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(El) Check evidence for a decision — Likely to improve or reduce deterioration of functional Capacity or strengthen informal supports

This article provides guidance for an access delegate, local area coordinator, early childhood partner or internal review delegate to understand how to:

  • review evidence of functional capacity or informal supports
  • use this information to support the person to understand the eligibility requirements.

Recent updates

August 2023

  • Guidance improvement - update to align language to PACE and knowledge consistency check.

Before you start

You have:

Review evidence of functional capacity or informal supports

Review the available evidence to consider if early intervention supports are likely to help the person with at least one of the following:

  • Address the impact of their impairment on their ability to move around, communicate, socialise, learn, look after themselves and organise their lives
  • Prevent their functional capacity from getting worse

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• Improve their functional capacity • Support their informal supports, which includes building their skills to help them.

Before making an eligibility decision, you must find out about the person’s functional capacity and informal supports. You do this by checking their application and evidence.

To make an eligibility decision about this early intervention requirement, you must consider:

• how early intervention will help the person • their functional capacity • their informal supports • our legislation and guidance • if we have enough evidence to decide or need more.

Early intervention requirements are just one of the eligibility requirements. To be eligible for the NDIS under early intervention, the person must meet all the following:

• age requirements • residence requirements • early intervention requirements.

Refer to Check evidence for a decision – age and residence requirements.

Next steps

If you an access delegate:

• To determine eligibility, continue to follow guidance in article Make an access decision. • To check the timeframes to make a decision, follow guidance in article Check decision – Legislative timeframes.

Article topics and case names – internal use only

Topics

This article relates to the following topics:

• Applying

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e Disability-related health supports

e Evidence.

Case names You can use this guidance for the:

  • Access Request
  • Access Decision.

Version control

Version Amended by Brief Description of Change Status Date
0.1 Draft ready for showcase DRAFT 2022-08-XX
0.2 BLO012 Draft approved by SGP Lead (EL1) DRAFT 2022-11-10
1.0 EMNO96 Draft approved by Class 3 Director (EL2) APPROVED 2022-11-10
1.1 JJO192 Class 1 - Cl-applying work package Update knowledge article for PACE national expansion. DRAFT 2023-06-28
1.2 CGT260 Peer review VT grade level 9.3 DRAFT 2023-07-06
1.3 JJO192 Actioned peer review DRAFT 2023-07-26
1.4 VFK746 EL1 Review DRAFT 2023-07-27
1.5 EMN960 EL2 Review and progression to SD and Partners for review DRAFT 2023-07-31
1.6 JMO0122 Incorporate SME feedback DRAFT 2023-08-09
1.7 VFK746 EL1 Review and progression to EL2 for approval to publish DRAFT 2023-08-10
2.0 EMN960 EL2 approval to publish APPROVED 2023-08-10

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