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Aged Care (Amount of Flexible Care Subsidy - Transition Care) Determination 2013 (No. 1)

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This Determination sets the daily amount that the Australian Government pays to aged care providers for Transition Care services.

What is Transition Care? It's short-term support (usually up to 12 weeks) for older people leaving hospital who need extra help to recover their independence before going home or moving into long-term residential care.

What does this do?

Fixes the subsidy at $187.30 per day for each person receiving Transition Care
Takes effect from 1 July 2013
Replaces the previous year's rate (set in 2012)

Who is affected?

Aged care providers running Transition Care programs
Older Australians receiving this care (the subsidy funds therapy, nursing, and personal care during recovery)

This is essentially an annual price-setting update to ensure providers receive appropriate funding for this specific type of care.

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Aged Care (Amount of Flexible Care Subsidy - Transition Care) Determination 2013 (No. 1)

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Aged Care (Amount of Flexible Care Subsidy — Transition Care) Determination 2013 (No. 1)

Aged Care Act 1997

I, MARK BUTLER, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, make this Determination under section 52-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 27 June 2013

MARK BUTLER

Minister for Mental Health and Ageing

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Aged Care (Amount of Flexible Care Subsidy – Transition Care) Determination 2013 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2013.

3 Revocation

The Aged Care (Amount of Flexible Care Subsidy – Transition Care Services) Determination 2012 (No. 1) made by the Minister on 22 June 2012 also known as F2012L01408, is revoked.

4 Flexible Care Subsidy

The amount of flexible care subsidy payable for a day in respect of the kind of flexible care specified in section 15.28 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997, known as Transition Care, is $187.30.

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