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Latest news11 September 2019
New information is available for health professionals who are referring children with developmental delay to the NDIS.
11 September 2019
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is making changes to the NDIS myplace portal to improve the process when there is a gap between new and old participant plans.
Sometimes there is a delay in the approval of a new plan. This can create a ‘gap’ between the old plan and the new plan.
26 August 2019
The Guarantee will set new standards for the time it takes for key steps in the NDIS process. This means there will be shorter, agreed timeframes for people to get their access decision, to have their NDIS plan approved and to have their plan reviewed.
The new Guarantee will be in place from 1 July 2020.
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