Department of Social Services – Helping Children with Autism Package (HCWA)

 Amount 

 Eligibility and related information 

$74.80 rebated sessions for:

  -  Up to 4 diagnostic

      assessment sessions.

  -  Up to 20 therapy services.

Bills must be paid in full and then the receipt taken to Medicare for collection of the rebate.

Children between 0 – 13 years who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (including Autism, Asperger’s and Rhett’s Disorder) and have not previously accessed Better Start for Children with a Disability.

Requires a referral from a Paediatrician or Psychiatrist.

Department of Social Services – Better Start for Children with Disability Initiative (BSI)

 Amount 

 Eligibility and related information 

Fully funded sessions up to a total of $6,000 per financial year ($2,100 of this budget may be used for the purchase of recommended resources).

Children aged 0 – 6 years who are not yet at school.

Have a diagnosis of any of the following disabilities:

• Cerebral palsy

• Deafblindness

• Down syndrome, including mosaic Down syndrome

• Fragile X syndrome with full mutation

• Hearing impairment

• Sight impairment

• Prader-Willi syndrome

• Williams syndrome

• Angelman syndrome

• Kabuki syndrome

• Smith-Magenis syndrome

• CHARGE syndrome

• Cornelia de Lange syndrome

• Rett's Disorder

• Cri du Chat syndrome; or

• Microcephaly

For more information http://www.betterstart.net.au/

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

 Amount 

Funding depends on individual NDIS packages.

 Eligibility and related information 

We are NDIS registered and can accept NDIS managed, agency managed and self-managed models.

Private Health Insurance

 Amount 

Up to $800 per year, depending on your Private Health provider.

 Eligibility and related information 

For Private Health Insurance with extra’s cover (which includes allied health)

Primary Care Plans

 Amount 

 Eligibility and related information 

$52.95 rebate per session (5 x sessions per calendar year).

Bills must be payed in full and then the receipt taken to Medicare for collection of the rebate.

Requires a referral from your child’s GP.

Additional Primary Care Plans for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Descent. (In addition to the Primary Care Plan listed above).

 Amount 

 Eligibility and related information 

$52.95 rebate per session (5 x sessions per calendar year).

Bills must be paid d in full and then the receipt taken to Medicare for collection of the rebate.

Requires a referral from your child’s GP.

Must be from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Descent.