The Helping Children with Autism Package (HCWA)
This is Early Intervention funding through the Department of Social Services (formerly known as FaHCSIA - Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs).
- Children who have received a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder have access to funding up to $12,000 (a maximum of $6,000 per financial year) up till their 7th birthday.
- With a referral from a Paediatrician or Child Psychiatrist, up to 4 Medicare Allied Health Assessments and up to 20 Medicare Allied Health Therapy sessions including Speech Pathology can be claimed to Medicare. This is for a child who is under the age of 13 at the time of diagnosis and under the age of 15 when receiving the services.
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Better Start for Children with Disability Initiative (Better Start))
This is Early Intervention funding through the Department of Social Services (formerly known as FaHCSIA - Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs).
- Children who have received a diagnosis of the following disabilities have access to funding up to $12,000 (maximum of $6,000 per financial year) up till their 7th birthday.
- Down syndrome
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Cerebral palsy
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Fragile X syndrome, or
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A moderate or greater vision or hearing impairment, including deaf and blindness.
- Prader Willi syndrome
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Williams syndrome
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Angelman syndrome
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Kabuki syndrome
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Smith-Magenis syndrome
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CHARGE syndrome
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Cornelia de Lange syndrome
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‘Cri du Chat syndrome or microcephaly.
- With a referral from a Paediatrician or Child Psychiatrist, up to 4 Medicare Allied Health Assessments and up to 20 Medicare Allied Health Therapy sessions including Speech Pathology can be claimed to Medicare. This is for a child who is under the age of 13 at the time of diagnosis and under the age of 15 when receiving the services.
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Medicare The Chronic Disease Management (CDM)
(formerly known as Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) plan)
With a referral from a GP under this scheme, Speech Pathology assessment and therapy can be partially claimed to Medicare up to a maximum of 5 sessions per calendar year.
Private Health Funds
The practice is registered with major private health funds. Please speak to your private health fund to find out details.
Please refer to the following websites for more details:
The Department of Social Services
www.dss.gov.au
The Department of Health
www.health.gov.au
Speech Pathology Australia
www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au |
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