Increasing Choice – requirements for exit amounts before February 2017
Legislative amendments for the Increasing Choice in Home Care reforms are in place following registration of the amendments to the Aged Care Principles and Determinations on 23 September 2016. While the majority of the legislative amendments start on 27 February 2017, some transitional arrangements for exit amounts started on 24 September 2016.
Transitional arrangements
Providers can now include an exit amount in a consumer’s home care agreement in anticipation of the 27 February 2017 changes if they meet the following requirements:
A statement of the maximum exit amount is agreed with the consumer and included in the consumer's home care agreement.
The department is notified in writing before 27 February 2017 of the maximum exit amount included in any home care agreements by the provider. In the coming months, the department will advise providers how to give the written notice.
Further information
A webinar will be held on Wednesday 2 November 2016 on consumer portability between home care providers, the management of unspent home care amounts and arrangements for exit amounts. A link to the webinar will be available on thedepartment’s website.
Ageing and Aged Care Group Department of Health