Provider travel - non-labour costs | Community Nursing Care | Assistance with Daily Life | 01_799_0114_1_1

Overview:

NDIS support item 01_799_0114_1_1 covers expenses incurred by NDIS community nursing care providers for traveling to deliver health supports to participants, excluding labor costs.

Service Details:

1. Eligible Costs:

• Providers may incur additional costs like road tolls, parking fees, and vehicles running costs.

2. Negotiation with Participants:

• Providers should discuss and agree upon reasonable contributions for these costs with participants.
• Where a worker is travelling to provide services to more than one participant then the provider should split the non-labour travel costs (including the return journey) between the participants, with the agreement of each participant in advance.

3. Reimbursements Rates:

• Vehicles owned by Provider or Worker: Up to $0.97 per kilometre.
• Other Transport Costs: Full amount for public transport fares, road tolls, and parking fees.

4. Claiming Process:

• Claims for non-labour costs must be seperate from the primary support claim.
• These costs are claimable only when provider travel time is also claimable.
• Use the specific 'Provider Travel - Non- Labour Costs' support item in the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.

Participant Outcomes:

Participants benefit from broader access to services, as support item 01_799_0114_1_1 allows providers to sustainably reach them, regardless of location. It promotes equity in service provision, ensuring that individuals living in remote or regional areas can receive similar supports as those in urban centres.

Impact Statement:

By compensating provider travel expenses, 01_799_0114_1_1 safeguards the seamless delivery of essential supports, facilitating inclusive, community-wide NDIS participant engagement.