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The Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme (DRISS)
Scheme Guidelines
Last updated: August 2013
Scheme Guidelines are reviewed at the end of each funding round and are subject to change.
Please visit www.rhwa.org.au for the most up-to-date version.
20. FLOWCHART - APPLYING FOR DRISS FUNDING................................................. 23
21. CONTACT US .......................................................................................................... 24
22. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .................................................................................. 24
Appendix A: PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION – REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ..................... 25
Appendix B: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND WEIGHTING ........................................... 26
The Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme is funded by the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 3
1. GLOSSARY
The following terms are used in these guidelines:
Term Definition
DRISS Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme
DoHA Department of Health and Ageing
RHWA Rural Health Workforce Australia
RWAs Rural Workforce Agencies
ASGC-RA Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness
Area
Funding Agreement A contract outlining the terms and conditions attached to a grant
between a successful applicant and RHWA
Applicant A dentist applying for DRISS
Successful applicant A dentist who has met all the eligibility criteria and been offered
funding under DRISS
The Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme is funded by the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 4
2. INTRODUCTION
The Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme (DRISS) was announced by the
Australian Government as part of the 2012-2013 Budget. DRISS supports the distribution of
dental services into regional and remote communities by providing relocation incentives and
infrastructure support grants to dentists.
Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA) administers DRISS on behalf of the Department of
Health and Ageing (DoHA).
DRISS consists of two components:
A. RELOCATION GRANTS of up to $120,000
B. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS of up to $250,000
3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The aims and objectives of DRISS are to:
Support dentists who are relocating to more regional and remote locations within Australia by providing relocation and infrastructure support grants.
Increase the number of new practices and expand the services of existing private practices.
Address the needs of regional and remote communities and improve access to dental services by providing funding to establish new, and expand existing dental practices.
Increase the retention of dentists in regional and remote areas.
Support dentists to establish and enhance private dental services in regional and remote communities.
Provide information and support to dentists about DRISS.
The Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme is funded by the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 5
4. DRISS OVERVIEW
Below is an overview of the key points relating to DRISS funding:
Applicants must meet the mandatory eligibility criteria to receive DRISS funding (see section 6.1).
Applicants must be relocating to deliver private dental services in a location that is more remote than their current practice location.
The remoteness of each location is based on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Area (ASGC-RA). The ASGC-RA for each area can be found at www.ruralhealthaustralia.gov.au.
Relocation payments are based on the ASGC-RA rating of an applicant’s original practice location and their destination practice location (see section 9).
Infrastructure grants up to $250,000 are available to cover equipment purchase and/or upgrade, capital works and refurbishment of premises (see section 10).
All grant payments under DRISS are made directly to a successful applicant, not to a dental practice or private business.
DRISS grant payments are considered ‘assessable income’ and are subject to tax by Australian Taxation Office (ATO) (see section 18).
Successful applicants who accept a DRISS grant are subject to a retention period in the relocation practice (See sections 9.2, 10.4 and 10.6).
The Dental Relocation and Infrastructure Support Scheme is funded by the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 6
5. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
DoHA will:
Fund DRISS
Provide a representative for the DRISS Steering Committee
Act as an external adjudicator in an appeals process.
RHWA will:
Administer DRISS on behalf of the Australian Government
Receive and screen all applications
Provide information about DRISS on the RHWA website, including application forms and guidelines
Evaluate DRISS and report to DoHA
Appoint and manage a DRISS Steering Committee
Support the DRISS Assessment Committee
Work with the Assessment Committee to assess and approve application for funding under DRISS.
The RWAs will:
Promote DRISS within their jurisdiction
Support successful applicants in their new practice location including:
providing support for partners and families
facilitating access to community support services
providing information about relevant conferences and training programs.
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6. WHO CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING?
6.1. Mandatory eligibility criteria
Applicants must meet the mandatory criteria to be considered eligible for DRISS. All applicants
must:
Have general registration as a dentist with the Dental Board of Australia.
Be a permanent resident of Australia or be an Australian citizen.
Carry out private practice or a combination of private and public practice in the relocation destination**.
Be relocating to a location that is more regional or remote than the current practice, based on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Area (ASGC - RA).
Be providing predominantly general dental services.
Relocate on or after 1 July 2013.
** Applicants who intend to practice solely within the public sector are ineligible.
See Appendix B for full application assessment criteria methodology.
6.2. Eligible practice locations
To be eligible for DRISS, applicants need to be relocating to an area that is more regional or
remote than their current practice location. The ASGC - RA is used to determine the
remoteness of the practice location and is defined as:
RA 1 - Major City (not eligible for DRISS funding)
RA 2 - Inner Regional
RA 3 - Outer Regional
RA 4 - Remote
RA 5 - Very Remote
Applicants must be moving to a more remote area to be eligible for DRISS e.g. relocating from
RA 2 to RA 3. Applicants relocating to an area within the same ASGC-RA category are not
eligible for funding under DRISS. The ASGC-RA status of a location is determined using the
mapping locator at www.ruralhealthaustralia.gov.au. Applicants that are unable to provide
evidence of a current or most recent dental practice e.g. where the applicant is a
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APPENDIX A: PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION – REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applicants must submit relevant identification documents as part of the application. All
applicants must provide:
A certified copy of at least one primary document; and
A copy of at least one secondary document.
Please do not send original documents as they will not be returned.
Please provide at least ONE primary document and at least ONE secondary identification
document from the following table:
Primary Identification Documents
You must provide a certified copy of at least one of the following:
Passport (current or expired within last two years, but not cancelled)
Birth Certificate/Extract
Citizenship Certificate
If you have changed your name from that on the document (e.g. due to marriage etc.), the document cannot be accepted. Please call us on 1800 475 433 to discuss other options.
Secondary Identification Documents
You must provide a copy of at least one of the following:
Licence issued under Australian law (e.g. driver’s licence or other government issued licence) which contains a photograph or signature
A utility bill (e.g. water, electricity, gas)
A telephone bill or council rate notice
Medicare card
Foreign driver’s licence
A bank/credit union/building society passbook, statement or debit/credit card
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APPENDIX B: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND WEIGHTING
RELOCATION GRANT
Assessment Criteria and Weightings
The following assessment criteria will be used to assess and prioritise Relocation Grant applications:
1. Mandatory Eligibility Criteria (see table)
2. Remoteness Area Classification (see table)
3. Referee checks Referee checks will be undertaken for successful applicants.
4. Dental Location Need Criteria A Dental Location Needs Assessment may be undertaken on proposed dental locations if further prioritisation of applications is required. This assessment is based on the proposed location for the dental service and includes weightings for: the remoteness of the location; demographic profile of community (population under 15 years; and over 65 years); socio-economic status of community weighted to measures of disadvantage; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
The table below outlines the issues that will be considered when assessing an application:
MANDATORY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
1. Applicant is a dentist who holds current General Registration with the Dental Board of Australia.
2. Applicant is a permanent resident or citizen of Australia.
3. Applicant will undertake private practice
1.
4. Applicant will provide predominantly general dental services.
5. Applicant is relocating to a location that is more regional or remote than the current practice,
based on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Area
(ASGC– RA).
6. The proposed relocation date is after 1 July 2013.
7. Application form is completed and required documentation is provided.
REMOTENESS AREA CLASSIFICATION
Applications are assessed according to the ASGC–RA classification of the proposed location. Priority will be given to applicants moving to more remote locations. Each proposed location will be allocated a score as follows:
Criteria Lowest Score
Highest score
Max
Score
Remoteness RA 1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA 5
Score 0 5 10 15 20 20
1 Applicants who intend to carry out both private and public practice are still eligible for DRISS.
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
Assessment Criteria and Weightings
The following terms are used in the infrastructure assessment criteria:
TERM DEFINITION
Mentoring/Training Undertaking mentoring and/or training of dental students in the location and/or for Dental Education Institutions
Public services Providing public dental services
Outreach services Providing visiting services to regional or remote communities
Other grants Funding through other Commonwealth, State or Territory government grants has been received for the project
Location catchment Town location and surrounding area that will receive the dental service
Remoteness Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian Standard Geographical Classification –Remoteness Area (ASGC-RA) classification of location
A standard set of criteria will be used to assess applications. Applications will be carefully considered against each criterion and assigned a score. The relative importance of each criterion is signified by the weighting assigned to it. Other factors may be considered in assessing applications, such as: stakeholder advice and other local issues. Applicants should provide all relevant information on the application form in the attached appendices. .
The following assessment criteria will be used to assess each application:
1. Mandatory Eligibility Criteria (see table below)
2. Dental Location Need Criteria. (see table below)
3. Service Model Criteria. (see table below)
4. Business Case and Value for Money Criteria. (see table below)
5. Referee checks. Referee checks will be undertaken for successful applicants.
The tables below outline the information that the Assessment Committee will take into consideration when assessing an application, and the weightings which will apply to each criterion.
MANDATORY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING
1. Applicant is a dentist who holds current General Registration with the Dental Board of
Australia.
2. Applicant is a permanent resident or citizen of Australia.
3. Applicant will undertake private practice
2.
4. Applicant will provide predominantly general dental services.
5. Applicant is relocating to a location that is more regional or remote than the current
practice, based on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness
Area (ASGC-RA).
6. The proposed relocation date is after 1 July 2013.
7. Application form is completed and required documentation is provided.
APPLICANTS MUST MEET ALL CRITERIA TO BE
ELIGIBLE
2 Applicants who intend to carry out both private and public practice are still eligible for DRISS
DENTAL LOCATION CRITERIA
ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING
The Assessment Committee will undertake a Dental Location Needs Assessment based on town location, postcode, State/Territory identified in the application.
Questions that will be considered during the assessment include:
What is the proposed practice location (address if available, town, State/Territory)?
What is the location catchment area the dentist proposes to service?
What is the population of the location catchment?
How many dentists already practice in the location catchment relative to the locations need?
Each location will be allocated a score as follows:
Criteria Lowest Score
Highest Score
Max
Score
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population of location (Deciles)
1st - 2
nd 3
rd - 4
th 5
th - 6
th 7
th - 8
th 9
th - 10
th
Score 2-4 6-8 10-12 14-16 18-20 20
SEIFA Index of Relative Disadvantage for location (Deciles)
8th -10
th 6
th -7
th 5
th
3
rd– 4
th
1
st -2
nd
Score 0 8 12 16 20 20
Percentage of Population aged 0-14 for location (Deciles)
1st or 2
nd
3rd or 4
th
5
th
6
th or 7
th
8th, 9
th
or 10th
Score 0 4 6 8 10 10
Percentage Population aged 65 and over for location (Deciles)
1st or 2
nd
3
rd
4
th
5
th
6
th or 7
th
Score 0 4 6 8 10 10
Remoteness of Location RA 1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA 5
Score 0 5 10 15 20 20
Total Score 80.00
40%
SERVICE MODEL CRITERIA
ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING
Questions that will be considered during assessment include:
Will the Applicant be:
Mentoring and/or training dental students?
Providing any public sector dental services?
Outreach visiting services to rural or remote locations?
Receiving any other grants?
Providing dental services as part of a multi-disciplinary team?
Addressing an identified community need?
Each application will be allocated a score as follows:
Criteria Zero
Score Full
Score
Max
Score
Applicant will provide mentoring and/or Training Dental Students
No Yes
Score 0 10 10
Applicant will also provide public dental services
No Yes
Score 0 10 10
Applicant will provide outreach services to regional or remote locations
No Yes
Score 0 10 10
Applicant is not receiving other grants No Yes
Score 0 10 10
Applicant is providing dental services as part of a multi-disciplinary team
No Yes
Score 0 10 10
Applicant services meet identified community need (evidenced in the open-text statement)
No Yes
Score 0 20 20
Total Score
70.00
30%
BUSINESS CASE / VALUE FOR MONEY CRITERIA
ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING
Questions which will be considered during assessment include:
What are the objective(s) of the proposed infrastructure?
What are the expected benefits of the infrastructure?
Is the proposed infrastructure sustainable in the long-term? e.g. does it assist in the retention
of a dental workforce?
Will the infrastructure benefit the community?
Does the proposed infrastructure demonstrate value for money?
Have the internal and external stakeholders been identified? Is there any evidence of
stakeholder consultations?
Based on the statement or business case provided by the applicant, each application will be allocated a score determined by the extent to which the criteria below have been demonstrated:
Criteria Not
demonstrated Partially
demonstrated Fully
demonstrated
Maximum
score
Applicant has articulated the objectives of the infrastructure
0 5 10 10
Applicant has identified the benefits of the infrastructure
0 5 10 10
Applicant has shown that the infrastructure is sustainable in the long-term
0 5 10 10
Applicant has identified the benefit to the community
0 5 10 10
Applicant has demonstrated that the infrastructure represents value for money
0 5 10 10
Applicant has identified the internal and external stakeholders, including consultations where relevant
0 5 10 10
The outcomes, performance indicators, and timeframe for each key activity for the infrastructure have been identified