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Update on the National

Disability Insurance

Scheme (NDIS) in

Queensland

Presentation Overview

• NDIS in Queensland

• Early launch

• Readiness objectives

• National trial sites

• Transition from state to national system

• NDIS eligibility requirements

• Key milestones

• Current negotiations

• Queensland NDIS events calendar

• Resources

• Toolkit for providers

• How to keep up to date

Overview - NDIS fundamentals

• supports are tailored to individual needs

• insurance approach for sustainable costs

• choice and control is central

• delivered in communities locally

• national coverage

Transition from the state to

national system

NDIS

service delivery &

paymentPlan &

budget

payment

support

support

support

support

participant

funding &

reporting

contracts

service delivery

program 1

program 2

program 3participant

Government

agencies

Capped funding Limited choice Limited control

New

Individualised funding Choice and control Supports not programs

Old

source: NDIA

National trial sites

1. Barwon region, Victoria

2. Hunter region, NSW

3. South Australia (age 0–14

years)

4. Tasmania (age 15–24 years)

5. Australian Capital Territory

6. Barkly region, NT

7. Perth Hills, WA

NDIS for Queensland

• Progressive three year roll-out:

1 July 2016 to 2019

• Twice as many participants:

97,000 people by 2019

• More jobs: estimated 13,000 new jobs

• Single biggest investment over the next decade

Early launch

• Queensland Government commitment

– subject to Commonwealth Government agreement

• Not a trial

– it is the early launch of the NDIS in Queensland

• Testing rollout processes in a Queensland setting

– to inform a smooth transition for future groups

NDIS eligibility requirements

Permanent

disability

Disability with

significant

functional

impact

Needs

ongoing

support

Australian

citizen,

permanent

visa or

protected SCV

holder

Be aged

under

65 years

Early

intervention

requirements

Readiness

Participant

readinessProvider

readinessWorkforce

readiness

Whole-of-

Government

readiness

Departmental

readiness

Data

readiness

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Completed

May 2013 – Heads of Agreement

with Commonwealth Government

committing to NDIS commencement

in Queensland from July 2016

December 2013 – Queensland

Disability Plan 2014-19 released

setting priorities for NDIS transition

July 2014 – Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with the

National Disability Insurance Agency

(NDIA) to begin footprint in

Queensland

Planned

August 2015 – Bilateral Agreement

and Operational Plan

Early 2016 – Early launch subject to

Commonwealth Government

agreement

July 2016 – The NDIS will start in

Queensland

2019 – Queensland NDIS roll-out

completed

Key milestones

Current negotiations

• Bilateral Agreement

– funding, phasing, timing, roles and responsibilities

– expected by August 2015

– Between Queensland and Commonwealth Governments

• Operational Plan

– details practical transition activities and responsibilities

– Queensland Government, NDIA and Commonwealth Government

• Early launch

Queensland NDIS events calendar

Find out about local

events and/or register

your event:

www.communities.qld.gov.au/ndis

Resources

Preparing for

the NDIS

More

information

Participant

Readiness

Providers Workforce FAQs

Toolkit for providers

Toolkit purpose Build the capacity of organisations to respond to consumer demand in the NDIS

Toolkit contentsThe resource pack includes six provider support resources:

1. Assessing external factors

2. Identifying the services clients want

3. Gauging financial impacts

4. Gauging non-financial impacts

5. Marketing services to clients

6. Leading changes to services

Tootkit is available at

www.communities.qld.gov.au/ndis

Business development package

The Business Development

Package, featuring the

Organisational Development

Toolkit, was designed to help

providers operate in an open,

competitive market environment

Available at

http://communitydoor.org.au/SectorReadiness

Health Services and the NDIS

• Be aware of the respective responsibilities of the Health system and the NDIS - available at www.coag.gov.au/node/497

• Keep informed about the NDIS and Queensland’s preparations and display information about the NDIS

• Continue to refer patients to the NDIS website and the Queensland Government website for more information

• Assist patients to find out if they may be able to access the NDIS by directing them to the online self-assessment tool – Access Checklist

• Assist patients through assessment and planning process by providing information about their diagnosis, its functional impact, treatment and duration of their impairment

• Allied health professionals: consider opportunities to become a provider under the NDIS

How to keep up to date

www.communities.qld.gov.au/ndis

www.qld.gov.au/disability

Subscribe to the Queensland

NDIS Update e-blast to keep up-

to-date with latest Queensland

information

Queensland NDIS events

calendar

Queensland

www.ndis.gov.au

Subscribe to the NDIS e-

newsletter

National Disability Insurance

Agency