Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 2) Act 2021 (2 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Payment on invoice for services provided

Aged Care Act 1997

3   After section 48-1

Insert:

Subdivision B - Commonwealth contribution amount

48-1A Commonwealth contribution amount

The Commonwealth contribution amount for the care recipient in respect of the *payment period is worked out as follows:

Commonwealth contribution amount calculator

Step 1. Work out the basic subsidy amount using section 48-2.

Step 2. Add to this amount the amounts of any primary supplements worked out using section 48-3.

Step 3. Subtract the amounts of any reductions in subsidy worked out using section 48-4.

Step 4. Add the amounts of any other supplements worked out using section 48-9.

The result is the Commonwealth contribution amount for the care recipient in respect of the *payment period.