What are the NDIS Support Categories when using the services of a Dietitian?

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As per the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26, here are the following categories you can use through NDIS funding. Just check which category you have funding for.

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Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy or Training – Dietitian (Under 9 years) 15_062_0118_1_3

What it includes:

·       Face-to-face appointments and consultations

·       Food therapy

Price limit: $188.99/hour

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Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy or Training – Dietitian (Over 9 years) 15_062_0128_3_3

What it includes:

·       Face-to-face appointments and consultations

·       Food therapy

Price limit: $188.99/hour

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Advice Provided by a Dietitian on Managing Diet for Health and Wellbeing (All ages) 12_025_0128_3_3

What it includes:

·       Face-to-face dietetic services for participants of all ages

·       Appointments, consultations, food therapy

Price limit: $188.99/hour

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Multidisciplinary Team Supports (Over 7 years old) 15_049_0128_1_3

What it includes:

·       Coordinated multidisciplinary team meetings to be delivered for/to participants 7 or older

Price limit: $188.99/hour

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NDIS Report (as per code required above)

What it includes:

·       Reports prepared at the request of the NDIA or the participant

·       May include assessments, plan review documents, supporting letters

Price limit: $188.99/hour

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Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision (as per code required above)

What it includes:

·       Research of Participant's impairment

·       Nutrient analysis

·       Meal planning

·       Growth assessments

·       Report or letter writing (e.g., to schools, NDIA, or AAT)

·       Communication or care coordination directly related to the participant

·       Purchase of food items for food therapy services

·       Other agreed tasks outside appointments

Price limit: $188.99/hour

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Provider Travel – Labour Costs (Time) (as per code required above)

What it includes:

·       Time spent traveling To AND From face-to-face sessions at the participants home.

·       If the provider is traveling to or from another participant on the same day, the travel cost will be shared between the 2 participants. Individual cases to be discussed.

Maximum time (each way):

·       MMM1–3 (city/inner): up to 30 minutes

Claimed at 50% of the service rate ($94.50/hr):

·       10 min = $15.75

·       20 min = $31.50

·       30 min = $47.25

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Updated Cancellation Policy 
In fairness to all clients and consultants, please be aware that Head Start Nutrition have a cancellation policy requiring 48 hours notice for the cancellation of an appointment for services provided by our Dietitian. This policy aligns with the NDIS PAPL 2025-2026 v1.0

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• Should you cancel within 48 hours of your appointment, a cancellation fee will apply at 100% of the consult fee.

• If travel was involved in the appointment, only the consultation fee will be charged as the cancellation fee.

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Payment Responsibility When NDIS Funding Is Exhausted

If the participant continues to access our dietetic services after their allocated NDIS funding has been fully utilised or exhausted, the participant (or their guardian/nominee) agrees to take full financial responsibility for any services delivered beyond the available funding in their current plan.

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• Services delivered beyond the funding limit will continue to be charged at the current NDIS published rate for dietetic services.

• The participant/guardian will be invoiced directly for any sessions that are not claimable due to insufficient or exhausted funding.

• It is the responsibility of the participant/guardian to track the usage of their NDIS plan funding. While we aim to assist with transparency and service forecasting, we may not have full visibility of other services being claimed from the same budget by external providers.

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