What is happening? What do service providers need to do? June – August 2017 Carefully review the proposed split of funding for services to clients aged over and under 65 years for Letters of Variation with proposed funding 2017-18. If you have any concerns you can contact split sent by the WA Department of Health to your HACC Project Officer to discuss. existing WA HACC service providers You will need to accept the indicative split included in your 2017-18 Letter of Variation by completing Workbook A. Any variation requests will need to be The Commonwealth and WA Governments supported by strong and compelling evidence. have agreed on an indicative split of your HACC funding, largely based on the age Workbook A is due to the WA Department of Health profile of your clients and activity volumes by 31 August 2017. from your data you have reported in the HACC Minimum Data Set (MDS). The Commonwealth and WA Governments will jointly review any requests to vary the indicative funding split. The agreed funding split will be reflected in your new Commonwealth funding agreement and WA Government service agreement from 1 July 2018. For WA service agreements the funding may be adjusted in line with the NDIS roll out. June 2017 – June 2018 This information will assist to prepare your organisation, staff and clients for the transition The Commonwealth and WA Governments process as well as provide important information will jointly support and prepare service about the new arrangements. providers for the transition and will provide advice and updates throughout the transition Services providers will need to review and respond as process through joint communications appropriate to any documents sent so they are ready including letters to providers, facts sheets and for the transition on 1 July 2018. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). July – September 2017 Service providers will need to review the mapping of their WA HACC services to CHSP service types and Commonwealth mapping services to the CHSP Aged Care Planning Regions. The Commonwealth Department of Health Service providers will verify the mapping of their WA will provide information on the mapping of HACC services by completing Workbook B. WA HACC services to the CHSP service type structure and Commonwealth Aged Care Workbook B is due to the Commonwealth Department Planning Regions. of Health by 29 September 2017. The agreed mapping of services to the CHSP will be reflected in your new Commonwealth funding agreement from 1 July 2018.
What is happening? What do service providers need to do? June – August 2017 Letters of Variation with proposed funding split sent by the WA Department of Health to existing WA HACC service providers The Commonwealth and WA Governments have agreed on an indicative split of your HACC funding, largely based on the age profile of your clients and activity volumes from your data you have reported in the HACC Minimum Data Set (MDS). Carefully review the proposed split of funding for services to clients aged over and under 65 years for 2017-18. If you have any concerns you can contact your HACC Project Officer to discuss. You will need to accept the indicative split included in your 2017-18 Letter of Variation by completing Workbook A. Any variation requests will need to be supported by strong and compelling evidence. Workbook A is due to the WA Department of Health by 31 August 2017. The Commonwealth and WA Governments will jointly review any requests to vary the indicative funding split. The agreed funding split will be reflected in your new Commonwealth funding agreement and WA Government service agreement from 1 July 2018. For WA service agreements the funding may be adjusted in line with the NDIS roll out. June 2017 – June 2018 The Commonwealth and WA Governments will jointly support and prepare service providers for the transition and will provide advice and updates throughout the transition process through joint communications including letters to providers, facts sheets and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). This information will assist to prepare your organisation, staff and clients for the transition process as well as provide important information about the new arrangements. Services providers will need to review and respond as appropriate to any documents sent so they are ready for the transition on 1 July 2018. July – September 2017 Commonwealth mapping services to the CHSP The Commonwealth Department of Health will provide information on the mapping of WA HACC services to the CHSP service type structure and Commonwealth Aged Care Planning Regions. Service providers will need to review the mapping of their WA HACC services to CHSP service types and Aged Care Planning Regions. Service providers will verify the mapping of their WA HACC services by completing Workbook B. Workbook B is due to the Commonwealth Department of Health by 29 September 2017. The agreed mapping of services to the CHSP will be reflected in your new Commonwealth funding agreement from 1 July 2018.