Attendant care services - IRQS - fee schedule

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Attendant care service fees effective from 9 November 2026

Attendant care - IRQS*

Item number image indicating ascending sortService description Maximum payment rate

PH140

Inactive Overnight Care (8hr shift inclusive of 1 hour active)^

$285.72

PH150

Travel
- Temporary loaded rate of $1.05 per km applicable from 9 November 2026 to 28 Feb 2027.
- Rate will revert to $1.01 per km from 1 March 2027.

$1.05 per km

PH160

Establishment Fee

$1,779.90

PH170

Attendant Care - Weekday

$67.80 per hour

PH180

Attendant Care - Public Holiday

$150.68 per hour

PH185

Attendant Care - Weekday Evening (8pm to 12am)

$74.68 per hour

PH186

Attendant Care - Saturday

$95.40 per hour

PH187

Attendant Care - Sunday

$123.00 per hour

PH188

Attendant Care - Active Overnight (12am to 6am)

$76.08 per hour

* For further information regarding Attendant Care – IRQS (Independently Reviewed against Quality Standards), please refer to the Registration Criteria at www.worksafe.vic.gov.au

^ For inactive overnight support where more than one hour and up to four hours of active care are provided, the additional hours are to be billed at the attendant care - active overnight hourly rate (PH188). For example, where three hours of active care are provided, bill for PH140 as well as 2 x PH188. If more than four hours of active care are provided, active overnight support is to be billed at eight times the attendant care - active overnight hourly rate, i.e. 8 x PH188.

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