Attendant care fees - TAC - Transport Accident Commission

Effective 29 June 2020

29/6/2020 rates
6/4/2020 - 28/6/2020 rates
1/7/2019 - 5/4/2020 rates
2/7/2018 - 30 Jun 2019 rates

Attendant Care

For Attendant Care services provided on or after 29 June 2020
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Attendant Care (per hour) including Personal Care, Community Access Support, Therapy Support, Post Acute Care and Carer Training
- Weekday (Day) 6am to 8pm	AT0020	$48.46
- Weekday (Evening) 8pm-midnight	AT0020	$53.47
- Weekday (Night) midnight - 6am	AT0020	$54.47
- Saturday	AT0020	$66.66
- Sunday	AT0020	$86.88
Inactive overnight Support (8 hour shift inclusive of one hour active)	AT0025	$196.28
Program Establishment †	AT0005	$1,314.54
Approved Travel Costs (per km)	AT0010	$0.78
Daily Support: Standard	AT0020	$563.73
Daily Support: Complex	AT0020	$730.51

Attendant Care

The TAC is aware of the significant impact of COVID-19 on clients and on service providers, particularly in the substantial reduction in community access and therapy supports. To help ensure Attendant Care providers remain viable and retain their staff during the COVID-19 outbreak, the TAC is introducing two financial support measures:

The 2020-21 3.91% indexation of TAC Attendant Care fees will take effect from Monday 6 April (brought forward from 1 July).
A temporary 5% loading will be added post indexation to the Attendant Care fees, from Monday 6 April to 28 June 2020.

For Attendant Care services provided between 6 April 2020 and 28 June 2020
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Weekday Attendant Care (per hour) including Personal Care, Community Access Support, Therapy Support, Post Acute Care and Carer Training	AT0020	$50.88
Weekend Attendant Care (per hour) including Personal Care, Community Access Support, Therapy Support, Post Acute Care and Carer Training	AT0020	$67.56
Inactive overnight Support (8 hour shift inclusive of one hour active)	AT0025	$144.38
Program Establishment †	AT0005	$1,380.27
Approved Travel Costs (per km)	AT0010	$0.78
Daily Support: Standard	AT0020	$591.92
Daily Support: Complex	AT0020	$767.04

Attendant Care

For Attendant Care services provided between 1 July 2019 and 5 April 2020
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Weekday Attendant Care (per hour) including Personal Care, Community Access Support, Therapy Support, Post Acute Care and Carer Training	AT0020	$46.64
Weekend Attendant Care (per hour) including Personal Care, Community Access Support, Therapy Support, Post Acute Care and Carer Training	AT0020	$61.92
Inactive overnight Support (8 hour shift inclusive of one hour active)	AT0025	$132.33
Program Establishment †	AT0005	$1,265.08
Approved Travel Costs (per km)	AT0010	$0.76
Daily Support: Standard	AT0020	$542.52
Daily Support: Complex	AT0020	$703.02

Attendant Care

For Attendant Care services provided between 2 July 2018 and 30 June 2019
Service Description	TAC Item Number	Maximum Payment Rate
Weekday Attendant Care (per hour) including Personal Care, Community Access Support, Therapy Support, Post Acute Care and Carer Training	AT0020	$44.86
Weekend Attendant Care (per hour) including Personal Care, Community Access Support, Therapy Support, Post Acute Care and Carer Training	AT0020	$59.54
Inactive overnight Support (8 hour shift inclusive of one hour active)	AT0025	$127.30
Program Establishment †	AT0005	$1,217.01
Approved Travel Costs (per km)	AT0010	$0.76
Daily Support: Standard	AT0020	$521.90
Daily Support: Complex	AT0020	$676.31

† Program Establishment Fee may be approved to the Service Provider when providing the TAC Client with 4 hours or more of Services per Billing Period, for a period of more than three consecutive months and is to assist with; Recruitment of new Personnel, Development of a Care Plan and Training Plan, as well as Compliance with OHS site audit requirements. This is a one off payment for the Service Provider to ensure the establishment of a quality care program on behalf of the TAC Client.

GST

* Item numbers denoted with an asterisk (*) include a 10% allowance for GST as TAC believes these are taxable supplies. If you are a provider and are not registered for GST, then the maximum claimable on these item numbers is 10/11ths of the corresponding Maximum Payment Rate. Providers who are not registered for GST are:

Not legally permitted to charge GST; and
Should indicate on all invoices submitted your status as 'not registered for GST'

A GST Registered provider should not add GST on top of the Maximum Payment Rate as an allowance for it is already included where applicable.

All other item numbers i.e. with no asterisk (*) are the Maximum Payments Rates regardless of whether you are registered for GST or not, as TAC believes these to be GST-Free supplies.