Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00092:reg:68:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00092
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 68 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 119372–121921

68  Basic subsidy amount—during suspension period
 (1) If the provision of home care to a care recipient is suspended on a temporary basis under section 46‑2 of the Act, the basic subsidy amount for a day during the suspension period for the care recipient is the amount worked out in accordance with subsection (2), (4) or (5).
 (2) If the provision of home care is suspended because the care recipient is receiving transition care, or is attending hospital for the purpose of receiving hospital treatment, the basic subsidy amount for a day during the suspension period is:
 (a) for up to 28 consecutive days in the suspension period—the amount specified in the table in section 67 for the level of care that is, on the day, the care recipient's level of care as a prioritised home care recipient determined under subsection 23B‑1(1) of the Act; or
 (b) for a subsequent consecutive day in the suspension period—the amount that is 25% of the amount specified in the table in section 67 for the level of care that is, on the day, the care recipient's level of care as a prioritised home care recipient determined under subsection 23B‑1(1) of the Act.
 (3) If a suspension period starts in one financial year and ends in the next financial year, then, for the purpose of calculating the number of consecutive days in subsection (2), the number of days restarts on 1 July of that next financial year.
 (4) If the provision of home care is suspended because the care recipient is receiving respite care for which subsidy is payable to an approved provider, the basic subsidy amount for a day during the suspension period is:
 (a) for up to 28 days in a financial year when the provision of home care is suspended because the care recipient is receiving the respite care—the amount specified in the table in section 67 for the level of care that is, on the day, the care recipient's level of care as a prioritised home care recipient determined under subsection 23B‑1(1) of the Act; or
 (b) for a subsequent day in the financial year when the provision of home care is suspended because the care recipient is receiving the respite care—the amount that is 25% of the amount specified in the table in section 67 for the level of care that is, on the day, the care recipient's level of care as a prioritised home care recipient determined under subsection 23B‑1(1) of the Act.
Note: The 28 days referred to in paragraph (a) do not need to be consecutive days.
 (5) If the provision of home care is suspended for a reason other than a reason referred to in