User Charging & Admission Requirements Workshop
Target Audience:
Staff involved in residential and multi-purpose services (MPS) aged care admissions, administration and/or finance and whose responsibilities include resident fees and payments and/or Commonwealth subsidies and supplements.
Overview:
Provides detail on ensuring residential care services admissions procedures are full compliant with Commonwealth legislation which commenced 1st July 2014. The training has a practical flavour, focusing on the knowledge, processes and documentation required at the operational level to enable access to full entitlements and meet Commonwealth regulations. This includes:
· Admission of pre-July 1 2015 continuing residential care recipients
· Information provision including Key Feature Statements, Accommodation and Residents Agreements and the Disclosure Statement.
· Commonwealth income and asset assessment notices
· Low-means care recipients and the Means Tested Accommodation Supplement
· Accommodation Payments and Contributions including determining criteria (means tested amount), the Accommodation Payment Price Day Agreement and payment methods, specifically refundable deposits (RAD and RAC) and daily payments (DAP and DAC)
· Standard and Means Tested Care Fees including care subsidy reductions
DATE - Wednesday 6 April, 2016
TIME - 9.00am - 1.00pm
VENUE - Dubbo RSL Club
FEE - ACS Member - $165.00
ACS Non Member - $210.00
Interpreting the Medicare Statement Workshop
Target audience:
Course content is tailored for those who need to understand Medicare
Statements at a detailed level, for instance staff responsible for submitting
Medicare claims, checking Medicare payments accuracy and/or utilising the
Statement for budget purposes.
About the Workshop:
The session provides participants with a thorough description of the
meaning of the Residential Care Statements’ core components Payment Summary,
Provider Notes, Care Recipient Details, Care Recipient Payments, Respite Care
Summary, Supported Resident Ratios Summary and Daily Subsidy Levels.
Overview:
Commonwealth Medicare payments are the major funding source for residential care. Medicare Payment Statements are a core financial document which provides payment details for the residential service as a whole and by individual resident. Detailed explanation of the Medicare Statement is provided which will enable participants to understand and apply the Statement. This includes information about the range of subsidies* and supplements including respite, low-means care recipients and adjustments. ACAT and leave requirements will also be covered.
Please note this session does not include information on the clinical
aspects of or how to electronically lodge ACFIs.
DATE - Wednesday 6 April, 2016
TIME - 1.30pm - 5.00pm
(Light Lunch provided from 1pm)
VENUE - Dubbo RSL Club
FEE - ACS Member - $165.00
ACS Non Member - $210.00
