{"id":"F2012L01414","name":"Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy - Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2012 (No. 1)","slug":"aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2012-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89427,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01414-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy - Amount of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 2012 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2012 (No. 1)¹\n\nAged Care Act 1997\n\nI, MARK BUTLER, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 44‑14(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997.\n\nDated 22 June 2012\n\nMARK BUTLER\n\nMinister for Mental Health and Ageing\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy – Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2012 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2012.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Enteral Feeding Supplement) Determination 2011 (No. 1) made by the Minister on 17 June 2011, also known as F2011L01159, 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 — $16.39;\n\n(b) for non bolus feeding — $18.42.\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. $20.49 for bolus feeding and $23.03 for non bolus feeding), the amount of enteral feeding supplement payable in respect of a day is an amount equivalent to that actual cost.\n\nNote\n\n1. 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","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1779},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the narrow, specific purpose of setting monetary rates for a particular care subsidy. It does not expand the scope of the enteral feeding supplement scheme beyond its original administrative function of annually updating payment amounts."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with minimal text","Simple mathematical condition (125% threshold test)","Binary categorisation (bolus vs non-bolus feeding)","No cross-references to other legislative instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**  \nThis Determination sets the daily subsidy amount that the Australian Government pays to aged care homes to help cover the cost of tube feeding (*enteral feeding*) for residents who cannot eat normally.\n\n**Who it affects**  \nApproved providers of residential aged care (nursing homes) who provide enteral feeding to care recipients.\n\n**The payment rates**  \nThe supplement has two rates depending on how the feeding is administered:\n*   **Bolus feeding** (intermittent feeding via tube): **$16.39 per day**\n*   **Non-bolus feeding** (continuous feeding via tube): **$18.42 per day**\n\n**Safety net provision**  \nIf the actual cost of providing the feeding is **125% or more** of these standard rates (that is, $20.49 or $23.03 respectively), the provider receives the full actual cost instead of the standard rate."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2012-no-1","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2012-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2012-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2012-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2012-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-residential-care-subsidy-amount-of-enteral-feeding-supplement-determination-2012-no-1/documents"}}