Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) 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—Indexation and Other Measures                                                            2
Part 1—Indexation                                                                                                  2
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014   2
Part 2—Other Measures                                                                                          4
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014   4
Schedule 2— Residential Care Subsidy for Pre-Entry Leave                                  5
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014   5
Schedule 3— Residential Care Subsidy for pre-entry leave after amendments to Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997                                                                                6
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014   6
 
1  Name
                   This instrument is the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) 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 (Transitional Provisions) 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—Indexation and Other Measures
  
Part 1—Indexation
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014
1  Amendments of listed provisions—indexation of amounts of supplements
The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
 
Amendments relating to indexation of amounts of supplements

Item
Provision
Omit
Substitute

1
Subsection 36(1)
$10.84
$10.98

2
Subsection 36(2)
$13.55
$13.73

3
Paragraph 38(1)(a)
$17.17
$17.39

4
Paragraph 38(1)(b)
$19.29
$19.54

5
Subsection 38(2)
$21.46 for bolus feeding and $24.11
$21.74 for bolus feeding and $24.43

6
Section 65
$12.50
$12.66

7
Section 91
$2.58
$2.62

 
2  Subsection 8(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  Subsection 10(3) (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
 
RCS amounts

Item
RCS classification
RCS amount ($)

1
Classification level 1
160.76

2
Classification level 2
145.77

3
Classification level 3
125.58

4
Classification level 4
88.77

5
Classification level 5
54.08

6
Classification level 6
44.78

7
Classification level 7
34.40

8
Classification level 8
0

 
4  Section 83 (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

 
5  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

Part 2—Other Measures
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014
6  Division 7 of Part 2 of Chapter 2
Repeal the Division.
7  Subsection 76(1)
Omit “section 61 of the Transitional Provisions Principles”, substitute “subsection 44‑27(3) of the Transitional Provisions Act”.
8  Section 77
Repeal the section, substitute:
77  Amount of veterans’ supplement
                   The amount of the veterans’ supplement for a day for a care recipient is $6.78.
9  Subsection 78(1)
Omit “section 64 of the Transitional Provisions Principles”, substitute “subsection 44‑27(3) of the Transitional Provisions Act”.
10  Section 79
Repeal the section, substitute:
79  Amount of homeless supplement
                   The amount of the homeless supplement for a day for a care recipient is $15.49.
 
 
Schedule 2— Residential Care Subsidy for Pre-Entry Leave
  
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014
1     Section 12
 
Repeal the section, substitute:
 
12  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 section 44‑5E of the Transitional Provisions Act.
 
 
Schedule 3— Residential Care Subsidy for Pre-Entry Leave after Amendments to Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
  
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014
1     Section 12
Repeal the section.
2     Section 18
Repeal the section.
3     Section 23
Repeal the section.
4     Section 27
Repeal the section.
5     Subsection 53 (2)
Repeal the subsection.
6     Subsection 53 (2) (note)
Repeal the note.
7     Subsection 55 (2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) However, the amount of accommodation charge top-up supplement for a day for the care recipient is nil if the amount worked out under subsection (1) is a negative amount.
8     Subsection 55 (2) ) (note)
Repeal the note.
9     Subsection 57(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) However, the amount of transitional accommodation  supplement for a day for the care recipient is nil if the amount worked out under subsection (1) is a negative amount.
10  Subsection 57(2) (note)
Repeal the note.
11  Paragraph 74(a)
Omit “section 58-2”, substitute “subsection 58-2(1)”.
12  Section 75
Repeal the section.