Hot topic: Will all Australian SLP practices have to register with the NDIS Commission? 
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Hot topic: Will all Australian SLP practices have to register with the NDIS Commission? 

Breaking news: On 2 August 2024, the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce Advice was released, with their views on mandatory registration. SLP views were heard: “The Taskforce acknowledges there are a number of allied health practitioners who are not required to register with AHPRA, including…speech pathologists. Some of these practitioners operate in a self-regulated…

Change to short notice cancellations under the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23
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Change to short notice cancellations under the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23

The National Disability Insurance Agency (“NDIA”) has published pricing arrangements for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (“NDIS”) in its NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2022-23 (“Pricing Arrangements”), which took effect on 1 July 2022. Amongst other things, the NDIA has modified the definition of short notice cancellation in the Pricing Arrangements. (1) Short Notice Cancellation A short…

To infinity and beyond how I learned to be optimistic about the NDIS
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To infinity and beyond: how I learned to be optimistic about the NDIS

When I left full-time lawyering to become a speech pathologist, I promised myself that I would be more constructive, and less – well – judgmental. A good test of this resolve was watching the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in real time. Yes, the NDIS has its problems Starting in earnest with…

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