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Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under section 44-14 (ACA Ch. 3 No. 11/2007)

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This document sets the government subsidy rates that aged care homes receive to cover tube feeding (enteral feeding) for residents who cannot eat normally.

Daily payment amounts:

Bolus feeding (intermittent meals via tube): $14.45 per day
Non-bolus feeding (continuous feeding): $16.19 per day

Safety net rule: If the aged care provider's actual costs for tube feeding are equal to or more than 125% of these standard rates (that is, $18.06 for bolus or $20.24 for non-bolus), the government will pay the provider's full actual cost instead of the standard rate.

Context: This determination replaces the previous 2006 rates and sets the amounts payable from 1 July 2007. It ensures providers receive either a standard subsidy or full cost reimbursement if expenses are unusually high.

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AGED CARE ACT 1997

Determination under section 44-14

I, CHRISTOPHER PYNE, Minister for Ageing, acting under section 44-14(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997, REVOKE, immediately before 1 July 2007, Determination ACA Ch. 3 No. 5/2006, and DETERMINE, commencing on 1 July 2007, that the amounts of ENTERAL FEEDING SUPPLEMENT payable in respect of a day are as set out below.

Subject to 2., an amount of $14.45 for Bolus feeding and $16.19 for Non bolus feeding;

2. Where the actual cost to the approved provider of providing Bolus or Non bolus feeding to the care recipient is equal to, or more than, 125% of the amount referred to in 1 (i.e. $18.06 for Bolus feeding and $20.24 for Non bolus feeding), an amount equivalent to that actual cost.

Dated .........26th................. day of........June...................2007

Signed by

CHRISTOPHER PYNE

Minister for Ageing

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