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Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under section 44-13 (ACA Ch. 3 No. 13/2008)

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This determination sets the daily payment rates that aged care providers receive from the government when they administer oxygen to residents.

Key points:

Standard payment: Providers receive $9.37 per day for each resident receiving oxygen.
Higher cost reimbursement: If the provider's actual cost to administer oxygen is $11.71 or more (which is 125% of the standard rate), they receive the full actual cost instead of the flat rate.
Effective date: These rates applied from 1 July 2008, replacing the previous rates.

Who it affects: Approved aged care providers (nursing homes) that provide oxygen therapy, and the residents who rely on this care.

Why it matters: It ensures providers aren't out of pocket for expensive oxygen treatments while setting a baseline subsidy for standard cases.

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AGED CARE ACT 1997

Determination under section 44-13

I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, acting under section 44-13(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997, REVOKE, immediately before 1 July 2008, Determination ACA Ch. 3 No. 10/2007, and DETERMINE, commencing on 1 July 2008, that the amounts of OXYGEN SUPPLEMENT payable in respect of a day are as set out below.

Subject to 2., an amount of $9.37;

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 1 (i.e. $11.71), an amount equivalent to that actual cost.

Dated .....................16th.............................day of ………June…..………….2008

Signed by

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

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