This support category includes assessment supports, training supports, strategy development supports, and therapeutic supports to asssist the development of, or to increase, a participant's skills and their capacity for independence and community participation.
As well as direct service provision claims can also be made for
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation
This support category relates to assisting with or supervising personal tasks of daily life to enable the participant to live as autonomously as possible. Supports are provided individually to participants and can be provided in a range of environments, including the participant's own home.
As well as direct service provision claims can also be made for
- Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
- Provider Travel
- Short Notice Cancellation
This support category relates to assisting with or supervising a participant to engage in community, social, recreational or economic activities. These supports can be provided in a range of environments, such as in the community or a centre.
These support items provide capacity building supports, including key worker, to assist a child with developmental delay or disability and their family or carers in home, community and early childhood education settings, to work towards increased functional independence and social participation.
Under 7 years Occupational Therapy and Educator Services
Provision of an Education or Occupational Therapy program by a Level 1 Allied Health Assistant to persons under the age of 7.
Level 1's must be supervised by the OT or Educator, thus attracting a dual charge
Provision of an Education or Occupational Therapy program by a Level 2 Allied Health Assistant to persons under the age of 7
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Occupational Therapy for over 7 year-olds
Provision of an Education or Occupational Therapy program by a Level 1 Allied Health Assistant to persons over the age of 7.
Level 1's must be supervised by the OT or Educator, thus attracting a dual charge
Provision of an Education or Occupational Therapy program by a Level 2 Allied Health Assistant to persons over the age of 7.
Occupational Therapy and Educator programs and supports that are provided under Fee for Service arrangements including use of private health cover.
This pricing includes
1. Set up of client profile
2. 60-minute appointment - face-to-face interview with client and/or caregiver(s).
3. Time for the clinician to review initial assessment questionnaibefore to appointment
60-minute occupational therapy sessions conducted within the clinic, school or home environments. Please note travel will be charged for school & home visits.
60-minute Educator sessions conducted within the clinic, school or home environments. Please note travel will be charged for home & school visits.
Provision of an Education or Occupational Therapy program by a Level 1 Allied Health Assistant
Level 1's must be supervised by the OT or Educator, thus attracting a dual charge
Provision of an Education or Occupational Therapy program by a Level 2 Allied Health Assistant
Charged in 15-minute intervals
Charged at current ATO cents per KM guide
Time spent preparing resources will be charged accordingly. This will be based on the therapist's rate and, time spent in 15-minute increments.
Support items provide a participant with assistance with, or supervision of, personal tasks of daily life to develop the skills of the participant to live as autonomously as possible.
Commencing at or after 6am and ends before or at 8pm on a single weekday [unless it's a Public Holiday or night-time sleepover support]
Commencing after 8pm and ends before or at midnight on a single weekday [unless it's a Public Holiday or night-time sleepover support]
Commencing at or before midnight on a weekday and finishes after midnight on that weekday.
Commences before 6am on a weekday and finishes on that weekday [unless it's a Public Holiday, Saturday, Sunday or night-time sleepover support]
When a support crosses a shift boundary and the same worker is delivering the entire support - the higher of the relevant price limits applies to the entire support. e.g. Weekday daytime to Weekday evening.
Providers are required to discuss this billing arrangement with the participant
Any support to a participant that starts at or after midnight on the night prior to a Saturday and ends before or at midnight of that Saturday [unless it's a Public Holiday or night-time sleepover support]
Any support to a participant that starts at or after midnight on the night prior to a Sunday and ends before or at midnight of that Sunday [unless it's a Public Holiday or night-time sleepover support]
Any support to a participant that starts at or after midnight on the night prior to a Public Holiday and ends before or at midnight of that Public Holiday [unless it's a night-time sleepover support]
Any support delivered to a participant on a weekday, Saturday, Sunday or Public holiday that:
- Commences before midnight on a day and finishes after midnight on that day; and
- is for a continuous period of eight (8) hours or more; and
- the worker is allowed to sleep when they are not providing support
This support includes up to two (2) hours of active supports provided to the participant for the duration of the period (8 hours). Providers may claim for the third (3rd) or additional hour at Saturday rates on weekdays, or at the applicable rates on other days (Saturday, Sunday or Public Holidays)
These support items enable participants to maintain their home environment. This may involve undertaking essential household tasks that the participant in not able to undertake
Performing essential house and/or yard activities that the participant is unable to undertake
These disability-related health supports provide care, other than nursing care, to respond to the disability-related health needs of a participant (ECI = aged under seven) where that care is not the usual responsibility of the health system.
They are temporarily duplicated within Core Supports to allow greater access to supports if participants need them
Under 7 years Occupational Therapy Supports - core funded
Over 7 years Occupational Therapy Supports - core funded
These support items assist participants to access community, social and recreational activities provided in a group setting, either in the community or in a centre. Can also be delivered to individuals participants
Individual Price - group price is divided by number of participants in the group
Individual Price - group price is divided by number of participants in the group
Individual Price - group price is divided by number of participants in the group