Publications

View the current and previous BIR and MPIR for residential aged care. Find out which rate to use to calculate accommodation payments and contributions and interest amounts.

This document gives guidance on the actions Home Care Package providers and Short-Term Restorative Care providers should take to be operationally ready to transition to the Support at Home program.

This toolkit provides information and materials to help aged care providers, peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups inform older people, their families and carers about what to expect when the new Aged Care Act starts on 1 November 2025.

A checklist of activities to help aged care service delivery during emergency events. This list is for residential aged care providers.

This Excel document aims to help guide aged care providers when submitting information and documents for a care time reporting assessment. It contains examples of calculations and workings for information and documents commonly requested.

This Excel document aims to help providers identify gaps in their 24/7 RN coverage. It contains instructions on how to calculate gaps in coverage for the reported month.

This resource sets out the program guidelines for the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program.

This fact sheet explains what happens and your rights and responsibilities if you need to make a late cancellation to a scheduled service or you miss an appointment.

This presentation supports the aged care providers to manage the transition to the new Aged Care Act, Support at Home program, new regulatory model and strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.

Eligible donors use this log to keep track of leave they take associated with their organ donation.

These guides provide information about the mandatory care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse requirements. Learn more about each requirement, including delivery of care minutes, registered nurse coverage and reporting obligations.

This booklet is aimed at older people and their families and carers. It contains information about the Support at Home program.

Support at Home helps older people live at home for longer. This booklet provides information about the program for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and carers

Providers, peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups can use this toolkit to inform older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and carers about the new Support at Home program. The program starts along with the new Aged Care Act from 1 November 2025.

This document provides an overview of the discussion from the 114th Meeting of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).

A summary of the Aged Care Transition Taskforce meeting held on 15 October 2025.

CHSP providers must prepare for new obligations under the Aged Care Act 2024 from 1 Nov 2025, update agreements, ensure client eligibility, adapt reporting, and comply with regulatory changes.

This form is to be completed when a donor is claiming leave more than 9 weeks or 342 hours. It must be signed by a transplant surgeon or transplant co-ordinator.

This document is a reference to help donors provide the relevant documents in support of their Supporting Living Organ Donors application.

This document provides information on the Supporting Living Organ Donors program, eligibility criteria, how to apply and contact details.

This report is of gifts given to officers of the Department of Health and Aged Care that are valued at or above the $100 threshold, as at 30 September 2025.

This fact sheet outlines changes in the supplementary data specifications for Hospital Casemix Protocol – Inpatient (HCP1) data for the 2024-25 and 2025–26 financial year. They take effect on 1 November 2025.

The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for HCP1 files for 2024–25 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2024.

The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for HCP1 files for 2025–26 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2025.

This fact sheet provides information on how Support at Home participants can use self-management for greater control over the services they receive.