Short Term Approval Eligibility Calculator
Q1:
Is the individual of interest 18 years of age or older?
A restrictive practice is used when the behaviour of an causes harm to themselves or others.
Q2:
Does the have a diagnosed ?
Q3:
Is the organisation an , a or the ?
Note: The use of a restrictive practice may apply to a forensic disability client, where the adult is in a community setting. The adult must be away from the forensic disability service, either undertaking community treatment or under a temporary absence approval, and under the care of a .
Note: Residential Aged Care Providers are not eligible to proceed with this application. Information about the use of restrictive practices in aged care including education and regulatory requirements can be found on the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission website.
Q4:
Is the adult receiving or from your organisation?
Q5:
Does the adult behave in a way that causes to themselves or others?
Based on the information provided, you are not eligible to proceed with this application. Please see our ‘Publication and Resources’ page for further information including fact sheets, frequently asked questions, and policies and procedures.
Based on the information provided, you are not eligible to proceed with this application. Please see our ‘Publication and Resources’ page for further information including fact sheets, frequently asked questions, and policies and procedures.
Based on the information provided, you are not eligible to proceed with this application. Please see our ‘Publication and Resources’ page for further information including fact sheets, frequently asked questions, and policies and procedures.
Based on the information provided, you are not eligible to proceed with this application. Please see our ‘Publication and Resources’ page for further information including fact sheets, frequently asked questions, and policies and procedures.
Based on the information provided, you are not eligible to proceed with this application. Please see our ‘Publication and Resources’ page for further information including fact sheets, frequently asked questions, and policies and procedures.
You meet the basic eligibility requirements and are able to proceed with a Short Term Approval application.
An adult is a person who is 18 years of age or older.
An adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability is described as having a condition attributable to an intellectual or cognitive impairment, or a combination of the impairments. Evidence of an adult having an intellectual or cognitive disability is a mandatory requirement for a restrictive practices approval to be given.
An NDIS service provider is registered under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) or unregistered as an entity that delivers NDIS supports or services to people with disability.
A funded service provider is a service provider, other than the State, that receives recurrent or one-off funds from the department, or another department prescribed by regulation to provide disability services.
The department is the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services.
Disability services is one or more of the following:
- accommodation support services;
- respite services;
- community support services;
- community access;
- advocacy or information services or services that provide alternative forms of communication;
- research, training or development services; and
- another service prescribed by regulation.
A relevant service provider is the following service providers that provide disability services or NDIS supports or services to an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability:
- an NDIS service provider;
- a funded service provider;
- the department;
- another service provider prescribed by regulation under s140 of the Disabilty Services Act 2006.
NDIS supports or services are supports or services provided to a person with disability under the national disability insurance scheme, to the extent that providing the supports or services is funded by the payment of a NDIS amount under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth).
Harm is defined as:
- Physical harm to the person; or
- A serious risk of physical harm to the person; or
- Damage to property involving a serious risk of physical harm to the person.
- Last reviewed
- 4 August 2023
- Last modified
- 31 October 2023
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