Funding Options
Health Scheme Rebates Available
Our therapists are all registered as Medicare Allied Health providers, and with all the Private Health Insurance Funds for delivery of individual allied health services under the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC), also called Chronic Disease Management (CDM, referral by GP), and Helping Children with Autism (HCA, referral by Paediatrician) initiatives. These provide rebates towards the cost of therapy services.
Most of our senior Occupational therapists are also accredited by OT Australia as providers under the Initiative in Mental Health Scheme (MHCP or BAMH, referral by GP).
Department of Social Services Programs
Sensory Connections Occupational Therapy Services is an authorised lead agency on the Early Intervention Service Provider Panel under Dept. of Social Services (DSS) Helping Children with Autism Package (HCWA) and Better Start Initiative (BSI) program. Families who have a child who meets the eligibility criteria can use this funding support to access Sensory Connections Occupational Therapy Services.
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Sensory Connections Occupational Therapy Services is a registered Disability Services Organisation (DSO) with both NDIS and WA NDIS programs. Families who have a person with disability or developmental delay that meets the eligibility criteria for either of these schemes can use their individual or self managed plan funding to access Sensory Connections Occupational Therapy Services, for supports and Therapy.
As the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is rolled out across Western Australia, children supported through HCWA or Better Start will transition to the NDIS