NDIS KEY TERMS
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can feel like it has its own language - here is a list of key terms that helps you to understand when discussing the NDIS.
By familiarising yourself with the NDIS terminology, you’re taking an important step toward gaining more control and confidence over your NDIS journey.
KEY TERMS:
Access request
A request to become an NDIS participant. A person with disability can request access to the NDIS by submitting an access request.
Applicant
A person who has applied to access the NDIS but has not yet received an access decision.
Assistive technology (AT)
Equipment or devices that help people do things they can’t do because of their disability. Someone might use assistive technology to do something more easily or safely.
Carer
Someone who provides care, support or assistance to a person with disability and is not a paid support worker.
Check-in
A conversation between a participant and their NDIA planner or NDIS partner.
Child representative
Someone with parental responsibility for a child under 18 who can make decisions on their behalf. For some children, this may be an alternative adult who is not their parent.
Choice and control
The right for a participant to make their own decisions about their NDIS supports.
Developmental delay
Delays in a child’s development mean they find it much harder to do everyday things that other children their age can do.
Early childhood Partners
Local organisations funded by the NDIA to deliver the early childhood approach.
Early intervention
Providing support to a person, either a child or an adult, as early as possible to reduce the impacts of disability or developmental delay and build skills and independence.
Eligibility criteria
Criteria that a person must meet to access the NDIS. They must be under 65 years of age, an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and meet the requirements for disability, early intervention, or both.
Funding period
The time that a part of a participants funding becomes available and how long it needs to last. A participant can spend up to the amount of funding that is available in that time.
Goals
Things people pursue with help from the NDIS and other supports and services
Internal Review of Decision
A review conducted by the NDIA. This may take place if a person doesn’t agree with a decision the NDIA have made.
Justice liaison officer (JLO)
A staff member that provides a link between justice staff and the NDIA.
Key worker
An early childhood professional who works with families and carers to coordinate services for children and support their learning and development.
Lived experience of disability
A person’s own experience of living with disability.
Local area coordinators (LAC)
A local area coordination partner staff member delivering local area coordination services.
myPlace participant portal
A secure website for participants and their nominee or child representative to view and manage their NDIS plan and supports.
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
The Australian Government organisation administering the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
A national scheme for people with disability, administered by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
NDIA planner
An NDIA employee who works with participants to create an NDIS plan. The planner is a delegate of the CEO and can make funding decisions under the NDIS Act.
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission)
An independent Commonwealth agency established to improve the quality and safety of NDIS supports and services.
NDIS Supports
Supports the NDIS funds that relate to a participant’s disability. NDIS supports are the services, items and equipment that can be funded by the NDIS.
Participants
People who apply and meet the eligibility criteria for the NDIS.
Person with a Disability (PWD)
A person who has any or all of the following: impairments, activity limitations (difficulties in carrying out usual age-appropriate activities), and participation restrictions (problems a person may have taking part in community, social and family life).
Plan-managed funding
A plan manager pays for NDIS supports from a participants plan, on their behalf. The NDIA provides funding in a participant’s plan to pay for the plan manager.
Plan nominee
A person appointed to assist in the development, preparation or reassessment of a participant's plan. Plan nominees can be appointed by either the participant or the NDIA.
Plan reassessment
The process of developing a new NDIS plan. This happens when a participant’s plan ends, or they require a significant change to their current one.
Plan variation
A small change to a participant’s current plan.
Price limits
The maximum price that a registered provider can charge a participant for their NDIS supports or services.
Pricing arrangements
The rules around when and how a registered provider can claim for NDIS supports and services from a participant's plan.
Provider
An individual or organisation that delivers NDIS supports, services or products to participants. Participants can use both NDIS-registered and unregistered providers.
Reasonable and necessary NDIS supports
NDIS laws determine what we can and can’t fund. Things we can fund are called NDIS supports.
Registered provider
A provider that is registered with the NDIS Commission to provide NDIS supports and services.
Self-managed funding
Participants are responsible for paying their providers directly. They will need to keep records of NDIS supports purchased, like receipts or invoices.
Service agreement
An agreement between a participant and their provider that outlines what both parties have agreed to.Service agreements help make sure the participant and provider have the same expectations of what NDIS supports will be delivered and how they will be delivered.
Specialist Disability Accommodation
Specialist Disability Accommodation refers to specialist disability housing under the NDIS
Support coordinator
A type of provider that helps participants understand and use the funding in their NDIS plan on NDIS supports.They also help participants build their skills so they can use their plans more independently and connect with community supports and services.
Supported Independent Living
Supported Independent Living refers to funded services provided to participants to support them to live independently.
Vehicle modifications
Changes or equipment installations which enable a person with disability to gain access to and, in some cases, operate a vehicle.
For further information, please refer to the NDIS Glossary which can be viewed here.
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