Page 4460 - Week 10 - Thursday, 22 September 2011
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(a) ACT Artificial Limb Scheme
(i) The following budget allocation relates to a cost centre which covers a series of prosthetic activities across the Health Directorate, including the ACT Artificial Limb Scheme (ACTALS). The total budget for this Prosthetics and Orthotics cost centre is-
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2011-12 |
$975,000 |
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2012-13 |
to be determined |
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2013-14 |
to be determined |
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2014-15 |
to be determined |
(ii) Services and equipment are provided based on referral or medical prescription if appropriate, and eligibility, within available funding. There is no limitation or set number of subsidies.
(iii) The annual budget is increased by CPI, with the capacity for additional funding to be provided through the ACT Budget if required.
(iv) The Free Limb Scheme was introduced by the Commonwealth Government in 1973 and was administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. On 1 September 1990 the Free Limb Scheme was replaced by the Commonwealth Artificial Limb Scheme. In 1997 the Commonwealth Artificial Limb Scheme was devolved to individual State and Territory Health Departments. In the ACT this scheme operates as ACTALS.
(v) Information not available.
(vi) Information not available.
(b) ACT Equipment Scheme
(i)
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2011-12 |
$1.278m |
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2012-13 |
$1.311m |
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2013-14 |
$1.343m |
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2014-15 |
$1.377m |
(ii) Equipment is provided based on referral/medical prescription and eligibility, within available funding. There is no limitation or set number of subsidies. Costs may also vary from low cost items such as shower chairs, walkers etc through to very expensive items dependant on scripting to fulfil individual client needs appropriately. High cost wheelchairs often cost in excess of $20,000.
(iii) The annual budget is increased by CPI, with the capacity for additional funding to be provided through the ACT Budget if required.
(iv) The current Scheme was introduced on 1 August 2010 as a fully funded entitlement scheme. The original scheme (this was a scheme which only subsidised equipment) was introduced in 1989.
(v) Information not available.
(vi) Information not available.
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