What level of support do you need?

Low level supports

Low level supports means you need a registered nurse to delegate tasks in up to 2 disability-related health support areas. For example, if you need supports provided in only one or 2 disability-related health support areas, such as, diabetes management supports and podiatry supports.

What level of worker will we fund if you need low level supports?

We will also include enough funding for a support worker to be trained by the registered nurse and to provide the delegated tasks. If you need low level supports we’ll include funding for a support worker at the High Intensity Supports, Disability Support Worker Level 2.

Learn more about what we consider as High Intensity Supports and the different levels of disability support workers in our NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits

Intermediate level supports

Intermediate level supports means you need a registered nurse to delegate tasks in 3 different disability-related health support areas. For example, continence, diabetes management and wound and pressure care supports.

What level of worker will we fund if you need intermediate level supports?

We will also include enough funding for a support worker to be trained by the registered nurse and to provide the delegated tasks. If you need intermediate level supports we’ll include funding for a support worker at the High Intensity Supports, Disability Support Worker Level 2.

Learn more about what we consider as High Intensity Supports and the different levels of disability support workers in our NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits .

High level supports

High level supports means you need a registered nurse to delegate tasks in 4 or more disability-related health support areas. For example, if you need a task provided for epilepsy supports, wound and pressure care, nutrition supports and diabetes management supports.

What level of worker will we fund if you need high level supports?

We will also include enough funding for a support worker to be trained by the registered nurse and to provide the delegated tasks. If you need high level supports, we’ll include funding for a support worker at the High Intensity Supports, Disability Support Worker Level 3.

Learn more about what we consider as High Intensity Supports and the different levels of disability support workers in our NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits .

Adam has a mild intellectual disability and has asthma. Adam has an asthma management plan developed by a nurse at his local doctor’s clinic. He uses a puffer with a spacer first thing every morning and at night. Adam’s asthma is well managed and stable with the daily use of a puffer.

Adam and his guardian understand he needs to use these each day. But Adam finds it hard to remember to use the puffer and he has difficulty putting it together and using it correctly.

As Adam can’t manage his asthma due to his disability, we’ll fund a registered nurse to provide training to Adam’s support workers in his individual needs. Adam’s support workers, who provide him with supports in the morning and at night, can help him to use his asthma puffer in line with his asthma management plan.

What about disability-related health supports for children?

Generally, families or carers are responsible for their child’s daily support needs, including health needs. We may fund supports if your child needs substantially more help with health care than a child of the same age without a disability. As with adults, all supports for children need to meet the NDIS funding criteria.

If your child needs extra disability-related health support, we’ll also consider:

your child’s individual situation
your capacity to provide support and any risks to your wellbeing if you provide support
what mainstream and community supports are available.

The health system provides health services and check-ups for newborn babies and young children. This will often be through your midwife or a Maternal and Child Health Nurse. Talk to your my NDIS contact or support coordinator if you need help to link to your local child health services.

Elise is 2 and a half years old and has cerebral palsy. She is able to pull to a stand and a goal in her NDIS plan is for her to be able to walk by herself. Elise’s physiotherapist says that she requires orthotics made especially to suit her feet to continue to make progress with standing and walking.

Her mother said she thinks that Elise may need glasses and would like to get her eyes tested. We’ll fund the cost of an assessment for the orthotics and the cost to have them made. Because these supports are directly related to her disability and not funded by other services. We wouldn’t fund the cost of the optometrist assessment as this is funded through Medicare. If you need glasses, you must pay for these yourself.