Approved providers of attendant care services
4J Approved providers of attendant care services
For the definition approved provider in section 18BE(2) of the Act, the prescribed criteria are:
for attendant care services provided within the Territory –
that the person:
has a current contract with the Territory to provide services of a nature similar to attendant care services in accordance with the
Northern Territory Disability Service Standards; or
has a current contract with the National Disability Insurance
Agency to provide services of a nature similar to attendant care services in the Territory; or
for attendant care services provided in a State or another
Territory – that the person:
has a contract with, or has been approved by, the department or agency responsible for the provision of disability care services, to provide services of a nature similar to attendant care services in that State or Territory; or
has a current contract with the National Disability Insurance
Agency to provide services of a nature similar to attendant care services in that State or Territory; or
that the person is, in the opinion of the Commission, appropriate to provide attendant care services.
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