[Edited extract from public address]
NDIS Reforms – Information Paper
On 28 August 2020, the Minister for the NDIS, the Hon Stuart Robert MP, also announced significant reforms to the NDIS, including the use of independent assessments, fully paid for by the NDIA.
- An Information Paper summarising these reforms was released on 24 November 2020.
- This paper explains what the changes are and what they mean for people in the scheme and those applying to become participants.
- Easy Read and audio versions of the Information Paper also available.
NDIS Price Guide update
On 17 November 2020 the following NDIS guides were updated, with changes effective from Tuesday 1 December 2020:
- Price Guide and Support Catalogue 2020-21
- Price Guide 2020-21 for Specialist Disability Accommodation
- Assistive Technology, Home Modifications and Consumables Code Guide.
Updates to the NDIS Price Guide and Support Catalogue 2020-21 include:
Increased price limits for 369 support items as a result of the final Equal Remuneration Order (ERO) adjustmentNew columns in the Support Catalogue to help providers identify if a support item is eligible for:
- non-face-to-face support provision
- provider travel
- short notice cancellation
- NDIA requested reports
- irregular Supported Independent Living (SIL) supports.
The Assistive Technology, Home Modifications and Consumables Code Guide has been updated to include:
- Clearer names and descriptions of 111 support items
- Five high risk hearing support items that now require a written assessment and prescription from a qualified practitioner.
Latest Quarterly Report now available
The NDIS has released the latest Quarterly Report that provides a summary of how the Scheme performed from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020.
- The report shows the Scheme is growing, supporting approximately 412,500 people with disability, with nearly 22,000 joining this quarter. Diversity is increasing too. Of note, 9.1 per cent of participants who entered this quarter identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is the highest percentage in the history of the NDIS.
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Easy Read resource about the Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework.
Resource explains what behaviour support is, what the framework does, and who can provide behaviour support.
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National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Address: GPO Box 700, Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: 1800 800 110 (Contact centre open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm (local time))
Email: enquiries@ndis.gov.au
Website: https://www.ndis.gov.au