Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The shortfall amount for the care recipient in respect of the * payment period is worked out as follows:
Shortfall amount calculator
Step 1. Work out, in accordance with the Subsidy Principles, the price for the home care provided during the * payment period to the care recipient by the approved provider.
Step 1A. If, in accordance with the User Rights Principles, the approved provider elects to return the * Commonwealth portion of the care recipient's * unspent home care amount to the Commonwealth, reduce the price by the amount of the Commonwealth portion available at the end of the previous * payment period, up to 100% of the price.
Step 2. Subtract the care recipient contribution amount (if any) specified in, or worked out in accordance with, the Subsidy Principles.
The result is the shortfall amount for the care recipient in respect of the * payment period. However, if the result does not exceed zero, the shortfall amount is zero.
(2) The Subsidy Principles must specify the way to work out the price for home care provided during a * payment period to a care recipient by an approved provider for the purposes of step 1 of the shortfall amount calculator.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Subsidy Principles may require the price to include or exclude amounts in relation to particular matters.
(4) The Subsidy Principles may specify the care recipient contribution amount, or the way to work out the care recipient contribution amount, for a care recipient in respect of a * payment period for the purposes of step 2 of the shortfall amount calculator.