Flexible Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2002 (No. 1)

I, KEVIN JAMES ANDREWS, Minister for Ageing, make these Principles under subsection 96-1 (1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 12 November 2002

KEVIN ANDREWS

Minister for Ageing

Contents

 1 Name of Principles 

 2 Commencement 

 3 Amendment of Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997

Schedule 1 Amendments 

1 Name of Principles

  These Principles are the Flexible Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2002 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Principles commence on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997

  Schedule 1 amends the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

Do not delete: Schedule Part Placeholder

[1] Section 15.3, definition of approved organisation

omit

[2] Section 15.3, definition of extended aged care at home package

substitute

extended aged care at home has the meaning given by section 15.6.

[3] Section 15.3, note

after

 daily income tested reduction

insert

 flexible care

 flexible care subsidy

[4] Chapter 2, heading

substitute

Chapter 2 Extended aged care at home

[5] Chapter 2, Part 1

substitute

Part 1 What is extended aged care at home?

15.6 What is extended aged care at home?

  Extended aged care at home is a form of flexible care that is provided:

 (a) in the care recipient’s home; and

 (b) in the form of services necessary to maintain the person at home, including nursing care or personal assistance (or both), in an individually tailored and managed package of care; and

 (c) for a care recipient who:

 (i) needs care equivalent to a high level of residential care; and

 (ii) would, if he or she were not receiving extended aged care at home, have required a high level of residential care.

[6] Section 15.10

omit

provided by an approved organisation in the form of an extended aged care at home package.

insert

provided by an approved provider in the form of extended aged care at home.

[7] Section 15.11

omit

to approved organisations for flexible care in the form of extended aged care at home packages.

insert

to approved providers for flexible care in the form of extended aged care at home.

[8] Section 15.12

omit

an agreement with an approved organisation

insert

an agreement with an approved provider

[9] Paragraph 15.12 (e)

omit

[10] Paragraph 15.12 (f)

omit

the approved organisation

insert

the approved provider

[11] Paragraph 15.12 (g)

omit

the approved organisation

insert

the approved provider

[12] Paragraph 15.12 (k)

substitute

 (k) conditions for the payment of flexible care subsidy;

[13] Paragraphs 15.12 (m) and (n)

substitute

 (m) the maximum amount of fees the approved provider may charge a care recipient.