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New Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) User Guide and Answer Appraisal Pack from 1 February 2013
From 1 February 2013, changes apply to the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) for all appraisals completed on or after that date. These changes are designed to strengthen the evidence requirements and reinforce the original intent of the ACFI.
The changes will be implemented through revisions to the ACFI User Guide and Answer Appraisal Pack available at the ACFI webpage. From 1 February 2013, providers will be required to use the revised documents for all appraisals.
The changes, announced in December 2012, have been developed in consultation with sector representatives through the ACFI Monitoring Group and its sub-group the ACFI Technical Reference Group. A fact sheet, and Question and Answer document about these changes is available at the ACFI webpage
Five changes will be implemented on 1 February 2013. Implementation will occur through revisions to specific sections of the ACFI User Guide and ACFI Answer Appraisal Pack:
Activities of Daily Living Domain - Questions 1-4:
1 - The ACFI User Guide and ACFI Answer Appraisal Pack will be revised to include the words “assessed” in the description for questions 1-4.2 - The ACFI User Guide and ACFI Answer Appraisal Pack will restate the wording on page five of the ACFI User Guide that makes it clear that physical assistance refers to assistance required throughout the specified activity.
3 - The ACFI User Guide will be revised to require approved providers to record the outcomes of evidence based assessments used to support completion of checklists within the claiming documentation held at the service, and produce these assessments as required for validation purposes.
Complex Health Care – Pain Management
1 - The ACFI User Guide will be revised to change the frequency requirement for complex pain management under question 12-4b from “at least four times per week” to “at least four days per week”.2 - Question 12.4b: The ACFI User Guide and Answer Appraisal Pack will be revised to clarify the requirement that “ongoing treatment” must be provided as required by the resident.
The revised ACFI User Guide and ACFI Answer Appraisal Pack are available for download at the ACFI webpage and should be used for all appraisals completed on or after 1 February 2013.
Further information on these changes is available by calling 1800 200 422 or by e-mailing ACFI.
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