Thirri Thirri Style

WHY DOES THIRRI THIRRI – CONNECTING THE DOTS (Thirri Thirri) CHOOSE TO OPERATE AS AN UNREGISTERED SERVICE?

It’s a legitimate question….

Human nature may suggest that there could be something dubious about an “unregistered service” operating in this highly publicised NDIS sector. Don’t be deterred, be confident in the knowledge that unregistered providers have the required skills, standards, systems and resources to deliver quality services to individuals with disabilities, children, youth, and families.

For unregistered services and their support specialists, it remains a fundamental requirement to adhere to the NDIS Code of Conduct. The NDIS Commission Enforcement and Compliance Policy applies to unregistered services in the same way it applies to registered services, and any person has the capacity to follow the process to make a complaint to the Commission in relation to a service or support specialist regardless of registration status.

For Thirri Thirri the choice was simple in that should a provider be supporting participants with restrictive practices or residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation, then they must be registered with the NDIS Commission. A key component of Thirri Thirri business practice standards is that they do not endorse nor employ the use of restrictive practices. Furthermore, Thirri Thirri does not operate within the confines of Specialist Disability Accommodation.

Thirri Thirri Style prides itself on its actions of producing and implementing programs that fulfill the participants specific requirements. Thirri Thirri works collaboratively with their people and families to develop an environment where reliability and trust between the support/ care specialist, mentors and participants is the foundation of the relationship. The element of trust facilitates meaningful connections. With trust comes the likelihood of cooperation in the goal of achieving a best life outcome.

From: https://www.disabilitysupportguide.com.au/information/article/registered-vs-unregistered-ndis-providers-whats-the-difference

Benefits of choosing an unregistered disability service provider:

• You are free to choose whichever provider you’d like to deliver your services

• There is a larger network of providers to choose from

• The ability to continue working with a provider you previously used, who is unregistered, when you transition onto the NDIS

Possible cons of using unregistered disability service providers:

• If you self-manage your NDIS funding using unregistered providers may result in more paperwork. Providers will send invoices directly to you which you have to manually claim back through the NDIS portal

• They do not have to adhere to the quality and safeguards requirements of the NDIS Commission. For example, they do not need to conduct audits to show they are compliant with these requirements

The difference between registered and unregistered disability service providers in summary:

• Unregistered providers working with self-managing participants are free to set their prices, whereas registered providers must adhere to the NDIS price caps

• You can access unregistered providers only when you have a plan-managed or self-managed NDIS plan. On the other hand, if you are agency-managed, you only have access to registered NDIS providers

• If you self-manage your NDIS plan, unregistered providers will send their invoices to you to pay and you will then have to manually claim the funds back from the NDIS using the NDIS portal – but if you’re plan managed, your NDIS plan manager does this for you

• Registered providers can deliver some services that unregistered providers can’t, including Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Plan Management, behaviour support or behaviour management plans, as well as supports that involve any restrictive practices

There are many positives to using either registered or unregistered providers and, if you are plan or self-managed, you have the freedom to choose a mixture of both.

Always remember….

As a NDIS participant, you have choice and control over who delivers your services.