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Aged Care Act 1997 - Determination under section 44-14 (ACA Ch. 3 No. 8/2005)

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This determination sets the daily subsidy rates that aged care providers receive to cover tube feeding (enteral feeding) for residents who cannot eat by mouth.

The payment structure:

Standard daily rates: Providers receive $13.64 for "bolus" feeding (where nutrients are delivered in larger amounts at specific times) and $15.29 for "non-bolus" feeding (where nutrients are delivered slowly and continuously over time).
Actual cost safety net: If the real cost of providing this feeding exceeds 125% of the standard rate (more than $17.05 for bolus or $19.11 for non-bolus), the provider can claim reimbursement for the full actual amount spent instead of the standard rate.

This replaces the previous 2004 rates and operates under the Aged Care Act 1997.

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AGED CARE ACT 1997

Determination under section 44-14

I, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Ageing, acting under section 44-14(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997, REVOKE, immediately before 1 July 2005, Determination ACA Ch. 3 No. 11/2004, and DETERMINE, commencing on 1 July 2005, that the amounts of ENTERAL FEEDING SUPPLEMENT payable in respect of a day are as set out below.

Subject to 2., an amount of $13.64 for Bolus feeding and $15.29 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. $17.05 for Bolus feeding and $19.11 for Non bolus feeding), an amount equivalent to that actual cost.

Dated .......Twenty first...... day of........June.....2005

Signed by

JULIE BISHOP

Minister for Ageing

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