{"id":"F2005L04068","name":"Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under section 52-1 for flexible care subsidy in respect of Extended Aged Care at Home (ACA Ch. 3 No. 22/2005)","slug":"f2005l04068","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":322077,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L04068-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under section 52-1 for flexible care subsidy in respect of Extended Aged Care at Home (ACA Ch. 3 No. 22/2005)","content":"AGED CARE ACT 1997\n\nDetermination under section 52-1 for flexible care subsidy in respect of Extended Aged Care at Home\n\nI, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Ageing, acting under section 52-1(1)(b) of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) REVOKE, from the date of this Determination, Determination ACA Ch.3 14/2005 made on 21 June 2005 in respect of flexible care provided as extended aged care at home,\n\nI DETERMINE, that the amount of FLEXIBLE CARE SUBSIDY in respect of flexible care provided as extended aged care at home, as described in section 15.6 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997, payable from the date of this Determination, in respect of a day, is the amount worked out in accordance with the method set out below.\n\nFlexible Care Subsidy – Extended Aged Care at Home calculator\n\nStep 1 Establish the basic subsidy amount that would be payable for that day if the care recipient was receiving residential care (not being respite care) at the same location in a residential care service where the care recipient was classified at classification level RCS 2.\n\nStep 2 Add the amount equivalent to the amount of the oxygen supplement that would be payable under subsection 44-13(1) of the Act if the care recipient was receiving residential care;\n\nStep 3 Add the amount equivalent to the amount of the enteral feeding supplement that would be payable under subsection 44-14(1) of the Act if the care recipient was receiving residential care.\n\nThe result is the amount of flexible care subsidy payable in respect of the care recipient for flexible care provided to the care recipient; in the form of extended aged care at home, on that day.\n\nDated this …8th……… day of…December……….2005\n\nSigned by\n\nJulie Bishop\n\nJULIE BISHOP\n\nMinister for Ageing","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2268},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard rate-setting determination that operates within the established framework of section 52-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997. It updates the calculation methodology for the Extended Aged Care at Home subsidy but does not expand eligibility criteria, alter the target population, or change the fundamental scope of the flexible care program."},"complexity_factors":["Calculation method relies on external residential care subsidy rates (RCS 2 classification level)","Cross-references to residential care supplement provisions in the parent Act (sections 44-13 and 44-14)","Requires understanding of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997 (section 15.6)","Uses the legislative technique of 'mirroring' residential care rates for home care payments"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets the daily \"flexible care subsidy\" paid to aged‑care providers under the EACH program, revoking the June 2005 rule and effective from 8 Dec 2005. It values home‑based, high‑level care by treating the recipient as residential care RCS 2 and adding oxygen and enteral‑feeding supplements. It affects providers delivering complex medical care at home, ensuring funding comparable to low‑level nursing‑home placement so intensive home care is financially viable."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2005l04068","history":"/api/acts/f2005l04068/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2005l04068/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2005l04068/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2005l04068/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2005l04068/documents"}}