AUSLAN transcript – Draft List of NOT NDIS Supports

The below contains 15 categories of goods and services that are not an ‘NDIS support’, a description of the category, and any carve outs to the description that are considered an ‘NDIS support’

Day-to-day living costs Accommodation and household related: Rent, rental bonds, home deposits, mortgage deposits, strata fees Standard home security and maintenance costs, fencing, gates and building repairs General furniture removal and services, unwanted furniture pick up Pools, pool heating and maintenance, spa baths, saunas, steam rooms General home repairs, general renovations and maintenance

Water, gas, and electricity bills, council rates Water filters, purifiers, or aerators

Electricity generators, solar panels, and batteries Standard household items (dishwasher, fridge, washing machine, non-modified kitchen utensils and crockery, fire alarms, floor rugs, beanbags, lounges, standard mattresses, and bedding), replacement of appliances, including hot water services, solar panels, etc

Finance and payments related: Donations, tithes, gifts, and political contributions, Fines penalties, and court-ordered amounts Travel insurance, life insurance, home and contents insurance, car insurance and excess insurance for Novated vehicles (Salary Sacrifice)

Superannuation for participants or related parties (exceptions apply for arm’s length Employment arrangements) School / education fees including TAFE and university

Legal costs Child support fees, debt repayments, gift cards Business development costs, business skills development costs Debts, liabilities, and taxes, other than those necessarily incurred in the receipt of supports Food, Beverage related: Groceries (except for modified foods required as a result of a person’s your disability eg PEG feeding), Fast food services and takeaway food

Alcohol Lifestyle related: Cigarettes, vapes and smoking paraphernalia, legal cannabis Gambling Internet services, land line phone, mobile phones, mobile phone accessories, and mobile phone plans and smart phones

Gaming PCs, consoles and games, subscriptions for streaming services Standard toys, balls, racquets, uniforms, membership costs and other costs associated with recreational sports Wedding, honeymoon, funeral, other events

Musical instruments, music production, social media production Tickets to music, theatre, cinema or sporting events, and general conference fees Sex work Sex toys Surrogacy, Menstrual products, IVF Trampolines General play equipment, indoor or outdoor Membership of a recreational club

Clothing related: Jewellery, watches (including smart watches) Makeup, cosmetic treatments, wigs, and cosmetics Standard clothing and footwear Travel related: Cruises, holiday packages, holiday accommodation, including overseas travel, Airfares, passports, visa, meals and activities Tickets to theme parks, tourism and entertainment operators

Motor vehicles, motorbikes, watercraft, all-terrain vehicles and other recreational vehicles, mechanical repairs, tools, vehicle registration

Petrol Pet Related: Animals (other than approved NDIS funded assistance animals), pet food for animals other than for approved NDIS assistance animals veterinarian costs, pet boarding, pet grooming, taxidermy, pet cremations/funeral The following day to day living costs may be funded under the NDIS if they relate to reasonable and necessary supports: Additional living costs that are incurred by a participant solely and directly as a result of their disability support needs Services delivered in a gym or recreational club related to the participant’s disability support needs (excluding the cost of membership, entry, or basic equipment)

Play equipment where it is specialist sensory equipment could be funded under Assisted Technology Additional insurance costs that arise from modified vehicles Additional costs to upgrade standard household items to household items that include accessibility features Not value for money/not effective or beneficial Alternative and complementary therapies: Crystal therapy Tarot card reading, Clairvoyants Cuddle therapy Reflexology Aromatherapy Sound therapy Yoga Therapy Wilderness Therapy

Alternative or complementary medicine Wellness and coaching related: General massage Sports or athletic supplements Life/wellness/career coach/cultural coach Hypnotherapy Neurofeedback Gaming therapy Mastermind coaching Somatic therapy Kinesiology Energy and Healing Practices related: Reiki (including intuitive reiki), Scalar Lounge, Frequency Healing and Energy balanced massage, Deep Energy Clearing, Spinal Flow Technique, Shamanic Healing Beauty Services related: Hair Therapy, hair and beauty services including nail salons Carve outs that may be considered ‘NDIS supports’ for certain participants Therapeutic massage that is directly related to a participant’s disability support needs Mainstream – Health The diagnosis and clinical treatment of health conditions, including ongoing or chronic health conditions Diagnostic assessments and screening services

Time-limited, goal-oriented services and therapies: where the predominant purpose is treatment directly related to the person’s health status, or provided after a recent medical or surgical event, with the aim of improving the person’s functional status, including post-acute rehabilitation or post-acute care Any pharmaceutical Any equipment or assistive technology prescribed as a result of clinical care, treatment or management from a medical practitioner delivered in the context of clinical care

Acute, subacute, emergency and outpatient clinical services delivered through public or private hospitals

Prescription medicines, non-prescription medicines, biological medicines, vaccines, sunscreens, weight loss products, vitamins, sport and athletic supplements, homeopathic medicines, prescription glasses Nursing services (where related to treatment of a health event) Ambulance services or membership Health transport services Hospital in the home services Sleep consultant services

Health retreats New-born follow-up provided in the health system, including child and maternal health services Palliative care Carve outs that may be considered ‘NDIS supports’ for certain participants Disability-related health supports where the supports are a regular part of the participant’s daily life, and result from the participant’s disability

This includes continence, dysphagia, respiratory, nutrition, diabetic management, epilepsy, podiatry and foot care, and wound and pressure care supports

Jointly with other parties, provision of specialist allied health, rehabilitation and other therapy, jointly with health services, to facilitate enhanced functioning and community re-integration of people with recently acquired severe conditions such as newly acquired spinal cord and severe acquired brain injury

Thickeners and nutritional supplements related to disability-related nutrition supports

Mainstream – Mental Health Any pharmaceutical Treatment for drug and alcohol dependency, eating disorders, gambling and other addictions

Acute, subacute emergency and outpatient clinical services delivered through public and private hospital mental health services

Supports related to mental health that are clinical in nature, including acute, ambulatory and continuing care, rehabilitation Any residential care where the primary purpose is for inpatient treatment or clinical rehabilitation, or where the services model primarily employs clinical staff Carve outs that may be considered ‘NDIS supports’ for certain participants Ongoing psychosocial recovery supports Mainstream – Child Protection and Family Support Out of school hours care Vacation care, excluding respite

Travel and accommodation for parents with children in OOHC Guardianship services Family therapy Parenting programs Babysitting or nannying services, au pairs Dating or relationship services including VR/match makers/Apps Marriage and relationship counselling Statutory child protection services required by families who have entered, or are at risk of entering, the statutory child protection system General parenting programs, counselling or other supports for families, which are provided to families at risk of child protection intervention and to the broader community, including making them accessible and appropriate for families with disability Funding or providing out-of-home care or support to carers of children in out-of-home care where these supports are not additional to the needs of children of similar age in similar out-of-home care arrangements Carve outs that may be considered ‘NDIS supports’ for certain participants Parenting programs specific to a disability need (could be considered under capacity building supports) Mainstream – Early Childhood Development Childcare fees, including any fees associated with specialist or segregated childcare service models

Teaching aids or supports related to educational attainment Building modifications for early childhood educational and care settings

Meeting the early childhood education and care needs of a child Mainstream – School Education Out of school hours care School fees including any fees associated with specialist or segregated schooling models

School uniforms, shoes, lunchboxes, drink bottles or other school equipment unless a specially adapted item is required to address a participant’s functional impairment

Personalised learning or supports for students that primarily relate to their educational attainment Aids and equipment for educational purposes (eg modified computer hardware, education software, braille textbooks) Aids and equipment which are fixed or non transportable in schools that enable a student access to education (eg hoists) Reasonable adjustment to campuses, including capital works (eg ramps, lifts, hearing loops) Services from a person employed at the participant’s school or the relevant department of education for education purposes Textbooks and teaching aids (including alternative formats) Tutors, scribes Educational supports associated with home schooling School refusal programs School camp fees Transport between school activities Carve outs that may be considered ‘NDIS supports’ for certain participants In-kind Personal Care in School and Specialist School Transport Mainstream – Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training School fees Any supports for students that primarily relate to their education and training attainment Building modifications to TAFEs and university campuses Services from a person employed at the participant’s higher education facility Learning assistance and aids Teaching assistance and aids Textbooks and teaching aids (including alternative formats) Transport between education or training activities General education to employment transition supports Mainstream – Employment Disability Employment Services Work-specific aids and equipment required to perform a job (including modified hardware and software) Reasonable adjustments to access a workplace

Work-specific support related to: recruitment processes, work arrangements or the working environment, including workplace modifications, work-specific aids and equipment, transport within work activities and work-specific support required in order to comply with laws dealing with discrimination on the basis of disability Employment services and programs, including both disability-targeted and open employment services, to provide advice and support to: people with disability to prepare for, find and maintain jobs employers to encourage and assist them to hire and be inclusive of people with disability in the workplace (ie support, training and resources, funding assistance to help employers make reasonable adjustments, and incentives for hiring people with disability, eg wage subsidies) Mainstream – Housing and Community Infrastructure The provision of accommodation for people in need of housing assistance, including routine tenancy support Ensuring that appropriate and accessible housing is provided for people with disability, other than participants eligible for specialist disability accommodation (SDA) Ensuring that new publicly-funded housing stock, where the site allows, incorporates Liveable Housing Design features Homelessness-specific services including homelessness outreach and emergency accommodation

The improvement of community infrastructure, ie accessibility of the built and natural environment, where this is managed through other planning and regulatory systems and through building modifications and reasonable adjustment where required Postal services Housing subsidies (eg rental bonds, mortgage relief and assistance with buying a home) Crisis housing (excluding discharge from hospital, aged care) Mortgage payments

Rental payments Mobile homes, caravans, campervans, tents Purchase of land, or house and land packages Land taxes and levies Council rates and taxes Carve outs that may be considered ‘NDIS supports’ for certain participants Medium term accommodation if you have a long-term home you will move into after MTA but you can’t move into your long term home yet because your disability supports aren’t ready and you can’t stay in your current accommodation while you wait for your long term home

Delivery fees for NDIS supports (eg delivery of assistive technology) Mainstream – Transport Accessible public transport Public transport fares Concessions to facilitate use of public transport Airline lounge memberships Transport costs for pets and companion animals

Transport infrastructure, including road and footpath infrastructure Community transport services Modifications to public transport and taxis Mainstream – Justice Supports in secure mental health facilities which are primarily treatment focused (clinical in nature) Supervision and monitoring of offenders The day-to-day care and support needs of a person in custody, including supervision, personal care and general supports Pre-sentence psychological and psychiatric reports Secure accommodation facilities where the purpose of this accommodation is to safeguard the community or prevent reoffending, including secure mental health facilities

Mainstream – Aged Care Aged care services Carve outs that may be considered ‘NDIS supports’ for certain participants Supports for an NDIS participant under the age of 65 who chooses to live in residential aged care and purchase support from an aged care provider

Unlawful goods and services A support the provision of which would be contrary to: a law of the Commonwealth a law of the State or Territory in which the support would be provided

Assistive technology, vehicle modifications or home modifications that do not meet state and territory laws, the National Construction Code or relevant Australian standards Supports involving restrictive practices that are not authorised in the participant’s state or territory of residence Illicit drugs or other consumable products that are against the law Firearms and weapons Seclusion rooms Income replacement Income support payments Rent subsidy Loan repayments or buy now pay later payments

Income protection insurance Fringe Benefits for staff or contractors Cryptocurrency, shares, investment products