251ASubsidy amounts not payable to the extent of insufficient funds

251A  Subsidy amounts not payable to the extent of insufficient funds

Person‑centred subsidy for home support

 (1) Despite subsection 250(1), subsidy for which a registered provider is eligible under section 191 for the delivery of a funded aged care service to an individual on day is payable only to the extent that, immediately before the claim for the subsidy is approved, the amount worked out at Step 1 of the method statement in subsection 192(1) or 192(2) (the debit amount) in relation to the subsidy does not exceed:

 (a) the available balance of the individual’s notional ongoing home support account or notional short‑term home support account (as applicable) for the quarter or account period (as applicable) in which the day occurs; or

 (b) if there is an excess amount—the excess amount (as reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of any reduction amounts referred to in Step 2 of the method statement in subsection 192(1) or 192(2) and the available balance of any unspent Commonwealth portion held by the provider for the individual) does not exceed the available balance of any notional home care account for the individual.

Provider‑based subsidy for home support

 (2) Despite subsection 250(1), subsidy for which a registered provider is eligible under section 201 for the delivery of a funded aged care service to an individual on a day is only payable to the extent that, immediately before the claim for the subsidy is approved, the amount worked out at Step 1 of the method statement in section 202 (the debit amount) in relation to the subsidy does not exceed the available balance of the registered provider’s notional service delivery branch account for the service branch through which the service was delivered for the financial year in which the day occurs.

Person‑centred subsidy for assistive technology or home modifications

 (3) Despite subsection 250(1), subsidy for which a registered provider is eligible under section 209 or 218 for the delivery of a funded aged care service to an individual on a day is only payable to the extent that, immediately before the claim for the subsidy is approved, the amount worked out at Step 1 of the method statement in section 210 and 219 (the debit amount) in relation to the subsidy as reduced (but not below zero) by the available balance of any unspent Commonwealth portion held by the registered provider for the individual:

 (a) does not exceed the available balance of any notional home care account for the individual; or

 (b) if there is an excess amount—the excess amount (as reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of any reduction amounts referred to in step 2 of the method statement in section 210 or 219) does not exceed the available balance of the individual’s notional assistive technology account or notional home modifications account.