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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
What happens once I
The NDIS is exciting, but it also can be a confusing time trying to
understand how everything will work from here. Over the next few
editions of Touchstone, we’re going to break down the finer details of
what to expect. In the last edition, we focused on how to get ready for
your planning meeting and now we’re going to focus on what happens
once you have your plan.
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NDIS
Once you’ve heard from the National Disability Insurance
Agency (NDIA) that your plan has been approved, you’re on
your way to receiving services!
Plan
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NDI
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Plan
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Service
Provider
After your plan has been approved, the NDIA will work with
you to implement your plan. The support to implement
your plan could be provided by a Local Area Coordinator,
a funded support coordination service (like CPL’s My Life
Consultancy), or a family member or friend. Whoever
you choose will help you to connect with community,
mainstream or funded supports.
Next, you or the person supporting you to implement your
plan, will call the service providers that you’re interested in
working with to set up a meeting. You could have an initial
meeting with more than one service provider. As the NDIS
is focused on delivering choice, you choose which service
providers you want to work with for each part of your plan.
Your meeting could be in person at a service centre, at your home or over the phone,
depending on the service provider. You will talk about what’s in your plan, the goals in you
plan and how the service provider can support you.
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