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Pricing Reference Group (PRG)

Meeting: 29 March 2022

Minutes

Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022 Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm Location: Microsoft Teams

Members

Chair: Gerrie s47F - persona | General Manager, Provider and Markets Division | By Teams

Pricing Reference Group Members:

deborah redacted: s47(1)(a)ii - irrelevant material | Independent Member | By Teams Julie s47F - personal privacy, s2 PSM | Independent Member | By Teams Lynne s47F - personal priva | Independent Member | By Teams Jim SPSM | Independent Member | By Teams Graeme s47F - person | Independent Member | By Teams

Participating Observer nominated by CEO:Lisa s47F - personal privacy | DCEO, Markets, Government and Engagement Group | By TeamsDavid Gifford A/g Deputy Scheme Actuary|By TeamsTanuja s47F - persoA/g Branch Manager, Pricing|By TeamSDavid Cullen Chief Economist|By TeamsStephen s47F - personal privacy, s2Branch Manager, Provider Engagement|By TeamsSecretariatVincent s47F - personal prA/g Director, Pricing Operations|By TeamsJodie Snr Engagement Officer, Provider Engagement Branch|By TeamsScott s47F - personal privaDirector, Annual Price Review Team|By TeamsDominic s47F - personaA/g Assistant Director, Annual Price Review Team|By Teams**1. Declaration of Conflicts of Interest:**The Chair ASKED members if they had any updates on conflicts to declare. PRG members did not have such an update.

3 Confirmation of the Previous Meeting’s Minutes:

The PRG ENDORSED minutes from a previous meeting: PRG Minutes for March The Chair NOTED that one action item remains open regarding analysis activity in non-registered providers under NDIS within NDIA; this work is ongoing with remaining items closed.

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Update by the Chair

The Chair INFORMED the PRG:

• that Minister Reynolds had recently announced Dr Denis AO as Chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency Board.
• About the approach that would be taken in seeking agreement at an Annual Pricing Review (APR) recommendation level; PRG members offered their assistance briefing them about it too.

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• the extent to which NDIS therapy support providers required additional or specialised skills compared with therapists more broadly; where such providers may require extra hours.
• Arrangements in this sector are tailored for people with disabilities but there is scope to explore mainstream options;
• Consistency between pricing arrangements needs attention as does alignment across supports (therapy vs nursing).

Nursing Supports:

The Acting Branch Manager referred briefly on findings & recommendations related specifically about nurses’ qualifications levels/types impacting benchmarking/analysis processes within Allied Health contexts.

Support Coordination Supports:

The Chief Economist also discussed aspects regarding clearer roles/responsibilities among Coordinators and Plan Managers involved directly here too.

Plan Management Supports:

Further elaboration came from Pricing’s acting manager touching upon similar themes - greater clarity needed around these managers’ duties plus addressing any conflicts they might face professionally.

Final Comments:

Chairperson thanked attendees acknowledging time constraints, ensuring PRG views were gathered before Board discussions concluded. Invited further comments via Secretariat until Tuesday March 29th at close of business.