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30 October 2022 - The Stoma Appliance Scheme provides fully subsidised stoma appliances and products to people who have a stoma or fistula that facilitates the removal of urine and/or products of the gastrointestinal tract from the body. Find out what a stoma is, what the scheme does and who can access it.

23 April 2025 - The new aged care regulatory model comes into effect with the new Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025. This webinar was an opportunity for providers to engage directly with the department to understand how the new regulatory model works , via a Q&A session with the panel.

23 April 2025 - This webinar gave providers and workers an overview of the new aged care regulatory model, the new registration process and categories.

26 September 2024 - Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule items for chronic disease management have been deferred from 1 November 2024 until 1 July 2025. The additional time will support all practices and providers, including GPs and allied health providers, to be ready for the changes to these important services.

30 March 2025 - This webinar informed providers about how funding will be delivered for the Fair Work Commission award wage increase for nurses in aged care. It explained what you need to know and do to implement the award wage increase.

4 October 2024 - This webinar provided an overview of upcoming financial reporting requirements, including discussion of care time reporting assessments and the outbreak management expenses. This included key insights about sector-wide financial performance from recent departmental publications.

15 April 2025 - From 22 April 2025 Revalidated Service Requests must include supporting evidence, and will expire three months after submission.

11 November 2024 - This webinar provided information to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on the proposed foundations of the new Aged Care Act. Consultation on these proposed elements ran from August to September 2023.

15 February 2024 - We've added a new fact sheet for Hearing Services Program providers that addresses questions we've received about service delivery.

17 March 2024 - Older people accessing aged care from an MPS provider must be offered a resident agreement. As an MPS provider, you need to include certain details, provide a copy to the person, make sure they understand and agree to it, and review and update the agreement as needed.