The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to provide individualised funding for supports that help participants achieve their goals. When it comes to complex needs, accessing highly specialised advice and intervention is crucial. This is where NDIS support item 15_056_0128_1_3 - "Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy and/or Training - Other Professional" comes into play.
✅Professional Requirements:
15_056_0128_1_3 Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Other Professional.
This line item applies to supports for NDIS participants who are 9 years of age or older. As per the NDIS Pricing Arrangements, professionals should use a line item specific to their profession when available, alternatively they may meet the NDIS Pricing Arrangement Requirements for 15_056_0128_1_3.
🔗 NDIS Pricing Arrangement Requirements
A provider using this item should be an appropriate professional to deliver therapeutic supports in line with the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Commission’s requirements for the Therapy Supports Registration Group.
There should be evidence that the provider is granted consent from the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission to provide this support.
Examples of Professionals Who May Be Appropriate to Deliver the Support
The "Other Professional" aspect of this item means it's for services delivered by qualified professionals who are not one of the commonly listed allied health professionals funded by NDIS, but who are deemed appropriate to deliver therapeutic supports in line with NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Commission requirements. This could include, for example:
- Rehabilitation Engineers: For highly complex assistive technology solutions or custom modifications.
- Specific Behaviour Support Practitioners: For very complex and challenging behaviours that require highly specialised plans.
- Certain types of Specialists: For unique or rare conditions requiring highly tailored, non-traditional therapeutic approaches or assessments.
- Professionals providing highly specialised vocational or educational assessments/training for participants with complex needs where standard vocational services are insufficient.
⚠️Professions Who Should Use Other Therapy Line Items
As per the NDIS Pricing Arrangement Requirements, the following professionals should use alternate codes:
- Art Therapist: 15_610_0128_1_3
- Audiologist: 15_611_0128_1_3
- Counsellor: 15_043_0128_1_3
- Developmental Educator: 15_613_0128_1_3
- Dietitian: 15_062_0128_3_3
- Exercise Physiologist: 15_200_0128_1_3
- Music Therapist: 15_615_0128_1_3
- Occupational Therapist: 15_617_0128_1_3
- Orthoptist: 15_618_0128_1_3
- Physiotherapist: 15_055_0128_1_3
- Podiatrist: 15_619_0128_1_3
- Psychologist: 15_054_0128_1_3
- Rehabilitation Counsellor: 15_620_0128_1_3
- Social Worker: 15_621_0128_1_3
- Speech Pathologist: 15_622_0128_1_3
ℹ️ What is NDIS Support Item 15_056_0128_1_3?
This support item falls under the Capacity Building support category, specifically within Improved Daily Living Skills (Registration Group 0128: Therapeutic Supports).
It provides funding for professional services related to:
- Assessments: Comprehensive evaluations of a participant's needs, often for complex or unique situations where a standard allied health professional (like an OT or Speech Pathologist) might not be the primary lead, or where a highly specialised assessment is required.
- Recommendations: Expert advice on strategies, interventions, or specific supports to address a participant's disability-related challenges. This can include recommendations for assistive technology, home modifications, or non-traditional therapies.
- Therapy: Provision of therapeutic interventions that may fall outside the scope of traditional allied health therapies (e.g., highly specialised behavioural interventions, specific functional training).
- Training: Tailored training programs for the participant, their family, or support workers to build skills related to managing their disability or using complex supports.
ℹ️ When Might You Use This Support Item?
15_056_0128_1_3 may be in an NDIS plan if the participant has:
- Highly Complex Needs: Your disability presents challenges that require expert assessment or intervention beyond standard therapy.
- Unique Support Requirements: You need highly specialised advice or training for supports that are not typically covered by more common therapy items.
- Assistive Technology (AT) Solutions: For the assessment, recommendation, or training related to very complex or custom-built assistive technology.
- Environmental Modifications (EM) Advice: For highly specialised assessments or advice related to complex home modifications.
- Intensive Behavioural Challenges: Requiring expert assessment and specialised positive behaviour support planning.