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We’ve gathered together some FAQs all about the updates to Section 33 of the NDIS Act.
See below for some common queries we’ve been receiving from service providers and support coordinators.
Funding periods
Does the funding period rollover and are the funds available to use later?
Unused funds from one funding period can be used in the next, however must be within the same plan period. Unused funds from a previous plan do not carry over to a new plan.
Do all invoices need to be invoiced in line with plan periods?
Yes. However, we also understand that some providers will be operating without visibility as to whether a plan has funding periods, and what those periods and amounts are. The NDIA recently stated that:
… ‘Communicate with a participants’ support providers that if they deliver supports outside of these funding periods, they may not be able to be paid for the services delivered, even if there is remaining total funding in the Participants Plan’.
… ‘Communicate with a participants’ support providers that they may need to change the way they invoice and the information contained on their invoices to align with these new funding periods’.
Source: www.intermediaries.org.au/news/section-33-ndis-plan-funding-periods/
If an invoice covers dates over two funding periods and the earlier funding period has exhausted, will the entire invoice be rejected? Or would it be partially paid?
The invoice will fully reject – and will require an amended invoice to be issued.
If funding is exhausted in a previous funding period, can this be paid in the next funding period if services/supports delivered align with the previous funding period?
Expectation is no.
Therapy Supports
How do travel cap limits work?
Therapy providers can keep claiming for travel time in both directions, up to the usual limits:
- 30 minutes each way in metro areas (MMM1–3)
- 60 minutes each way in regional areas (MMM4–5)
Travel in remote (MMM-6) and very remote (MMM-7) price limits are not subject to time limit caps. Remote and very remote loadings of 40% and 50% respectively remain unchanged.
It’s important that travel time and therapy time is shown separately on invoices. Claims for travel in respect of a support must be made separately to the claim for the primary support (the support for which the travel is necessary) using the same line item as the primary support and the “Provider Travel” option in the myplace portal (p23 of PAPL).
Source: www.ndis.gov.au/news/10827-travel-claiming-rules-gap-fees-and-other-costs
Does the 50% rate apply to other providers both in CB and Core?
No change to how non-therapy providers claim for travel.
Read more about the changes to Section 33 here.
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