15_049_0128_1_3
Multidisciplinary Team

Line Item Description

This support item is located within the NDIS Capacity Building support category, under Early Childhood Supports (Category 15), although it is commonly used for all participants with complex or high support needs where a coordinated therapeutic approach is required.

This line item funds the provision of therapeutic services by two or more allied health professionals working together as a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). The key feature is the integrated and collaborative nature of the service, where professionals pool their expertise to achieve shared participant goals.

Key Outcomes and Activities:

Integrated Assessment and Planning: The team conducts joint assessments and develops a single, coordinated intervention plan. This ensures that goals and strategies are consistent and complementary across different disciplines (e.g., Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist working on communication during a physical activity).

Coordinated Intervention: The item funds the professionals' time spent collaborating, consulting, and delivering seamless, joined-up therapy. This is crucial for participants whose needs cross multiple domains, such as communication, mobility, and emotional regulation.

Complex Needs: This approach is typically employed for participants with complex support needs that benefit from professionals working concurrently or sequentially in a highly coordinated manner to achieve functional outcomes more effectively than individual therapy sessions.

Capacity Building of Carers: The team works together to train the participant, family, and support workers on how to implement the integrated strategies across all environments, maximising consistency and building long-term capacity.

Reduced Duplication: By funding a coordinated team approach, the NDIS aims to reduce fragmentation of services and duplication of effort, leading to a more efficient and goal-directed support model.

Professional Requirement: This support must involve at least two different types of qualified Allied Health Professionals (e.g., Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Speech Pathologist) who formally operate as a coordinated team.

Claimable Costs: As well as direct service provision, this item can be used to claim for:

Non-Face-to-Face Support Provision
Provider Travel
Short Notice Cancellation (two clear business days)
NDIA Requested Reports
Provider Travel – Non-Labour Costs (using the support item 15_799_0128_1_3)

Note on use: While listed under ECI (Category 15), this support is vital for any participant whose support is best delivered via a tightly coordinated, multi-professional model.