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Record information – Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale

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Table of Contents

  • Recent updates … 4
  • Before you start … 5
  • Understand and record the Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale … 6
  • Next steps … 7

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This article provides guidance for a local area coordinator, early childhood coordinator and all NDIA staff (planner, payment officer, internal review officer, complaints officer, participant service officer, access officer, quality officer, technical advisor, SDA officer, NCC officer, provider support) to:

  • understand the Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale (GMFCS)
  • record information from the GMFCS assessment.

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Recent updates

  • July 2023 Update to system steps and language to align with PACE and knowledge consistency.

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2 Before you start

You have:

  • read the article Understand functional capacity assessments
  • read the article Create a new functional capacity assessment case.

3 Understand and record the Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale

The Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale (GMFCS) is a 5-level categorical scale. We use it to measure the level of support a person needs. We use the GMFCS for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Completion of the assessment can be:

  • by an allied health professional
  • done internally. It is available on the NDIS intranet.

You will enter the results into PACE.

Record information from the GMFCS assessment

To enter the score of a GMFCS assessment in PACE, complete the following steps:

At the Select Tools step in the Functional Capacity Assessment:

  1. Select No to Carry out a new assessment.
  2. Select Yes to Manually enter scores.
  3. Select Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale (GMFCS).
  4. Select Next.
  5. Enter Assessment completion date.
  6. Select Score or rating.
  7. Select Next.
  8. Check the Confirmation details.
  9. Select Done.

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Next steps

There are no further steps.

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