Allied health providers must review services for young participants to ensure they’re NDIS supports

The big picture:

Under new rules, allied health providers cannot be paid by the NDIA for services that are not ‘NDIS supports’. 

Context:

‘NDIS supports’, as defined in the new section 10 of the NDIS Act 2013 and Schedule 1 of the NDIS (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) (NDIS Supports) Transitional Rules 2024, include:

• early intervention supports for early childhood (0-9 years) (Item 17); and
• therapeutic supports (Item 34).

What to watch:

Allied health services must (of course) be evidence-based. In addition:

• early intervention supports must help the child and their family achieve better long-term outcomes for the child (item 17); and
• therapeutic supports must help participants improve or maintain their functional capacity (item 34).

What we’re doing:

We’re working with clients and families to review assessment, reporting, goal-setting, and therapy workflows to ensure our services are NDIS supports. To structure our review, we’re using the following frameworks:

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