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

2   Subsection 48-1(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The amount of *home care subsidy for a care recipient in respect of the *payment period is worked out as follows:

Home care subsidy calculator

Step 1. Work out the Commonwealth contribution amount using section 48-1A.

Step 2. Work out the shortfall amount using section 48-13.

Step 3. If subsection (3) does not apply, work out,using section 48-17, the home care account balance in the care recipient's *home care account immediately before the approved provider gives to the Secretary, under section 47-4, a claim in respect of the *payment period.

Step 4. Identify:

(a) if subsection (3) applies - the Commonwealth contribution amount; or

(b) otherwise - the sum of the Commonwealth contribution amount and the home care account balance.

This is the maximum contribution amount .

Step 5. Identify the lesser of the following amounts (or either amount if they are the same):

(a) the shortfall amount;

(b) the maximum contribution amount.

This is the amount of home care subsidy for the care recipient in respect of the *payment period.

(3) This subsection applies if:

(a) within the period specified in the Subsidy Principles before the day the approved provider gives to the Secretary, under section 47-4, the claim in respect of the *payment period, another approved provider ceases to provide home care to the care recipient; or

(b) any other circumstances specified in the Subsidy Principles apply.