the NDIA should have no involvement other than for fund management, as in the case of participants who ask the NDIA to manage the funds allocated to them by the NDIA, or as in the case of providers who are allocated funds by the NDIA under Chapter 2 of the NDIS Act. Instead, the writers contend that there must be a separation of the roles and responsibilities of the NDIA as a gatekeeper into the NDIS and a distributor of funds from that of being an accreditation body for service providers and a quality assessor. As such, the writers emphasise the importance of a separate entity to that of the NDIA established for the purpose of agency accreditation and quality control through service monitoring and deregistration where applicable. The following tables identify the role of the NDIA, in terms non-participants (Table 1) and service providers (Table 2). Table 1 Involvement of NDIA with Consumers The Person with a Disability Persons assessed as a Persons assessed as a Persons who are not The Role of the participant and participant and participants but who NDIA therefore receiving therefore, receive are funded under individual funding Individual funding Chapter 2 of the NDIS packages & plans. But, packages & plans. But, Act whose funds are whose funds are managed by the NDIA NDIA has no role Subject to NDIA for NDIA has no role other than to allocate funds management than to allocate funds. funding. only Table 2 Provider Accreditation Service Providers Individuals and Entities providing Entities that are Provider services to people funded Chapter 2 entities not funded Accreditation and with disabilities of the NDIS. by the NDIA and Service whose funds are being providing a service Monitoring managed by the NDIA to a person where the person with the disability is self managing his/her funds. Not applicable. Accreditation Accreditation applicable applicable Standard Consumer Protection. Safeguards as a Component of the Framework
the NDIA should have no involvement other than for fund management, as in the case of participants who ask the NDIA to manage the funds allocated to them by the NDIA, or as in the case of providers who are allocated funds by the NDIA under Chapter 2 of the NDIS Act. Instead, the writers contend that there must be a separation of the roles and responsibilities of the NDIA as a gatekeeper into the NDIS and a distributor of funds from that of being an accreditation body for service providers and a quality assessor. As such, the writers emphasise the importance of a separate entity to that of the NDIA established for the purpose of agency accreditation and quality control through service monitoring and deregistration where applicable. The following tables identify the role of the NDIA, in terms non-participants (Table 1) and service providers (Table 2). Table 1 Involvement of NDIA with Consumers The Role of the NDIA The Person with a Disability Persons assessed as a participant and therefore receiving individual funding packages & plans. But, whose funds are Persons assessed as a participant and therefore, receive Individual funding packages & plans. But, whose funds are managed by the NDIA Persons who are not participants but who are funded under Chapter 2 of the NDIS Act NDIA has no role other than to allocate funding. Subject to NDIA for funds management only NDIA has no role than to allocate funds. Table 2 Provider Accreditation Provider Accreditation and Service Monitoring Service Providers Individuals and entities not funded by the NDIA and providing a service to a person where the person with the disability is self managing his/her funds. Entities providing services to people with disabilities whose funds are being managed by the NDIA Entities that are funded Chapter 2 of the NDIS. Not applicable. Standard Consumer Protection. Accreditation applicable Accreditation applicable Safeguards as a Component of the Framework
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