December 2017 Transition Notice sent to DES Providers Draft Transition Guidelines made available DES 2018 Grant Agreements sent to Continuing Providers and New February 2018 Providers (mid-February 2018) Participants receive letters advising of upcoming changes to DES (March 2018) Provider Transition advice and information including Participant information sheet published on the Provider Portal and March 2018 Signed Grant Agreements due to be provided back to the Department (9 April 2018) Transition Period commences (2 April 2018) Transition webinar (12 2018) Referrals to Exiting Providers cease and Exiting Providers no longer April 2018 able to conduct Direct Registrations (12 April 2018) Last day for Continuing Providers and New Providers to inform the Department of Site addresses to have an opportunity to be nominally allocated Transition Participants (30 2018) Transition Participants receive letters advising of nominally allocated Continuing Provider or New Provider and opportunity to choose an alternative Provider (mid-May 2018) May 2018 DES Participant Transition Line available (1300 854 414) Indicative Transition Participant caseload screens available (14 May 2018) Online Training modules available (1 June 2018) Choice period for Transition Participants ends (15 June 2018) Pre-diary functionality available to book Appointments for Transition June 2018 Participants (18 June 2018) Joint Meetings commence (18 June 2018) Exiting Providers cease delivering Services (COB Friday, 29 June 2018) Transition weekend (30 June 2018 1 July 2018) – July 2018 Gaining Providers commence and deliver DES Services to Transition Participants (2 July 2018) Transition Communication
December 2017 Transition Notice sent to DES Providers February 2018 Draft Transition Guidelines made available DES 2018 Grant Agreements sent to Continuing Providers and New Providers (mid-February 2018) Participants receive letters advising of upcoming changes to DES (March 2018) March 2018 Provider Transition advice and information including Participant information sheet published on the Provider Portal and Signed Grant Agreements due to be provided back to the Department (9 April 2018) April 2018 Transition Period commences (2 April 2018) Transition webinar (12 2018) Referrals to Exiting Providers cease and Exiting Providers no longer able to conduct Direct Registrations (12 April 2018) Last day for Continuing Providers and New Providers to inform the Department of Site addresses to have an opportunity to be nominally allocated Transition Participants (30 2018) May 2018 Transition Participants receive letters advising of nominally allocated Continuing Provider or New Provider and opportunity to choose an alternative Provider (mid-May 2018) DES Participant Transition Line available (1300 854 414) Indicative Transition Participant caseload screens available (14 May 2018) June 2018 Online Training modules available (1 June 2018) Choice period for Transition Participants ends (15 June 2018) Pre-diary functionality available to book Appointments for Transition Participants (18 June 2018) Joint Meetings commence (18 June 2018) Exiting Providers cease delivering Services (COB Friday, 29 June 2018) July 2018 Transition weekend (30 June 2018 – 1 July 2018) Gaining Providers commence and deliver DES Services to Transition Participants (2 July 2018) Transition Communication
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