AT-HM Funding Finder

Pick the Innogreen product you are prescribing under Support at Home and answer two questions. You get the AT-HM list row to name in the prescription, its ISO code, which of the participant's two accounts pays for it, who is allowed to write the prescription, and what else has to fit inside the tier.

Rows and codes are from the Assistive Technology and Home Modifications list (AT-HM list), last updated 17 July 2026. Tier amounts are the rates effective 1 July 2026.

1. Product

2. The situation

What is being prescribed?
What will the whole job cost?

Everything that comes out of the tier: the item, delivery and installation, the prescription, the wraparound services and the provider's administration or co-ordination charge.

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Prescribe against · Home modifications account

Locks

ISO 18 21
HM tierPrescribed (required)
Paid from
Home modifications account
Function on the list
Gate, door, window and curtain openers/closers
Section
6. Home modifications
Standing
Inclusion
Prescription category
Prescribed (required)
AT-HM list
Page 21, 17 July 2026
The list's definition of this prescription category
“Items that require a prescription from a suitably qualified health professional working within their scope of practice to ensure they meet the needs of the older person.”

Why this row

The list carries Locks as a home modification under Gate, door, window and curtain openers/closers, page 21. That is where a lock sits whether it is battery powered and screwed to the existing door or wired into the frame: the list places the item, not the installation method.

Who writes it

An occupational therapist, working within their scope of practice. Every home modification requires one, and it has to be in place before the work is delivered.

Conditions

  • The assistive technology half of the list has no lock row, so this cannot be paid from an AT tier even where the participant holds one. It comes out of the home modifications account.
  • Prescribed by an occupational therapist working within their scope of practice, before the work is delivered. The guidelines make this a condition of funding, not a recommendation: a home modification that has not been prescribed by an OT is listed as an exclusion.
  • Written approval from the homeowner before the work starts. Where the participant rents, the provider needs the owner's agreement; in public housing the housing authority's.
  • The provider may charge co-ordination costs of up to 15% of the total quoted cost, or $1,500, whichever is lower. That charge comes out of the same tier as the work.

Also consider

  • ISO 18 21HM tier · Gate, door, window and curtain openers/closers · page 21

    Door openers and door closers

    Where a powered opener is going on the same door, prescribe both rows in the one request.

Funding tier · Home modifications account

Low tier, $513

  • HM co-ordination is capped at 15% of the total quoted cost, or $1,500, whichever is lower, and comes out of this same tier.
  • Tiers do not accrue. Anything unspent when the 12 months allocation closes, plus the 60 day claim finalisation window, goes back to the government.
  • A participant in a Modified Monash 6 or 7 area gets a further 50% of the tier as a supplement, applied automatically.
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The two accounts, and what each tier has to cover

AT and HM funding is allocated separately at the aged care needs assessment. A participant may hold one, both or neither, and an item on one side of the list cannot be paid from the other side's account. That is why every result above starts by naming the account.

Assistive technology account

Equipment and products the participant uses. Allocated as an AT funding tier at the aged care needs assessment, held by Services Australia and claimed by the registered provider.

Assistive technology account funding tiers, effective 1 July 2026
TierCapPeriod
Low$51312 months
Medium$2,05212 months
High$15,39012 months

The high tier cap is nominal. Assistive technology above it is available with a prescription and quotes through the AT high tier over $15,000 process.

AT administration: 10% of the item or bundle cost, or $500, whichever is lower

Covers sourcing and ordering, preparing and managing quotes, referral to the National AT Loans scheme, paying suppliers, scheduling delivery, escalating issues and organising wraparound services such as fitting, installation and education.

Home modifications account

Changes to the home itself. Allocated as a separate HM funding tier, and every home modification requires a prescription from an occupational therapist before it is delivered.

Home modifications account funding tiers, effective 1 July 2026
TierCapPeriod
Low$51312 months
Medium$2,05212 months
High$15,39012 months

The high tier is capped per lifetime, not per year, and unspent amounts stay available against a later high tier without the cap resetting.

HM co-ordination: 15% of the total quoted cost, or $1,500, whichever is lower

Covers project management, managing subcontractor invoices and quotes, scheduling construction works and confirming building and council permits, sourcing and ordering items, coordinating delivery and installation, and organising wraparound services.

What the prescription categories oblige

For assistive technology the list calls these a guide only. For home modifications they are not a guide: the guidelines list a home modification that has not been prescribed by an occupational therapist as an exclusion, so the OT prescription is a condition of funding for every row in that section.

Low risk (recommended)
“Simple and relatively low-cost daily living products that generally need no prescription or customisation.”
Under advice (recommended)
“Items that may benefit from professional advice to ensure that they meet the needs of the older person.”
Prescribed (recommended)
“Items that may benefit from a prescription from a suitably qualified health professional working within their scope of practice.”
Prescribed (required)
“Items that require a prescription from a suitably qualified health professional working within their scope of practice to ensure they meet the needs of the older person.”

What an AT-HM prescription has to contain

Health professionals may write the prescription in any format they choose. These are the six things Appendix 1 of the scheme guidelines expects to see in it, whatever the format.

  1. Participant information: name, contact details, relevant medical information, and any progressive condition or disabilities.
  2. Prescriber information: name, qualifications and contact details of the professional recommending the AT or HM.
  3. Description of the specific AT or HM recommended: the type of product, equipment or home modification from the AT-HM list and associated services for home modifications, their features, and any specific modifications or customisations needed.
  4. Justification for the recommendation: how the AT or HM will help the participant with their specific needs and challenges, which may include a home environment assessment, home safety and access issues, mobility and transfer considerations, functional decline and disability needs.
  5. Wraparound services required: the set-up of the products or equipment, and whether education or review is required and by whom.
  6. Signatures and dates, from the prescriber and potentially the participant receiving the AT.

Prescribers may charge for in-person consultation time and for non-face-to-face tasks: drafting and planning home modifications, dealing with builders and tradespeople, researching solutions, consulting other health professionals on complex AT, and writing the assessment report and the prescription itself. AT-HM funding cannot pay a health professional subsidised under Medicare through the MBS, and will not pay an MBS gap fee.

Rules that apply to every AT-HM claim
  • The two tiers are allocated separately at the aged care needs assessment. A participant may hold an AT tier, an HM tier, both or neither, and an item on one side of the list cannot be paid from the other side's account.
  • Every home modification requires a prescription from an occupational therapist working within their scope of practice. The guidelines list a home modification not prescribed by an OT as an exclusion.
  • For assistive technology, the list's prescription category is described as a guide. Prescribed (required) rows do need a prescription; the qualified professionals named in the guidelines include occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, registered nurses, general practitioners, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health workers and rehabilitation specialists.
  • The tier has to cover everything, not just the supply: the item, delivery and installation, the prescription, wraparound services and the provider's administration or co-ordination charge all come out of the same allocation.
  • AT administration is capped at 10% of the item or bundle cost, or $500, whichever is lower. HM co-ordination is capped at 15% of the total quoted cost, or $1,500, whichever is lower.
  • Funding is time limited and must be spent, not just committed. In most cases the period is 12 months from the date the provider's start notification is accepted, with a further 60 days to finalise claims, after which the account closes and the funds return to the government.
  • Tiers do not accrue or roll over. Where the tier is short, the provider can request a support plan review with evidence of need, or the participant can be reassessed.
  • Participants with a listed progressive condition, including Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke and acquired brain injury, may hold an AT medium or high tier for 24 months, extendable by a further 24.
  • Home modifications high tier is capped at $15,390 per lifetime. Anything unspent stays available for a later high tier allocation, but the cap does not reset.
  • Assistive technology above the high tier cap is available through the AT high tier over $15,000 process: the provider lodges a short form with the item description, prescription and quotes to the participant's record in the My Aged Care Service and Support Portal, then calls 1800 836 799 to have the submission validated.
  • Participants living in a Modified Monash 6 or 7 area receive a supplement worth 50% of their tier, applied automatically by Services Australia on top of the tier.
  • Wraparound services payable from the tier include delivery, set-up, training and education on safe use, follow-up on effectiveness, repairs and maintenance, and retrieval of loaned or rented items.
  • A product integral to the operation of a listed item, such as a SIM card in a personal emergency alarm, is funded as part of that item where it is purchased with it rather than separately.
  • AT-HM funding cannot pay a health professional subsidised under Medicare through the MBS, and will not pay an MBS gap fee.
  • Participants who moved across from a Home Care Package must use their unspent HCP funds for AT-HM first. Evidence must be kept where more than $5,000 of unspent funds is used.
  • General renovations, work that is normal maintenance of the home, and changes to the layout that do not relate to the person's support needs are all excluded from home modifications funding.

About this tool

Every row, ISO code and prescription category is transcribed from the Assistive Technology and Home Modifications list (AT-HM list), last updated 17 July 2026. The page number beside each row is where it sits in that PDF, so the prescription can be checked against the source. The conditions, the prescribing rules and the claiming detail come from the AT-HM scheme guidelines and its appendices, and the tier amounts from the Schedule of Subsidies and Supplements for Support at Home, effective 1 July 2026.

The AT-HM scheme has no line item codes. What it has is the AT-HM list, which describes items using the ISO 9999:2022 assistive products classification. In the assistive technology sections the list prints a column of ISO codes beside each group of items; where the number of codes matches the number of items, the pairing follows the printed order, and that is the pairing used here. In the home modifications section the list prints one group-level code per Function and no per-item code, so every item under a Function shares that code. Home modification items are on the list but the services around them are not: installation, fitting, council approval and planning are funded, and the guidelines say so, but they do not appear as rows.

Tier amounts are indexed on 1 July each year. The department's AT-HM scheme page still describes the tiers in round numbers of $500, $2,000 and $15,000, which are the pre-indexation figures. The amounts shown here are the indexed rates from the schedule, which are what Services Australia actually credits to the account.

This tool is provided for information only. It is not clinical or funding advice, the list and the guidelines change, and the department's published documents are the source of truth. Whether any particular item is funded for a particular person depends on their assessed need as documented in their support plan, and on which tiers they hold. If you want a pathway checked for a specific participant, or need product documentation and a quote for the report, talk to us.

Prescribing under the NDIS instead? The NDIS Line Item Finder does the same job against the NDIS Assistive Technology, Home Modifications and Consumables Code Guide.

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