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Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy - Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1)

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What this does: This sets the daily amount that the Australian Government pays to aged care homes (nursing homes) when they provide oxygen therapy to residents.

The payment rules:

Standard rate: $9.74 per day for each resident receiving oxygen
High-cost safety net: If it actually costs the provider $12.18 or more per day to administer oxygen (that's 125% of the standard rate), the government pays the provider back for their actual cost instead of the flat rate

Who it affects: Approved aged care providers that administer oxygen to residents, and the residents who need this medical support.

Why it matters: This ensures providers don't lose money supplying essential medical oxygen. The flat rate covers typical costs, while the safety net protects providers when a resident has complex or expensive oxygen needs.

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Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy - Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1)

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Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1)¹

Aged Care Act 1997

I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 44‑13(6) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 15th June 2010

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Determination

This Determination is the Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy – Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2010.

3 Revocation

The Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy — Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2009 (No. 1) made by the Minister on 11 June 2009, also known as F2009L02378, is revoked.

4 Amount of Oxygen Supplement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of oxygen supplement payable in respect of a day is $9.74.

(2) Where the actual cost to the approved provider of administering oxygen to the care recipient is equal to, or more than, 125% of the amount referred to in subsection (1) (i.e. $12.18), the amount of the oxygen supplement payable in respect of a day is an amount equivalent to that actual cost.

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1 Aged Care (Residential Care Subsidy - Amount of Oxygen Supplement) Determination 2010 (No. 1)