The big picture: On 13 November 2024, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) warned providers to review their advertising about NDIS services as a matter of urgency. Why it matters: Now that new laws are in place about NDIS supports, the ACCC is going after “problematic advertising practices” targeting NDIS participants. All marketing and…
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…
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…
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…
To protect participants, the NDIS (Practice Standards – Worker Screening) Rules 2018 (the Rules) require NDIS providers in all States and Territories (except Western Australian) to have a policy and processes in place to screen workers and other personnel. Among other things, the Rules require that: providers have a policy to protect people with a…
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