{"id":"F2009L02379","name":"Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy - Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1)","slug":"aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2009-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79286,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02379-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy - Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1)\n\nAged Care Act 1997\n\nI, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 44‑14(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\nDated June 11th 2009\n\nJUSTINE ELLIOT\n\nMinister for Ageing\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy – Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2009.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Aged Care Act 1997 – Determination under section 44-14 made on 16 June 2008, also known as ACA Ch.3 No.14/2008 and F2008L02231, is revoked.\n\n4 Enteral Feeding Supplement\n\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of enteral feeding supplement payable in respect of a day is:\n\n(a) for bolus feeding — $15.06;\n\n(b) for non bolus feeding — $16.91.\n\n(2) Where the actual cost to the approved provider of providing enteral feeding to the care recipient is equal to, or more than, 125% of the applicable amount referred to in subsection (1) (i.e. $18.83 for bolus feeding and $21.14 for non bolus feeding), the amount of enteral feeding supplement payable in respect of a day is an amount equivalent to that actual cost.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1720},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination operates strictly within the scope of subsection 44-14(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997, which specifically authorises the Minister to determine the amount of enteral feeding supplement. It is a routine administrative update setting specific dollar amounts for a defined subsidy payment."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with minimal text","Single conditional exception based on a mathematical threshold (125% of standard rate)","Requires classification of feeding method into only two categories (bolus vs non-bolus)","No nested definitions or extensive cross-referencing to other instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This Determination sets the daily payment rates that the Australian Government pays to aged care homes when residents need **enteral feeding** (liquid nutrition delivered through a tube directly to the stomach or intestine).\n\n**Who it affects:** Approved providers of residential aged care caring for residents who cannot eat normally and require tube feeding.\n\n**The payment rates (per day):**\n- **$15.06** for **bolus feeding** (measured doses given at intervals, similar to meals)\n- **$16.91** for **non-bolus feeding** (continuous slow drip feeding)\n\n**The safety net:**\nIf the aged care home's actual costs for providing this feeding are **25% higher** than these standard rates (specifically, $18.83 for bolus or $21.14 for non-bolus), the provider can claim the full actual cost instead of the fixed rate.\n\n**Other details:**\n- This replaces the 2008 rates\n- Takes effect from 1 July 2009"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2009-no-1","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2009-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2009-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2009-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2009-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2009-no-1/documents"}}