ACA.Ch.3. 5/ 2004

AGED CARE ACT 1997

Determination of amount of flexible care subsidy under section 52-1 for the MSV Carnegie pilot in Victoria

I, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Ageing, acting under paragraph 52-1(1)(a) and subsection 52-1(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997, DETERMINE that the amount of FLEXIBLE CARE SUBSIDY payable in respect of a day and based on the following matters is as set out below:

For the kind of care specified in paragraph 15.24(1)(e) of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles, where this is in accordance with the joint initiative between the Department of Health and Ageing and the approved provider: the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria, known as the MSV Carnegie pilot, the rate of  Flexible Care Subsidy per place per day commencing 1 June 2004 or thereafter is $56.91 per place per day.

This Determination does not revoke any previous determinations with respect to the amount of flexible care subsidy payable under section 52-1 of the Act.

Dated this 26th day of May 2004

JULIE BISHOP

MINISTER FOR AGEING