.99

 
 
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
5.22

3
4.67 to 5.80 inclusive
6.27

4
5.81 to 7.44 inclusive
8.77

5
7.45 to 9.08 inclusive
10.53

6
9.09 to 10.54 inclusive
14.73

7
10.55 to 12.00 inclusive
17.68

 
 
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
30.34

2
Isolated Remote Area
more than 15 but less than 30
18.66

3
Isolated Remote Area
more than 29
1.87

4
Remote Centre
less than 16
14.48

5
Remote Centre
more than 15 but less than 30
10.29

6
Remote Centre
more than 29
1.87

7
Rural Outside Large Centre
less than 16
6.10

8
Rural Outside Large Centre
more than 15 but less than 30
1.87

9
Rural Outside Large Centre
more than 29
1.87

10
An area not covered by items 1 to 9
not applicable
1.87

 
 
11  Section 98 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
 
Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category B services

Item
Score
Amount ($)

1
40
1.87

2
50
2.11

3
60
6.10

4
70
10.29

5
80
14.48

6
90
18.66

7
100
30.34

 
12  Section 99 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
 
Viability supplement equivalent amounts—Category C services

Item
Score
Amount ($)

1
50
4.55

2
55
6.82

3
60
10.21

4
65
12.47

5
70
18.21

6
75
22.69

7
80
28.35

8
85
34.07

9
90
39.73

10
95
44.26

11
100
49.94

 
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
11.41

2
Central West
9.77

3
Far North Coast
10.38

4
Hunter
11.51

5
Illawarra
10.62

6
Inner West
11.89

7
Mid North Coast
10.89

8
Nepean
10.59

9
New England
7.01

10
Northern Sydney
6.84

11
Orana Far West
12.80

12
Riverina Murray
11.40

13
South East Sydney
11.08

14
South West Sydney
13.40

15
Southern Highlands
12.00

16
Western Sydney
10.70

 
Victoria
 

17
Barwon South Western
6.99

18
Eastern Metro
6.32

19
Gippsland
6.63

20
Grampians
11.67

21
Hume
6.77

22
Loddon‑Mallee
10.79

23
Northern Metro
10.70

24
Southern Metro
6.97

25
Western Metro
6.92

 
Queensland
 

26
Brisbane North
10.42

27
Brisbane South
11.15

28
Cabool
11.20

29
Central West
9.77

30
Darling Downs
12.03

31
Far North
10.44

32
Fitzroy
6.12

33
Logan River Valley
12.19

34
Mackay
10.45

35
North West
15.29

36
Northern
10.16

37
South Coast
11.51

38
South West
10.45

39
Sunshine Coast
7.05

40
West Moreton
11.69

41
Wide Bay
10.67

 
South Australia
 

42
Eyre Peninsula
13.87

43
Hills, Mallee and Southern
12.15

44
Metropolitan East
11.20

45
Metropolitan North
11.38

46
Metropolitan South
11.45

47
Metropolitan West
12.53

48
Mid North
11.42

49
Riverland
12.67

50
South East
11.25

51
Whyalla, Flinders and Far North
11.56

52
Yorke Lower North and Barossa
11.90

 
Western Australia
 

53
Goldfields
6.12

54
Great Southern
6.94

55
Kimberley
14.95

56
Metropolitan East
11.20

57
Metropolitan North
11.38

58
Metropolitan South East
11.45

59
Metropolitan South West
12.53

60
Mid West
13.65

61
Pilbara
14.70

62
South West
10.45

63
Wheatbelt
10.74

 
Tasmania
 

64
North Western
11.04

65
Northern
10.16

66
Southern
11.54

 
Northern Territory
 

67
Alice Springs
16.78

68
Barkly
19.21

69
Darwin
14.43

70
East Arnhem
19.21

71
Katherine
10.44

 
Australian Capital Territory
 

72
Australian Capital Territory
11.80

 
Part 2 – Other Measures
Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014
14  Division 5 of Part 2 of Chapter 2
Repeal the Division
Schedule 2— Residential Care Subsidy for Pre- Entry Leave
  
Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014
1     Section 10
 
Repeal the section, substitute:
 
10  Basic subsidy amount for care recipients on pre‑entry leave
 
The basic subsidy amount for a day for a care recipient who is on pre‑entry leave is nil.
 
Note:          Pre‑entry leave is defined in subsection 42‑3(3) of the Act.
Schedule 3— Residential Care Subsidy for Pre- Entry Leave after amendments to Aged Care Act 1997
  
Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014
1     Section 10
Repeal the section.
2     Subsection 52 (4)
Repeal the subsection.
3     Subsection 52 (4) (note)
Repeal the note.
4     Subsection 54 (2)
Repeal the subsection.
5     Subsection 54 (2) (note)
Repeal the note.