Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00170:clause:3_149:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00170
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 149 (pt 3/18)
Character Range: 119091–121731

for that day is the sum of the following amounts:
 (c) the maximum daily amount under section 52C‑3 that would have been payable by the care recipient if the care recipient had been provided with residential care through the residential care service on that day;
 (d) the amount that would have been the amount of *residential care subsidy under Division 44 for the care recipient in respect of that day, if the care recipient had been provided with residential care through the residential care service on that day.

Division 52D—Home care fees

52D‑1  Rules relating to home care fees
 (1) Fees charged to a care recipient for, or in connection with, home care provided to the care recipient through a home care service are home care fees.
 (2) The following apply:
 (a) the home care fee in respect of any day must not exceed the sum of:
 (i) the maximum daily amount worked out under section 52D‑2; and
 (ii) such other amounts as are specified in, or worked out in accordance with, the Fees and Payments Principles;
 (b) the care recipient must not be required to pay home care fees more than one month in advance;
 (c) the care recipient must not be required to pay home care fees for any period prior to being provided with the home care;
 (d) if the care recipient dies or provision of home care ceases—any fees paid in advance in respect of a period occurring after the care recipient's death, or the cessation of home care, must be refunded in accordance with the Fees and Payments Principles.

52D‑2  Maximum daily amount of home care fees
 (1) The maximum daily amount of home care fees payable by the care recipient is the amount worked out as follows:

      Home care fee calculator
           Step 1. Work out the basic daily care fee using section 52D‑3.
           Step 2. Add the compensation payment fee (if any) for the care recipient for the day in question (see subsection (2)).
           Step 3. Add the income tested care fee (if any) for the care recipient for the day in question (see subsection (3)).
           Step 4. Subtract the amount of any hardship supplement applicable to the care recipient for the day in question under section 48‑10.
           Step 5. Add any other amounts agreed between the care recipient and the approved provider in accordance with the Fees and Payments Principles.
      The result is the maximum daily amount of home care fees for the care recipient.
 (2) The compensation payment fee for a care recipient for a particular day is the amount equal to the compensation payment reduction applicable to the care recipient on that day (see sections 48‑5 and 48‑6).
 (3) The income