Advice Support Tool

Theme: Assistive Technology Sub-Theme(s): Specialised Seating

References:

• NDIS Act 2013 Section 34 1. (a) - (f) and 2.
• NDIS Support for Participant Rules 2013

Note: All criteria need to be met for the supports to be funded through the NDIS.

34.1(a) Enabling the participant’s goals and objectives (supports will assist the participant to pursue the goals and objectives in their plan)

• Yes → The participant may not have a specific goal outlining the need for specialised seating, however, consider how the use of specialised seating may underpin and assist the participant to pursue stated plan goals.
• No →

34.1(b) Assist the participant’s social and economic participation (supports will assist the participant to undertake activities to facilitate their social and economic participation)

• Yes → Consider the integral impact of specialised seating to support posture, pressure care and transfer needs, to enable social and economic participation.
• No →

34.1(c) Value for money (supports represents value for money, ie the costs of support are reasonable, both in terms of the benefits achieved and the cost of alternative support)

• Yes →
• No → Are there comparable support options which would achieve the same outcome at

Criteria for reasonable and necessary supports

| | Is there evidence that funding support is likely to increase independence and reduce funded support costs in the long-term? | |

| | Is there evidence the support will increase the participant’s independence and reduce the participant’s need for other kinds of supports? | |

| | S47E(d)-certain operations of agency | |

| | Is there evidence the quoted support cost is comparable to expected cost of same kind of Supports? SA7E(@Hssrain operatonsyof agency | |

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| Criteria for reasonable and necessary Is criteria Considerations (including evidence | supports met? used) | | — | — | — | | 34.1(d) Support is effective or beneficial KI Yes | s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies | for the participant (supports will be, or are likely to be, effective | O No —~> for desired effect and beneficial for the participant, having regard to current good practice) Consider NDIS Support for Participant Rules 2013 Part 3.2 and 3.3 What are the expected benefits of the support provision? How will effectiveness of achieved outcome be measured? When will effectiveness of achieved outcome be achieved? Are there other supports required to achieve or maximise the reported support outcomes for participant? s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies Has the specialised seating been trialled? s47E(d) – certain operations of agencies |

Criteria for reasonable and necessary supports

| Criteria for reasonable and necessary Is criteria Considerations (including evidence | supports met? used) | Support will not cause harm Yes s47E(d) - certain operations of agencies (Supports will not be funded if it is likely to cause harm to the participant or pose a risk | No -> to others, or the support would be contrary to a law of a jurisdiction) Consider NDIS Support for Participant Rules 2013 Part 5.1 and 5.3 | Support is directly related to the Yes Has the seating been recommended participant’s disability to address functional impacts (supports will not be funded under the NDIS._ | No -> if they do not relate to the participant’s access to the scheme? — check disability or are day-to-day expenses or Disability tab in CRM. income replacement) Consider NDIS Support for Participant Rules 2013 Part 5.1 and 5.2 | Are there any extra features noted that are not disability related features; redacted | | Support does not duplicate other Yes supports (supports do not duplicate other supports ONo -> delivered under alternative funding through the NDIS such as Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) funding.) Consider NDIS Support for Participant Rules 2013 Part 5.1 | Are all of the above criteria met for all &K Yes ? supports? O No ->

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