specific location or aged care planning region) Unspent Unspent funds can be Unspent funds move with the – consumer moves retained by the existing consumer to the new home care to a new home provider, although some provider care provider providers choose to transfer May involve some new (section 3.3.2.1) unspent funds to the new responsibilities for providers to give provider effect to the transfer of unspent funds Unspent funds can be Different options are outlined in the Unspent funds - consumer leaves retained by the existing discussion paper subsidised home provider care (section 3.3.2.2) Fee arrangements Fee arrangements for home No changes to current fee (section 2.1.1) care are set out in the arrangements in home care legislation Payment of Home care subsidy (including Home care subsidy (including any subsidy any relevant supplements) is relevant supplements) is paid to an (section 3.4) paid to an approved provider approved provider chosen by the for an approved consumer consumer i.e. a person who has – in respect of an allocated been assessed and approved by an home care place ACAT and assigned a package Claiming process is managed (prioritised) by My Aged Care. by the Department of Human No changes to the DHS claiming services (DHS) process Approved provider Criteria to assess suitability to Legislative criteria for assessing requirements become an approved provider suitability to become an are set out in the legislation approved provider will be made (section 3.5) Separate application process more contemporary (less focus on for becoming an approved key personnel) provider in residential care, Existing providers of residential care home care and flexible care and flexible care will be able to ‘opt Approved provider status in’ to become home care providers lapses after two years if the (through a simplified process rather provider does not hold an than a full application) allocation of places Approved provider status will no longer lapse after two years if the provider does not hold an allocation of places (this will apply in home care, residential care and flexible care)
specific location or aged care planning region) Unspent – consumer moves to a new home care provider (section 3.3.2.1) Unspent funds can be retained by the existing provider, although some providers choose to transfer unspent funds to the new provider Unspent funds move with the consumer to the new home care provider May involve some new responsibilities for providers to give effect to the transfer of unspent funds Unspent funds - consumer leaves subsidised home care (section 3.3.2.2) Unspent funds can be retained by the existing provider Different options are outlined in the discussion paper Fee arrangements (section 2.1.1) Fee arrangements for home care are set out in the legislation No changes to current fee arrangements in home care Payment of subsidy (section 3.4) Home care subsidy (including any relevant supplements) is paid to an approved provider for an approved consumer in respect of an allocated home care place Claiming process is managed by the Department of Human services (DHS) Home care subsidy (including any relevant supplements) is paid to an approved provider chosen by the consumer – i.e. a person who has been assessed and approved by an ACAT and assigned a package (prioritised) by My Aged Care. No changes to the DHS claiming process Approved provider requirements (section 3.5) Criteria to assess suitability to become an approved provider are set out in the legislation Separate application process for becoming an approved provider in residential care, home care and flexible care Approved provider status lapses after two years if the provider does not hold an allocation of places Legislative criteria for assessing suitability to become an approved provider will be made more contemporary (less focus on key personnel) Existing providers of residential care and flexible care will be able to ‘opt in’ to become home care providers (through a simplified process rather than a full application) Approved provider status will no longer lapse after two years if the provider does not hold an allocation of places (this will apply in home care, residential care and flexible care)
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