National Disability Insurance Scheme
The following pages provide information on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
General information
Information for participants
If you are a participant in the NDIS and your plan identifies the need for certain hearing services, your National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Planner may refer you to the Hearing Services Program (the program). Find out more about what the NDIS means for clients of the program.
Not sure if you are eligible for the NDIS? Use the NDIS access checklist to help you work out if you could access the NDIS.
Information for contracted service providers
If you are a contracted service provider, find out more information about providing services to participants of the NDIS.
NDIS application form
NDIA Planners are required to complete the application form ensuring the form is signed by the NDIS participant and that a medical certificate is attached. NDIA Planners must e-mail the completed application form and the medical certificate to hearing@health.gov.au. Services cannot be provided until a voucher has been issued to the participant.
Application for NDIS participants (PDF)
Application for NDIS participants (Word)
Future of Australian Hearing and contestability of services under the NDIS
The Department of Finance has prepared an information sheet on the future of Australian Hearing and contestability of services under the NDIS.
Frequently asked questions on the linkage between the program and the NDIS
The Department of Health (the Department) has prepared an information sheet on the linkages and interface for the transition to the NDIS.
NDIS transition planning
NDIS Ready
The NDIA has launched a suite of communication tools to assist providers and the community to become NDIS ready.
Hearing Services NDIS Transition Plan
A Transition Plan has been developed which incorporates feedback from cross-Agency consultation and the series of Transition Planning Workshops held in 2015. The Transition Plan consists of 11 work-packages that will need to be worked through to support a smooth transition of eligible clients to the NDIS by mid-2019.
Further opportunities for stakeholder consultation on the respective work packages will be confirmed as work packages are progressed.
Review of Schedule of Service Items and Fees
We are currently reviewing the program’s service items and fees. Full details regarding this review are available, along with how you can have your say. Details about the scope of the review are also available.
Audiology Australia National Conference NDIS round table discussion
The Department of Health participated in a round table at the Audiology Australia National Conference on May 24 2016. The conference presentation containing key points about transition of voucher and CSO clients who can access the NDIS to that scheme is available as a PDF version of the conference presentation, and a Word version of the conference presentation.
Feedback
If you wish to provide feedback to, or have your views represented by, a professional body or advocacy group, please contact one of the groups shown on the useful links page.