Accessing Interventions/Medical Costs
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Helping Children with Autism PackageThe Australian Government has committed $190 million for the four years up to June 2012 to deliver the Helping Children with Autism package. The package will help address the need for support and services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs).
Following diagnosis, families contact an Autism Advisor in their state or territory who will provide information regarding eligibility, available funding and early intervention and other support services. The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has made new Medicare items available for children aged under 13 years (for diagnosis and treatment planning). To be eligible for the early intervention funding package a child must have been seen by an Autism Advisor and deemed eligible to access the program before their seventh birthday. The $12,000 in funding under the early intervention component can be used until the child’s seventh birthday to a maximum of $6,000 per financial year. Up to 35 per cent of a child’s early intervention funding may be used to purchase resources, to a maximum of $2,100 per financial year, or $4,200 in total. Resources must have been assessed by an Early Intervention Panel Provider as being integral to the child’s therapy Website - http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/program-services/for-people-with-disability/helping-children-with-autism#2 
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Flinders University - Early Intervention Research Program
"The program consists of two weeks in the Early Intervention house, where each child’s needs are assessed and an individualised program is created. These two weeks consist of 10 x 3-hour therapy sessions. Training is conducted by Senior therapists, training therapists and involves the child, parents and any family members who wish to partake. The parents and family members are trained in the administration of behaviour management techniques. These techniques can then be used within the home environment and other contexts, such as school, shopping, going to the dentist and hairdresser, eating, sleeping and toileting. Following the two weeks in the Early Intervention house, the program becomes home-based and families are required to continue the intervention for a minimum of 15 hours per week over 18 weeks. During these 18 weeks, a senior therapist will provide fortnightly consutlations and address any questions that may arise and will initiate new programs for the child to ensure further development and learning. How many assessments are involved? Assessments are required to gain a baseline measure for future reference of progress. Each child is assessed using a range of tools to gain a measure of language and communication skills, socialisation skills, autism severity and adaptive level of functioning (daily living skills, motor skills). Children are assessed on five occasions: i. Two weeks prior to intervention ii. At the start of the intervention iii. A post-intervention assessment, at 2 weeks iv. A follow-up assessment, at 20 weeks v. Two years after commencing intervention." CONTACT Phone: 8201 5261 Address: Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia Email: anna.moffat@flinders.edu.au Website - http://www.flinders.edu.au/sabs/psychology/services/autism/eirp/ |
Medicare Rebates
The table below outlines the medicare rebates available for therapies for ASD individuals.
For more information please see the pdf below or visit the Medicare website or the Department of Health and Ageing.
Website - http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Home
For more information please see the pdf below or visit the Medicare website or the Department of Health and Ageing.
Website - http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Home
| medicare_table.pdf |
| hcwa_medicare_fact_sheet_for_parents.pdf |
| fact_sheet-_chronic_disease_management_items.pdf |
| fact_sheet_-_better_access_to_mental_health_plan.pdf |
Continence Assistance
Novita Children’s Services have limited government funding from the Office of Disability and Client Services (ODACS) to assist families to meet some of the costs of continence products. This assistance is available to any eligible child who experiences severe incontinence (day and night) and is not specific to children who are Novita clients - see pdf below
The Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) is an Australian Government scheme that assists eligible people aged 5 yrs and above who
have permanent and severe incontinence (day and night) to meet some of the cost of their continence products. See the pdfs below.
Website - http://www.novita.org.au/
http://www.continence.org.au/pages/continence-aids-payment-scheme-caps.html
The Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) is an Australian Government scheme that assists eligible people aged 5 yrs and above who
have permanent and severe incontinence (day and night) to meet some of the cost of their continence products. See the pdfs below.
Website - http://www.novita.org.au/
http://www.continence.org.au/pages/continence-aids-payment-scheme-caps.html
| capsapplicationform.pdf |
| capsbrochure.pdf |
| novita_factsheet-continence_assistance.pdf |
