Kimberly-Pilbara and the remaining population of South Metro will commence transition to the NDIS from 1 July 2017; Goldfields-Esperance, North Metro and the remaining populations of the Wheatbelt, South West and Central South Metro will commence transition to the NDIS from 1 July 2018; and Midwest-Gascoyne, Southern, Central North Metro and South East Metro will commence transition to the NDIS from 1 July 2019. Existing State clients are defined as people who are receiving specialist disability services funded or administered by WA at the time they are due to transition to the NDIS. For phasing and funding purposes, clients will be categorised in one of the following cohorts: Supported Accommodation clients, including those receiving alternative care arrangements; or Existing WA DSC clients that currently receive a state funded service from the DSC. To enable WA to transition all specialist disability funding into the scheme by the end of the transition period, the Parties agree to transition clients of existing disability services as seamlessly as possible, with streamlined eligibility and intake. The Parties agree that dealing with unmet need during the transition period is an important part of this Agreement and the participant transition schedule includes the capacity for other participants to access the scheme including: people not previously accessing any Western Australian specialist disability supports; people currently accessing Commonwealth specialist disability or aged care supports; and new incidence of disability. The Parties agree that detailed planning of transition will be developed following the finalisation of this Agreement through an Operational Plan developed by WA and the Commonwealth. The Operational Plan will also detail arrangements for the interface between the NDIS and the Commonwealth aged care system for participants aged 65 and over. The agreed annual participant intake, on clauses 5-10 above is outlined at Tables 1-3 below: 1: Agreed 2017-18 Participant Intake (end period) 2017-18 2017-18 2017-18 2017-18 2017-18 Client Cohort Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Supported Accommodation 112 112 0 0 225
Kimberly-Pilbara and the remaining population of South Metro will commence transition to the NDIS from 1 July 2017; Goldfields-Esperance, North Metro and the remaining populations of the Wheatbelt, South West and Central South Metro will commence transition to the NDIS from 1 July 2018; and Midwest-Gascoyne, Southern, Central North Metro and South East Metro will commence transition to the NDIS from 1 July 2019. Existing State clients are defined as people who are receiving specialist disability services funded or administered by WA at the time they are due to transition to the NDIS. For phasing and funding purposes, clients will be categorised in one of the following cohorts: Supported Accommodation clients, including those receiving alternative care arrangements; or Existing WA DSC clients that currently receive a state funded service from the DSC. To enable WA to transition all specialist disability funding into the scheme by the end of the transition period, the Parties agree to transition clients of existing disability services as seamlessly as possible, with streamlined eligibility and intake. The Parties agree that dealing with unmet need during the transition period is an important part of this Agreement and the participant transition schedule includes the capacity for other participants to access the scheme including: people not previously accessing any Western Australian specialist disability supports; people currently accessing Commonwealth specialist disability or aged care supports; and new incidence of disability. The Parties agree that detailed planning of transition will be developed following the finalisation of this Agreement through an Operational Plan developed by WA and the Commonwealth. The Operational Plan will also detail arrangements for the interface between the NDIS and the Commonwealth aged care system for participants aged 65 and over. The agreed annual participant intake, on clauses 5-10 above is outlined at Tables 1-3 below: 1: Agreed 2017-18 Participant Intake (end period) Client Cohort 2017-18 Q1 2017-18 Q2 2017-18 Q3 2017-18 Q4 2017-18 Total Supported Accommodation 112 112 0 0 225