Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1)

Aged Care Act 1997

I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 4413(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated                       June 11th                                                      2009

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 1 July 2009.

3 Revocation

  The Aged Care Act 1997 – Determination under section 44-13 made on 16 June 2008, also known as ACA Ch.3 No.13/2008 and F2008L02229, is revoked.

4 Amount of Oxygen Supplement

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of oxygen supplement payable in respect of a day is $9.51.

 (2) Where the actual cost to the approved provider of administering oxygen to the care recipient is equal to, or more than, 125% of the amount referred to in subsection (1) (i.e. $11.89), the amount of the oxygen supplement payable in respect of a day is an amount equivalent to that actual cost.