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Check eligibility – EI – developmental delay
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 understand:
how to find developmental delay evidence.
Recent updates
3 October 2024
Updates to reflect legislation changes from 3 October 2024. Article title changed from ‘Check evidence for a decision – developmental delay’ to
‘Check eligibility – EI – Developmental delay.’ When we say EI in titles we mean early intervention requirements. We’ve added this to
help you identify articles about early intervention or disability requirements.
Before you start
You have read and understood:
Our Guideline - Applying to the NDIS (external), what about children younger
than 6 with developmental delay? Our Guideline - Early childhood approach (external) article Understand early intervention requirements article Check eligibility – age and residence
How to find developmental delay evidence
How to find developmental delay evidence
You need to review all available information about the child’s impairment and developmental delay before you make an access decision. To do this, check their application and linked evidence in PACE. To find linked evidence in PACE select the Documents tab. This will
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For Internal Use Only provide a list of the documents that have been linked as evidence. For example, the completed Form – Evidence of development delay.
What to consider when checking eligibility
When you review evidence to check if the child is eligible under this early intervention requirement, consider:
the child is younger than 6 the child’s impairment the child’s developmental delay the recommended early intervention supports if the early intervention supports recommended are NDIS support recommendation have been made by the right early childhood professional our legislation and guidance if we have enough evidence to decide or need more.
Next steps
To consider the other early intervention requirements, go to article Understand early intervention requirements.
If you are an access delegate:
To make an access decision, continue to either 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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