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Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014
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Department of Health and Aged Care
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Aged Care Act 1997
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F2025C00265 (C51)
01 March 2025
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19 March 2025
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Chapter 1—Preliminary
1 Name of determination
3 Authority
4 Definitions
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Chapter 2—Residential care subsidy for payment periods beginning before 1 October 2022
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Part 1A—Application of this Chapter
4A Application of this Chapter
Part 1—Basic subsidy amount
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Division 1—Care recipients receiving residential care other than as respite care
5 Purpose of this Division
6 Definitions
7 Basic subsidy amount for day on or after date of effect of ACFI classification
8 Basic subsidy amount for day before date of effect of ACFI classification—late receipt of appraisal or reappraisal
9 Basic subsidy amount for care recipients on extended hospital leave
Division 2—Care recipients receiving residential care as respite care
11 Purpose of this Division
12 Basic subsidy amount for days within maximum number for provision of respite care
13 Basic subsidy amount for days equal to or exceeding maximum number for provision of respite care
14 Basic subsidy amount for care recipient in residential care service exceeding respite care proportion
Part 2—Amounts of primary supplements
Division 1—Respite supplement
15 Purpose of this Division
16 Definitions
17 Care recipients whose classification level is low level residential respite care
18 Care recipients whose classification level is high level residential respite care
19 How to work out the actual proportion of respite care provided through a residential care service for a relevant year
20 How to work out the specified proportion of respite care provided through a residential care service for a relevant year
21 Number of days or proportion of specified care exceeded
Division 2—Oxygen supplement
22 Purpose of this Division
23 Amount of oxygen supplement
Division 3—Enteral feeding supplement
24 Purpose of this Division
25 Amount of enteral feeding supplement
Part 3—Reductions in subsidy
42 Purpose of this Part
43 Amount of adjusted subsidy reduction
44 Care subsidy reduction—annual cap
45 Care subsidy reduction—lifetime cap
46 Care subsidy reduction—means tested amount—first asset threshold and second asset threshold
47 Value of person’s assets—maximum home value
Part 4—Amounts of other supplements
Division 1—Accommodation supplement
48 Purpose of this Division
49 Definitions
50 Meaning of newly built residential care service
51 Amount of accommodation supplement—matters relating to relevant residential care service
52 Amount of accommodation supplement—matters relating to eligible care recipient
Division 2—Hardship supplement
53 Purpose of this Division
54 Amount of hardship supplement
Division 3—Viability supplement
55 Purpose of this Division
56 Definitions
57 Amount of viability supplement—care recipients being provided with residential care through 1997 scheme services
58 Amount of viability supplement—care recipients being provided with residential care through 2001 scheme services
59 Amount of viability supplement—care recipients being provided with residential care through 2005 scheme services
60 Amount of viability supplement—safety net for former 1997 scheme services and 2001 scheme services
60A Amount of viability supplement—care recipients being provided with residential care through 2017 scheme services
60B Amount of viability supplement—safety net for former 1997 scheme services, 2001 scheme services and certain 2005 scheme services
Division 4—Veterans’ supplement
61 Purpose of this Division
62 Amount of veterans’ supplement
Division 5—Homeless supplement
63 Purpose of this Division
64 Amount of homeless supplement
Division 6—COVID 19 support supplement (for COVID 19 support payment periods)
64A Purpose of this Division
64B Amount of COVID 19 support supplement
Division 7—Residential care support supplement (for February 2021 payment period)
64C Purpose of this Division
64D Amount of residential care support supplement (for February 2021 payment period)
Division 8—2021 basic daily fee supplement (for payment periods July 2021 to September 2022)
64E Purpose of this Division
64F Amount of 2021 basic daily fee supplement (for payment periods July 2021 to September 2022)
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Chapter 2A—Residential care subsidy for payment periods beginning on or after 1 October 2022
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Part 1—Preliminary
64G Application of this Chapter
64H Definitions
64J Meaning of applicable amount for a day for a care recipient
64K Meaning of non respite classification amount for a care recipient for a day
64L Meaning of respite classification amount for a care recipient for a day
64M Meaning of service amount for a care recipient for a day
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Part 2—Specialised ATSI or homeless status
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Division 1—Specialised ATSI status
64N Specialised ATSI status
64P Application for determination that residential care service has specialised ATSI status
64Q Determination that residential care service has specialised ATSI status
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Division 2—Specialised homeless status
64R Specialised homeless status
64S Circumstances in which residential care service may not have specialised homeless status
64T Application for determination that residential care service has specialised homeless status
64U Determination that residential care service has specialised homeless status
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Division 3—Revocation of specialised ATSI or homeless status
64V Automatic revocation of specialised ATSI or homeless status
64W Revocation of specialised ATSI or homeless status on request by the approved provider
64X Revocation of specialised ATSI status by the Secretary
64Y Revocation of specialised homeless status by the Secretary
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Division 4—Reconsideration of decisions
64Z Reconsideration of certain decisions on request
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Part 3—Basic subsidy amount
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Division 1—Purpose of this Part
64ZA Purpose of this Part
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Division 2—Basic subsidy amount for care recipient provided with residential care as non respite care
64ZB Basic subsidy amount—classification of care recipient is in effect
64ZC Basic subsidy amount—care recipient not classified
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Division 3—Basic subsidy amount for care recipient provided with residential care as respite care
64ZD Basic subsidy amount—classification of care recipient is in effect
64ZE Basic subsidy amount—care recipient not classified
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Part 4—Adjusted basic subsidy amount
64ZF Purpose of this Part
64ZG Adjusted basic subsidy amount—care recipient provided with residential care as non respite care
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Part 5—Amounts of primary supplements
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Division 1—Purpose of this Part
64ZH Purpose of this Part
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Division 2—Respite supplement
64ZI Amount of respite supplement
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Division 3—Oxygen supplement
64ZJ Amount of oxygen supplement
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Division 4—Enteral feeding supplement
64ZK Amount of enteral feeding supplement
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Part 6—Reductions in subsidy
64ZL Care subsidy reduction—annual cap
64ZM Care subsidy reduction—lifetime cap
64ZN Care subsidy reduction—first asset threshold and second asset threshold
64ZO Care subsidy reduction—maximum home value
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Part 7—Amounts of other supplements
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Division 1—Accommodation supplement
64ZP Amount of accommodation supplement
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Division 2—Hardship supplement
64ZQ Amount of hardship supplement
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Division 3—Veterans’ supplement
64ZR Amount of veterans’ supplement
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Division 4—Initial entry adjustment supplement
64ZS Amount of initial entry adjustment supplement
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Division 5—Hotelling supplement
64ZT Amount of hotelling supplement
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Division 6—Registered nurse supplement
64ZU Amount of registered nurse supplement
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Division 7—Outbreak management support supplement
64ZV Amount of outbreak management support supplement
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Chapter 3—Home care subsidy
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Part 1—Basic subsidy amount
65 Purpose of this Part
66 Definitions
67 Basic subsidy amount—general
67A Basic subsidy amount—more than one approved provider eligible for subsidy in respect of a day and a care recipient
68 Basic subsidy amount—during suspension period
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Part 2—Amounts of primary supplements
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Division 1—Oxygen supplement
69 Purpose of this Division
70 Amount of oxygen supplement
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Division 2—Enteral feeding supplement
71 Purpose of this Division
72 Amount of enteral feeding supplement
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Division 3—Dementia and cognition supplement
73 Purpose of this Division
74 Amount of dementia and cognition supplement
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Division 4—Veterans’ supplement
75 Purpose of this Division
76 Amount of veterans’ supplement
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Part 3—Reductions in subsidy
77 Purpose of this Part
78 Care subsidy reduction—first cap and second cap
79 Care subsidy reduction—income threshold
80 Care subsidy reduction—annual cap
81 Care subsidy reduction—lifetime cap
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Part 4—Amounts of other supplements
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Division 1—Hardship supplement
82 Purpose of this Division
83 Amount of hardship supplement
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Division 2—Viability supplement
84 Purpose of this Division
84A Definitions
85 Amount of viability supplement
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Chapter 4—Flexible care subsidy
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Part 1—Amount of flexible care subsidy—care provided through multi purpose service
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Division 1—Preliminary
86 Purpose of this Part
87 Definitions
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Division 2—Categories of multi purpose service
88 Category A services
89 Category B services
90 Category C services
90A Category D services
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Division 3—Amount of flexible care subsidy
91 Amount of flexible care subsidy
91C Amount of flexible care subsidy on and after 1 July 2021 (addition of 2021 basic daily fee supplement equivalent amount)
91D Eligibility for 2021 basic daily fee supplement equivalent amount
92 Applicable amount for residential care place
93 Direct care minutes supplement amount
94 Respite supplement equivalent amount
96 Additional amount of home care subsidy
96A Aged care wage supplement amount
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Division 4—Viability supplement equivalent amounts
97 Viability supplement equivalent amounts for Category A services
98 Viability supplement equivalent amounts for Category B services
99 Viability supplement equivalent amounts for Category C services
99A Viability supplement equivalent amounts for Category D services
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Division 6—Concessional resident equivalent amounts
101 Concessional resident equivalent amounts
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Part 2—Amount of flexible care subsidy—care provided through innovative care service
102 Purpose of this Part
103 Definitions
104 Amount of flexible care subsidy
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Part 3—Amount of flexible care subsidy—care provided as transition care
105 Purpose of this Part
106 Amount of flexible care subsidy
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Part 4—Amount of flexible care subsidy—care provided as short term restorative care
106A Purpose of this Part
106B Amount of flexible care subsidy
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Chapter 5—Fees and payments
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Part 1A—Resident fees
106C Purpose of this Part
106D Maximum daily amount of resident fees for reserving a place
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Part 1—Home care fees
107 Purpose of this Part
107A Basic daily care fee
108 Basic daily care fee during suspension period
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Part 2—Accommodation payments
109 Purpose of this Part
110 Maximum refundable accommodation deposit amount
111 Maximum daily accommodation payment amount
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Part 3—Daily payments
112 Purpose of this Part
113 Maximum rate of interest that may be charged on outstanding amount of daily payment
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Editorial changes