Aged Care Act 1997

User Rights Amendment Principles 2010 (No. 1)

The who are approved under the Act to provide residential aged care services (approved providers) can be eligible to receive residential care subsidy payments in respect of the care they provide to approved care recipients.

Subsection 96-1(1) of the Act allows the Minister to make Principles providing for various matters required or permitted by a Part or section of the Act. Among the Principles made under subsection 96-1(1) are the The purpose of the Principles) is to specify for the purposes of paragraph 57A-6 (1) (c) of the Act the maximum daily accrual amount of accommodation charge for specified types of post-2008 reform resident who enter care in the period from 20 March 2010 to 19 September 2010.

The Amending Principles are a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Instruments Act 2003

Consultation

As the indexation of the accommodation charge uses a well established formula based on the consumer price index, and is in accordance with policy upon which extensive consultation was undertaken, no specific consultation was undertaken with respect to this instrument.

Information about the increase in the amount of accommodation charge will be disseminated via print and electronic media to approved providers.

Details of the Amending Principles are set out in the following attachment User Rights Amendment Principles 2010