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
.