Purpose
At Little Legends Occupational Therapy, we are committed to providing clear and upfront information about the fee structure for our services. It is the intention of this policy to provide this information to our clients and potential clients, prior to engaging our services.
How Much will our Services Cost?
Little Legends Occupational Therapy will charge for services at the hourly rate as prescribed by the NDIS Pricing Arrangements. The current NDIS rate is $193.99 per hour.
Clients will be invoiced following the completion of services. The payment of invoices is required within 7 days.
Additional information on the NDIS Pricing Arrangements is available on the NDIS website using the following link https://www.ndis.gov.au/providers/pricing-arrangements.
Non Face to Face Support
At Little Legends Occupational Therapy, we take time to prepare individually for each client. In addition to this preparation, we may require additional time to prepare documentation, liaise with other health care providers and consultants. The fees charged for this preparation and support will be charged in addition to the hourly session rate and in line with the NDIS Pricing Arrangements.
Travel
Little Legends Occupational Therapy provides services in different environments to meet the different needs of our clients and their families. These services may be provided in our consulting rooms, at your home, your school, your local community or via videoconferencing.
We recognise the best practice in early intervention is to deliver services in the natural environment and therefore you may choose to receive services in a place that works best for you.
If you elect to receive a service outside our consulting rooms, your therapist will be required to travel to deliver this service.
Charges for Travel
If a therapist travels to provide services to you, you will be charged for the travel to and from the location where the service is provided.
Travel will be charged at actual travel time at the standard NDIS rate.
The NDIS Pricing Arrangements outlines when providers can charge for travel. The service items that providers can claim travel costs for are listed in the NDIS Support Catalogue.
Private Health Funds
Occupational Therapy sessions are claimable from most private health care funds. To see if your private health care covers Occupational Therapy, please contact them regarding their rebates on the following codes 100, 200, 250 and 300.
Medicare
An Allied Health Care Plan is a plan which allows you to claim a Medicare rebate on up to 5 sessions in a calendar year.
You can ask your GP if your child is eligible for this plan. This plan gives a rebate of $56.00 for each session (as of September 2022). Please note that the gap must be paid.
NDIS
Little Legends Occupational Therapy works with clients who are participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). At this time, we only provide services to NDIS participants who are self-managed or plan-managed.