I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 44‑13(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated                     15th June 2010

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Determination

  This Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy – Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 1 July 2010.

3 Revocation

The Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1) made by the Minister on 11 June 2009, also known as F2009L02378, is revoked.

4 Amount of Oxygen Supplement

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of oxygen supplement payable in respect of a day is $9.74.

 (2) Where the actual cost to the approved provider of administering oxygen to the care recipient is equal to, or more than, 125% of the amount referred to in subsection (1) (i.e. $12.18), the amount of the oxygen supplement payable in respect of a day is an amount equivalent to that actual cost.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See  http://www.frli.gov.au