Understanding the NDIS Rules and Registration Groups
Updated January 2020
Understanding the NDIS rules around registration, Certification and Verification is important.
We have simplified the NDIS Registration Requirements in our graphic below. There are 36 registration groups including 23 less complex supports, 8 complex supports and 5 that require specialist Modules. Companies who only provide low risk supports are eligible to undergo Verification audit due to recent amendments. Previously, only sole traders and partnerships were eligible for Verification audit.
Modules 1 - 5 explained
Anything that involves children, being in someone’s home, handling their money or having to use restraints will require what is called ‘Module 1-5’.
If you are offering a low risk service, such as a hearing aid or community nursing care or modifying someone’s car or home, then you can register or renew with the NDIS annually using the core self-assessment process.
Here you have to identify which policies and processes you have to meet the questionnaire and how you adhere to the guidelines. Beware if you overstate your qualifications or ability to service participants because the auditor will be reporting to the NDIS Quality Commission the results of their observations.
If you are only providing low risk supports, you have a streamlined audit process requiring only a desktop review of your policies and processes.
The following are now exempt from surveillance audits (effectively only audited every 3 years):
Specialist Disability Accommodation only providers
Sole traders and partnerships who are only registered under Early Childhood Early Intervention
Providers who only provide low risk supports
Providers who fall within those categories will be subject to lower auditing costs as they do not require annual checks.
Service providers who are under a sole trader or partnership structure registering for a combination of Early Intervention Supports for Early Childhood and Therapeutic Supports only need to be audited against the Early Childhood Module rather than all of the CORE modules.
Certain providers are eligible for a Mid-term audit
Providers who qualify for a certification audit assessment are eligible for a mid-term audit. This will occur no later than 18 months after the beginning of their period of registration.
Please note this does not apply to:
providers that are partnerships/sole traders
providers registered for only Module 3 (Early Childhood Supports) or Module 5 (Specialist Disability Accommodation)
transitioned providers.
Read about recent changes to the Audit process here.
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