Deputy SecretaryAgeing, Disability and Home Care

Jim Longley

NDIS transition in NSW &Transfer of ADHC services

People with disabilityhave the right to decide

their own bestinterests, and to havechoice and control overtheir lives and thesupports they receive.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

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Consumer Development Fund

Askquestionsand getideas

Hearotherpeoplesstories

Get morechoice,voice andcontrol

Learn andtry newthings

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Understanding and exercisingrights, self direction andsupported decision making

Increasing knowledge andskills

Building a support network ofpeers

Getting Prepared for the NDIS

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Policy Design

Mainstream Interface

Market Development

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Mainstream Interface

NDIS

Transition Plans• How systems willinterface with NDIS

Working Arrangements• Who does what asNSW transitions

1. Health

2. Mental health3. Early childhood development4. Child protection and family support5. School education6. Higher education and VET

7. Employment8. Housing & community infrastructure9. Transport10. Justice11. Aged care

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Policy Design

• Quality and Safeguards

• Advocacy

• Supporting people with complex needs

Quality and Safeguards

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1 July 2016 1 July 2018

NDIS

Finalise and implement National Framework

Transitional Quality and Safeguards Working Arrangements

• Disability Inclusion Act• Ensure quality and safe services delivered during the transition• Compliance a condition of provider registration with the NDIA

• Provider quality and registration• Complaints handling• Investigating serious incidents• Use of restrictive practices

NationalsystemIn place

Advocacy

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NDIS

• Advocacy and peaks funded to 30 June 2018• Information Linkages and Capacity building supports (ILC)• $1.72 million additional grant

• Advocacy supports inparticipant’s plan• Full scheme ILC supports

Included within NDIS Outside of NDIS

• Systemic advocacy, legal reviewand representation• Available through Commonwealthfunded programs

Transition

Supporting People with Complex Needs

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WorkingArrangements

Overall Strategy

Intensive SupportModel

Roles and responsibilities for:• NSW - FACS• NDIA• Mainstream Agencies

Focus on:• Market capacity• Market development

• Time limited intensive service• People at risk of crisis• NGO delivered -tenderprocess

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Market Development

• Transfer update

• Sector development

• Support for rural & remote areas

Transfer Update

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• 150 client forums

• Stakeholder liaison

• Input into selectionprocess

• Transfer connect

• 1800 number

• inbox

ConsultationHome Care Transfer- Completed February 2016

Specialist Services Transfer- Expression of Interest

Specialist Services Transfer- Shortlist providers

Specialist Services Transfer-Select provideraccommodation

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Continuity ofServices and

Supports for Peoplewith Disability

Workforce Recruitment

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• Training workshops

• Recruitment website

NDIS25,000 jobs

Support for Rural & Remote Areas

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Rural &Remote NSW

NDIS1 July 2017

• Rural andRemoteStrategy

• TransitionWorkingArrangements

• TransitionAssistanceProgram

People with disabilityhave the right to decide

their own bestinterests, and to havechoice and control overtheir lives and thesupports they receive.

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