Aged Care Act 2024

A registered provider delivering funded aged care services through the service group residential care in an approved residential care home must, in accordance with the rules, notify the System Governor about the amounts of accommodation payment the provider will charge individuals accessing such services in the home.

Whether or not an individual pays an accommodation payment depends on the individual’s daily means tested amount.

If the registered provider will charge different amounts of accommodation payment in relation to distinct parts of the home, the information provided to the System Governor must relate to the amounts for each of those distinct parts.

An amount of accommodation payment charged in relation to an approved residential care home or a distinct part of an approved residential care home must not be more than:

the maximum accommodation payment amount prescribed by the rules for the purposes of section 289; or

if a higher maximum accommodation payment amount is approved by the Pricing Authority under section 290 in relation to the home or the distinct part of the home—that higher amount.

If a notification is given to the System Governor under subsection (1), the System Governor must publish the following information in relation to the notification:

the name of the registered provider;

the location of the approved residential care home;

the amounts of accommodation payment the provider will charge in relation to the home or a distinct part of the home;

such other information that is prescribed by the rules.

An amount published in accordance with paragraph (4)(c) is the published accommodation payment amount for the approved residential care home or the distinct part of the home (as applicable).

The System Governor may correct or update information published under subsection (4).

This section does not limit section 544, 545 or 546.