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Extra Service Status of Residential Care Facilities - Australian Government

Description

You may need this status if you operate a residential aged care facility and intend to offer your patients a significantly higher than usual standard of:

  • accommodation
  • food
  • services.

This status allows you to charge your residents higher fees. However, it lowers the amount of subsidy you will receive from the Commonwealth. You may apply for this status for all, or part, of your aged care facility.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this status you must satisfy the Agency that:

  • the standard of aged care being provided is significantly higher than the average standard in residential care services that do not have extra service status
  • granting the extra service status would not unreasonably reduce access to residential care by people living in the State, Territory or region concerned
  • you have a history of good conduct and compliance with its responsibilities and obligations arising from the receipt of any payments from the Agency.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please consult the Contact Officer for information on fees to be submitted.

Act(s) name

Aged Care Act 1997 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Extra Service Principles 2014 Australian Government

Administering agency

Department of Health and Aged Care

Ageing and Aged Care

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.