The new Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits for 2024-25 have been released. These changes are effective from 1 July 2024.
The key changes include:
1.Removal of TTP
All TTP Items have been removed as the loading is no longer applicable.
2. Price increases
Price limits for the following supports have increased by 3.19% give or take a few cents:
- Supports delivered by disability support workers
- Level 1: Support Connection
- Psychosocial Recovery Coaches
Price limits for the following supports have increased by 4%
- Psychologists
- Nursing supports
3. Changes to the short notice cancellation policy
The short notice cancellation policy for the following supports has changed from 7 days to 2 clear business days:
- Assistance with Personal Domestic Activities
- Assistance with household tasks
- ILO Exploration and Design
- Disability Related Health Supports
- Therapy Supports
- Early Childhood Supports
- Level 2: Coordination of Supports
- Level 3: Specialist Support Coordination.
- Employment Related Assessment, Counselling and Advice
- Specialist Behavioural Intervention Support
- Physical Wellbeing Activities
- Dietetics
- Community Engagement Assistance
- Hearing Supports.
Short notice cancellations for other supports will remain as 7 days.
4. Capacity Building – Finding and Keeping a Job (Specifications and Clarifications)
- Specified who can deliver “Employment Related Assessment, Counselling and Advice” .
- Specified that Employment Assistance includes youth aged 15 to 25.
- Introduced transitional arrangement for SLES (School Leaver Employment Supports) active until 30/06/2027 for providers using 10_021. Clarified that providers cannot use this code to claim for a certified education course even if the course is run within the provider’s organisation, as this is funded through the Vocational Education system.
5. Capacity Building – Finding and Keeping a Job (New Line Items)
- Added line items to for Support Coordinators (10_002_0106_8_3) and Psychosocial Recovery Coaches (10_101_0106_6_3) to assist successful development and placement in employment (page 75)
- Added the option for participants to engage support workers to support in the workplace until a new plan is developed to include the necessary ongoing core supports “10_806_0133_5_1 Supports in Employment – Weekday Daytime”.
6. Assistive Technology Mentors
A new support line item has been introduced for AT mentors to advise and assist participants with identifying, selecting and using appropriate ATs “15_300_0103_1_3”.
7. Bereavement Payment for Support Coordinators
Registered Support Coordinators can claim for services delivered up to 90 days after a participant’s death to finalise items included in the participant’s plan funding or to undertake actions as directed by the NDIA.