Second Reading Speeches

Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Increasing Consumer Choice) Bill 2016

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
44

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Summary

Amends the

Aged Care Act 1997
and
Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to: enable funding for a home care package to ‘follow’ the care recipient; provide a consistent national approach to prioritising access to subsidised home care; and simplify the approval process for approved providers; and the
Aged Care Act 1997
to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the
Aged Care Amendment (Red Tape Reduction in Places Management) Act 2016
.

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