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Aged Care Act 2024
260Claims and payment of subsidy
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260 Claims and payment of subsidy
Subdivision D—Miscellaneous provisions
261 Deduction for fees
262 Multiple claims
263 Transfers of service delivery branches and approved residential care homes
263A Mergers of service delivery branches
Division 7—Grants
264 Power to enter into arrangements for delivery of funded aged care services
265 Power to enter into other arrangements
266 Terms and conditions relating to grants
267 Statutory funding conditions
268 Grantee Code of Conduct
269 System Governor has powers etc. of the Commonwealth
270 Constitutional limits
271 Executive power of the Commonwealth
Part 3—Individual fees and contributions
Division 1—Fees and contributions payable in a home or community setting
272 Division not to apply to specialist aged care programs
273 Contributions for delivery of funded aged care services in a home or community setting
273A Unspent care recipient portion
274 Compensation payment fee
Division 2—Fees and contributions payable in an approved residential care home
275 Division not to apply to specialist aged care programs
275A Division not to apply to individuals in prescribed classes
276 Contributions for delivery of funded aged care services—ongoing residential care
277 Maximum daily amount of resident contribution
278 Hotelling contribution
279 Non‑clinical care contribution
280 Hotelling contribution and non‑clinical care contribution taken to be zero in some circumstances
281 Fees for pre‑entry period—ongoing residential care
282 Fees for reserving a bed—ongoing residential care
283 Fees for delivery of funded aged care services—short‑term residential care
284 Fees for higher everyday living
285 Other matters
Division 2A—Fees and contributions payable for delivery of funded aged care services to individuals in prescribed classes
285A Fees and contributions payable for delivery of funded aged care services to individuals in prescribed classes
Division 3—Fees and contributions for specialist aged care programs
286 Fees and contributions payable for delivery of funded aged care services under a specialist aged care program
Part 4—Accommodation payments and accommodation contributions etc.
Division 1—Application of this Part
287 Application of this Part
288 Rules may deal with application to specialist aged care programs
Division 2—Maximum accommodation payment amounts and publication of certain amounts by the System Governor
289 Maximum accommodation payment amount
290 Pricing Authority may approve higher maximum accommodation payment amount
291 Registered provider must notify System Governor of accommodation payment amounts for purposes of publication
Division 3—Accommodation agreements
292 Information to be given before provider enters into an accommodation agreement with an individual
293 Registered provider must enter accommodation agreement before delivering ongoing funded aged care services to an individual
294 Accommodation agreements
295 Effect of accommodation agreements
Division 4—Charging of accommodation payments
296 Charging of accommodation payments
297 Accommodation payments must not be greater than agreed accommodation payment amounts
Division 5—Charging of accommodation contributions
298 Charging accommodation contributions
Division 6—Charging of daily payments
300 When daily payments do not accrue
302 Rules about daily payments
Division 7—Refundable deposits
303 When refundable deposits can be paid
304 Rules about refundable deposits
305 Individual must be left with minimum assets
306 Registered provider may retain income derived
307 Amounts to be deducted from refundable deposit balances—general
308 Amounts that must be deducted from refundable deposit balances—retention amounts
309 Rules about deductions
310 Refundable deposits to be used only for permitted purposes
311 Refund of refundable deposit balances
312 Transfer of refundable deposit balance to another registered provider
313 Payment of interest—refund of refundable deposit balances
Division 1—Means testing in a home or community setting
314 Determination of individual contribution rate
314A Means not disclosed status
314B Electing to have means not disclosed status
315 Requirement to notify event or change in circumstances
316 Varying or revoking an individual contribution rate determination
317 Varying individual contribution rate determination following certain social security decisions
318 Varying individual contribution rate determination following event or change in circumstances
318A Revoking an incorrect individual contribution rate determination
Division 2—Means testing in approved residential care home
Subdivision A—Daily means tested amounts
319 Working out the daily means tested amount
320 Means not disclosed status
321 Electing to have means not disclosed status
Subdivision B—An individual’s total assessable income
322 Determination of individual’s total assessable income
323 Working out an individual’s total assessable income
324 Varying or revoking an income determination
325 Varying or revoking income determination on notification of event or change in circumstances
326 Varying or revoking income determination on application
327 Varying or revoking income determination on System Governor’s initiative
Subdivision C—The value of an individual’s assets
329 Determination of value of individual’s assets
330 Working out the value of an individual’s assets
331 Varying or revoking an asset determination
332 Varying or revoking asset determination on notification of event or change in circumstances
333 Varying or revoking asset determination on application
334 Varying or revoking asset determination on System Governor’s initiative
Subdivision D—Notifying of event or change in circumstances
336 Requirement to notify event or change in circumstances
337 Notification by the registered provider
337A Compensation for acquisition of property
Chapter 5—Governance of the aged care system
338 Simplified outline of this Chapter
339 Functions of the System Governor
340 Executive power of the Commonwealth
341 Register of coroner’s reports
342 Reporting relating to recommendations in coroner’s reports
342A Quarterly reporting on waiting periods for certain funded aged care services
343 System Governor may request information or documents from persons or bodies
343A Identity cards for approved needs assessors
Part 3—Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Division 1—Establishment and functions of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
344 Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
345 Constitution of the Commission
346 Functions of the Commission
Division 2—Establishment and functions of the Commissioner
348 Functions of the Commissioner
349 Safeguarding functions
350 Engagement and education functions
351 Registration of providers functions
352 Commissioner may request information or documents from persons
354 Appointment of Chief Clinical Advisor
355 Minister may give directions
Division 3—Establishment and functions of the Complaints Commissioner
356 Complaints Commissioner
357 Functions of the Complaints Commissioner
359 Complaints Commissioner may request information or documents from persons
360 Minister may give directions
361 Dealing with complaints
Division 4—Administration
363 Remuneration and allowances
366 Other terms and conditions
368 Termination of appointment
Division 5—Staff of the Commission
370 Persons assisting the Commission
Division 6—Reporting and planning
373 Minister may request report on matters relating to Commissioner’s functions
374 Minister may request report on matters relating to Complaints Commissioner’s functions
375 Consulting on corporate plans
Division 7—Financial and Prudential Standards
376 Commissioner may make Financial and Prudential Standards
377 Having regard to principles, and consultation, in making standards
378 Effect of Financial and Prudential Standards
Division 8—Worker screening
Subdivision A—Aged care worker screening database