Aged care financial hardship assistance 065-20092551

Legislation

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Aged Care Act 1997

• section 44-30 and 48-10, The hardship supplement
• section 44-31 and 48-11, Determining cases of financial hardship
• section 44-32 and 48-12, Revoking determinations of financial hardship
• section 52K-1, Determining cases of financial hardship

Subsidy Principles 2014

Residential care (includes respite care)

• section 60 – Eligibility for hardship supplement – determination by Secretary
• section 61 – Meaning of essential expenses for a recipient of residential care
• section 62 – Circumstances in which Secretary may revoke financial hardship determination

Home care

• section 95 – Eligibility for hardship supplement – determination by Secretary
• section 96 Meaning of essential expenses for a recipient of home care
• section 97 – Circumstances in which Secretary may revoke financial hardship determination

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Principles 2014

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

Fees and Payments Principles 2014

Quality of Care Principles 2014