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Check eligibility – List A condition
Guidance in this document is not approved for use unless you view it in PACE.
This article provides guidance for all NDIA staff and partners to check for a List A condition.
Recent updates
3 October 2024
Updates made to improve the knowledge article and merge information from the archived article Evidence Guide – List A conditions.
Article name changed from ‘Check evidence for a decision – List A condition’ to ‘Check eligibility – List A condition.’
Before you start
You have:
read Our Guideline – Applying to the NDIS (external) read article Understand disability requirements read article Understand early intervention requirements considered the age and residence requirements using article Check eligibility – Age
and residence requirements.
Overview
To be eligible for the NDIS, the person must meet the requirements for:
age residence disability, early intervention, or both.
When a person gives us evidence that they’ve been diagnosed with one or more conditions on List A: Conditions that are likely to meet the disability requirements (external) they’ll likely meet the disability requirements.
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How to find evidence of a List A Condition?
A person may inform us that they have a List A condition, or we might identify it when reviewing their disability evidence.
Before making an eligibility decision, make sure you review the application and any provided disability evidence for any diagnosed List A: Conditions that are likely to meet the disability requirements (external).
If the person has a List A condition
If there’s evidence of a List A condition, the disability requirements are met.
You also need to think about the early intervention requirements. Go to article Understand early intervention requirements.
If the person doesn’t have a List A condition
If the person doesn’t have a List A condition, think about all the disability and early intervention requirements using articles:
Understand disability requirements [Understand early intervention requirements](/foi-library/releases/0f965ec93d25-foi-24-25-0883-disclosure-log-documents/document-004__understand-early-intervention-requirements/).
Next steps
If you’re an access delegate:
To make an access decision, continue to article Make an access decision – pre-
legislation changes or Make an access decision – post legislation changes. To make an eligibility reassessment decision, continue to article Finalise eligibility
reassessment decision.
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Amended Version Brief Description of Change Status Date by
1.0 EMN096 Draft approved by Class 3 Director APPROVED 2022-11-10 (EL2)
2.0 EMN960 EL2 approval to publish APPROVED 2023-07-07
Class 2 SG BM approval Updates made to improve the knowledge article and merge information from the archived article Evidence Guide – List A 3.0 JC0088 APPROVED 2024-08-29 conditions. Article name changed from ‘Check evidence for a decision – List A condition’ to ‘Check eligibility – List A condition.’
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