251BDebiting of notional accounts and unspent Commonwealth portions

251B  Debiting of notional accounts and unspent Commonwealth portions

Person‑centred subsidy for home support

 (1) If the System Governor approves a claim relating to subsidy for which the registered provider is eligible under section 191 for the delivery of a funded aged care service to an individual on a day, the following must be debited, in the following order, to cover so much of the debit amount referred to in subsection 251A(1) that is payable under that subsection:

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

 (b) any unspent Commonwealth portion held by the provider for the individual;

 (c) the individual’s notional home care account (if any).

Provider‑based subsidy for home support

 (2) If the System Governor approves a claim relating to subsidy for which the registered provider is eligible under section 201 for the delivery of a funded aged care service to an individual on a day, the registered provider’s notional service delivery branch account for the service delivery branch through which the service was delivered for the financial year in which the day occurs must be debited to cover so much of the debit amount referred to in subsection 251A(2) that is payable under that subsection.

Person‑centred subsidy for assistive technology or home modifications

 (3) If the System Governor approves a claim relating to subsidy for which the registered provider is eligible under section 209 or 218 for the delivery of a funded aged care service to an individual on a day, the following must be debited, in the following order, to cover so much of the debit amount referred to in subsection 251A(3) that is payable under that subsection:

 (a) any unspent Commonwealth portion held by the provider for the individual;

 (b) the individual’s notional home care account (if any);

 (c) the individual’s notional assistive technology account or notional home modifications account.

Debiting of unspent Commonwealth portions

 (4) To avoid doubt, an unspent Commonwealth portion held by a registered provider for an individual is required to be debited under this section if the portion has reduced an excess amount referred to in paragraph 251A(1)(b) or the debit amount as referred to in subsection 251A(3).

Note: If additional credits are made to the individual’s relevant notional account or the provider’s relevant notional service delivery branch account, the unpaid amount may become payable in accordance with subsection 250(1) if an additional claim is made for that unpaid amount.