What is Compliance under the NDIS?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a program that helps people with permanent or significant disabilities to have an independent life. This support program has some rules that are legislative under the NDIS Act 2013, and in those rules, NDIS determines how the program is going to operate.
The NDIS enforcement and commission activities play an essential part as regulators. These activities allow the NDIS commission to encourage the operation of best practices among NDIS providers and manage the risk for the participants. The NDIS Commission has made policies to address the compliance by providers, and there are also policies for non-compliance.
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What Is Meant By Non-Compliance?
In simple words, non-compliance means not following the rules and regulations set by NDIS. Non-compliance can be of many types, from minor mistakes to frauds that can be deliberate or accidental. There are six types of non-compliance:
1. An Error/ Mistake: When someone doesn’t want to gain something, and it is a genuine mistake on their end.
2. Dishonesty: This non-compliance involves activities that are not illegal but unethical and do not have any interest in the participants.
3. Misuse: Using funds in a way that is different from the participant’s NDIS plan.
4. Corruption: Criminal offence including bribery, breach of public trust, or little exercise of official functions.
5. Conflict Of Interest: This non-compliance only happens when it isn’t managed correctly. It involves having different interests due to its services to other people or organisations.
Difference Between Intentional And Unintentional Non-Compliance
Not all non-compliance is intentional. We are all humans, and there can be mistakes that can’t be helped, and NDIS understands this. NDIS provides room to set things right, whether related to participants or the providers. They help the providers learn to do the right things, and if there is a genuine mistake on their end, it can be resolved before it becomes a severe compliance matter.
How Non-Compliance Hurts Participants?
Non-compliance is not only harmful to the program but also causes trouble for the participants. Here are some of the problems that non-compliance causes:
1. It takes money from the participant’s NDIS fund that could be used for a better cause.
2. It makes it harder for participants to reach their goals.
3. Lack of funds might prevent participants from spending on something that they need for their support.
4. It puts additional pressure on the carers and the family of the participants.
5. Participants can lose interest in their providers.
6. Participants feel fear about reporting it to the authorities.
How does NDIS Help With Non-Compliance?
NDIS understands the need to resolve the issues related to non-compliance as soon as possible. Putting the concerns to rest before they become a more significant issue for any of the people associated with the program. This is why following the steps NDIS takes to handle the non-compliance.
- Education
- Calls to action
- Compliance reviews and audits
- Reclaiming debts
When dealing with a non-compliance issue, NDIS determines the necessary action by considering the behaviour of the person who is responsible for the damage. If the person is willing to learn and set things right, they help them with education and guidance; they also offer all the support he needs to do the right thing. However, for the people who show no regret and have the choice to not comply with the regulations, there are more robust measures for them. The majority of the compliance in NDIS happens by educating the people.
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