'Most appropriately funded or provided through the NDIS' - the difference between health provision and disability provision
Key points To be a reasonable and necessary support, a support must be most appropriately provided via the NDIS. Whether a support is a health support that should be funded through the health system, or a disability support that should be funded through the NDIS, is a difficult distinction to make. It depends on the facts. The fact that a support is not available through the health system, or the support is limited, does not mean that it will be available through the NDIS. Participants seeking NDIS funding for supports that might look like health supports should emphasise how the support will enable the participant to take part in activities in the community. Introduction Section 34(f) of the NDIS Act [opens in new window] states that in order for a support to be a 'reasonable and necessary support' for the purposes of the NDIS, the NDIA must be satisfied that the support is most appropriately funded or provided through the NDIS, and is not more appropriately fun