NDIS Add-On for the Policies and Procedures

Important Update:

We are currently developing new Example Policies and Procedures aligned with the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards 2024 and anticipate the completion of these by the end of May 2024.

Integration of NDIS Material:

We are exploring the possibility of integrating the NDIS Standards requirements into the Aged Care Policies and Procedures so providers need only one set of Policies and Procedures. We are confident this can be achieved; however, we will need to finalise the aged care materials before confirming this integration.

We will keep you informed on our progress in this work.

If we proceed with this, the cost of the Integrated NDIS Add-on will be $3,250.00 ex-GST. We will also offer a Support Agreement for ongoing updates at a cost of $750.00 ex GST per annum.

Please note that the information below pertains to the previous version of the NDIS Add-on:

The NDIS Add-on assists service providers delivering aged care and NDIS services to meet the requirements of the NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators using information from their Aged Care Policies and Procedures that is relevant to the NDIS requirements along with additional NDIS specific information.

The Add-on avoids having a separate set of policies and procedures for aged care and another for the NDIS, when a majority of the information for aged care is applicable to the NDIS. It avoids the workload with having to update two sets of policies and procedures.

The NDIS Add-on includes:

• The NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators for Module 1 of the Standards (as of November 2021)
• For each quality indicator, references to sections in the Aged Care Policies and Procedures that are relevant to meeting the requirements of the quality indicator
• Additional information specific to meeting the requirements of a quality indicator, where the Aged Care Policies and Procedures do not contain adequate information for meeting the indicator.

The Add-on does not include forms or other documents but some guidance regarding required documents is provided.

Note: At this point the Add-On only covers the Core Module of the NDIS Practice Standards. As the NDIA clarifies the requirements for Aged Care Services we will revise the documents to include additional requirements. We will also revise the Add-On in response to user feedback on gaps or areas of improvement identified by NDIS Auditors. Depending on the extent of changes they may involve additional fees for updates

Download Sample - NDIS Add-on Policies and Procedures [docx]