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Funding For People With Complex Communication Needs


If you have been referred to Options Communication Therapy and Training Centre then you need to know that this is a private therapy facility. All fees go towards the operational costs of the business. This means that fee schedules have to be set to reflect not only maintaining staff: client ratios but providing state of the art intervention and meeting the running costs. There has to therefore be fee penalties for non attendance and indirect client contact time such as report writing, attending meetings and travel has to also be costed.

To help you meet some of the costs there are a number of options which might be available to you. Web site information is given in the following table to help you seek more information.

Funding Name Web contact Comments
Private Health Funds

www.medibank.com.au/Compare-Health

Be sure to check on the limit per person per year
Enhanced Primary Care Plans

www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/enhanced_primary_care

Available from your general practitioner for people with complex communication needs.  Item number 10958 rebates $47.50 for 5 sessions per year.
Helping Children With Autism www.health.gov.au/autism Referral from Pediatrician for assessment by Speech pathologist Item number 82005 and then for 20 sessions (as psychology, OT or SLP combinations) under item 82020 for speech therapy.
Helping Children With Autism Early Intervention Funding www.fahcsia.gov.au Options is currently waiting for approval as Sole Provider.
Department of Communities www.communities.qld.gov.au Please contact your local Service Centre for DOC.
Education Department Catholic Education   Please enquire at your child's school.
     

 



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