SAL Consulting: Organisational Development - strategic planning - review

1. Better Start Information
2. Private Health Insurance
3. Medicare Rebate Schemes

1. BETTER START INFORMATION

SAL Consulting is an approved provider of speech and language services under the FaHCSIA Better Start for Children with Disability initiative. Better Start for children with disability is an initiative of the Australian Government to help make early intervention services affordable and accessible for children with a disability and their families.

This initiative entitles eligible children to access early intervention funding of up to $12,000, with a maximum of $6,000 available in any one financial year. The funding can be used to pay for early intervention services that are delivered by approved service providers. Up to 35% of a child’s funding can be used to purchase resources that are recommended by the service provider and are directly linked to the intervention being provided.

This funding is available for children with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome or moderate or greater vision or hearing impairments. Eligible children must be registered before their 6th birthday and funds must be utilised before the child’s 7th birthday. For more information about the Better Start initiative and how to register CLICK HERE

2. PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

SAl Consulting are registered with most private health insurance funds. Different private health funds have different rebates schemes. It is important to talk to your health fund directly to find out what you are eligible for.

3. MEDICARE REBATE SCHEMES

SAL Consulting is an approved provider of speech pathology services under the Medicare Benefits Scheme for Allied Health Services. There are three Medicare Benefit Schemes available for Speech Pathology Services and they include:

Scheme	Who is eligible?	Medicare Rebate
Children with Autism or Any Other Pervasive Developmental Disorder	For assessment services the child must be under the age of 13 years. For intervention treatment services the child must have been diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder and be under the age of 15 years.	Up to four services for assessment (in total per child) Up to 20 early intervention treatment services in total per child $70.65 rebate
People with Chronic Care and Complex Care Needs	A person is considered to have complex care needs if they require ongoing care from a multidisciplinary team consisting of their GP and at least two other health or care providers.	Up to five individual services (in total) per calendar year $50.05 rebate
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Peoples Who Have Had A Health Assessment	Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander peoples who have had a health assessment by a medical professional and require allied health follow-up services.	Up to five individual services (in total) per calendar year (Note: these services are in addition to the five individual services for patients with a chronic medical condition and complex care needs) $50.05 rebate

To be eligible for these schemes the person must be referred for speech pathology services by their general practitioner (GP). See the Medicare (http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/) website for more information.

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