Accessing Our Services

The NDIS helps people who have a disability access therapies and supports. 

If your child does not have NDIS funding and you believe your child is eligible for an NDIS funding package, please contact the NDIS directly to commence the application process. 

More information about how to apply for the NDIS can be found here: 

https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis/how-apply

Please note, we are unable to see children who have agency managed NDIS funds. 

We are able to service children who have self managed and plan managed NDIS funding. 

In order to claim a Medicare rebate, you will need a referral from your GP or paediatrician. Ask your doctor about eligibility and the appropriate referral for your child. 

Believe and Achieve Paediatric Therapy is unable to process Medicare rebates on your behalf.  You can submit a Medicare claim online using either your Medicare online account through myGov or the Express Plus Medicare mobile app.

Private health insurance funds can cover occupational therapy if it is included as a comprehensive extra or ancillary option. Private health funds typically cover a portion of the cost. 

Believe and Achieve Paediatric Therapy is unable to process private health fund claims on your behalf. We require you to settle the account in full and claim your rebate via your private health insurance provider. 

Afterpay is available at our clinic! 

Due to surcharges, costs differ for clients paying with Afterpay: 

• Occupational Therapy Session:
  $205.78 (4 instalments of $51.45)

• Key Worker Session:
  $205.78 (4 instalments of $51.45)

• Occupational Therapy Assessment:
  $1,024.10 (4 instalments of $256.10)

Many children across NSW and the ACT require therapy for physical or behavioural disabilities but face barriers to accessing clinical support due to financial constraints or ineligibility for NDIS funding.

To address this, Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT has introduced the We Care Therapy Grant, offering financial assistance to help children access the therapy they need.

Grants of up to $2000 are available for a twelve-month period, with applications open year-round.

Eligible therapy services include:

• Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Hydrotherapy
• Psychology
• Exercise Physiology
• Assessments or reports by eligible therapists

Click HERE for more information

The Frankie Foundation offers grants to help children continue or begin therapy if their NDIS plan budget has been exhausted or if a therapy or service is not covered by their current plan.

Families can apply for a grant of up to $1,000 to cover up to 10 therapy sessions for children aged 2 to 12 years who are either on an NDIS plan or awaiting plan approval.

Grants are awarded monthly, with the following requirements:

• Applicants must have an NDIS Plan Number.
• Full contact details of the service provider must be provided.
• Service providers must be registered Australian businesses and provide an ABN.
• The Grant Application Form must be completed in full.
• Service providers must submit a tax invoice for therapy costs to The Frankie Foundation.
• The Frankie Foundation will pay the service provider directly.
• Funds are not awarded directly to the NDIS participant or their family members.

Click HERE for more information

The Steve Waugh Foundation provides support to children and young adults aged 0–25 years who are living with a rare disease with a prevalence of at least 2:100,000.

To be eligible for assistance, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident for at least five years.
• Have a recognised rare disease listed on ORPHANET (www.orpha.net), or, if not listed, provide confirmation from a medical specialist that the disease is rare.
• Hold an Australian Medicare card.
• Provide documented evidence of an application for government funding assistance for the requested item (e.g., NDIS), including approval or decline.
• Have a formal diagnosis of the rare disease confirmed by a paediatrician or other medical specialist.
• Provide supporting documentation of the diagnosis, signed off by a paediatrician or other medical specialist.
• Submit all required medical, health, and support documentation as part of the application.

Click HERE for more information