Occupational Therapy Australia is calling for submissions from member occupational therapists in response to the Joint Standing Committee’s announcement on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) market readiness inquiry.

To provide feedback on the Terms of Reference listed, members should email policy.officer@otaus.com.au before 9 February 2018.

The inquiry refers to the following market readiness for provision of services under the NDIS:

• the transition to a market based system for service providers;
• participant readiness to navigate new markets;
• the development of the disability workforce to support the emerging market;
• the impact of pricing on the development of the market;
• the role of the NDIA as a market steward;
• market intervention options to address thin markets, including in remote Indigenous communities;
• the provision of housing options for people with disability, with particular reference to the impact of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) supports on the disability housing market;
• the impact of the Quality and Safeguarding Framework on the development of the market;
• provider of last resort arrangements, including for crisis accommodation; and
• any other related matters.

The Joint Standing Committee, which opened the inquiry from 8 December 2017 until 22 February 2018, will release a final report on 23 August 2018.

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