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NDIS functional capacity assessment
What does the NDIS need to see to fund the right supports?
What it covers
- How disability affects daily living, communication, social participation, learning and work
- Standardised measures and interviews with the person and their supports
- A report written for the NDIS, setting out needs and recommended supports. The NDIA decides access and funding.
Who it is for: Any age from 6
How it works
We confirm the question and who it is for. Then come the assessment appointments, sometimes over more than one visit. You receive a written report and a feedback session to talk it through.
Time: About 6 hours of assessment time, confirmed in your written quote before anything is booked.
Fees and funding
- Fee
- See fees
- Clinician time
- 6 hours, including scoring and the report
- Ages
- 6+
Every assessment includes the clinical interview, standardised testing, scoring, a written report and a feedback session. Complex presentations may need additional time; we confirm the hours and the report timing with you before anything is booked.
Assessment is a private-fee service. Medicare's Better Access items cover therapy sessions, not assessment. Medicare's rebate for psychological assessment is narrow: item 82000, for people under 25 with a complex neurodevelopmental disorder or eligible disability, on referral from a paediatrician or psychiatrist (for an eligible disability, a GP or another specialist can also refer), in person or by telehealth. NDIS, DVA and insurer-funded assessments are accepted.
How long until I get the report?
We confirm timing when you book. Complex assessments can take longer.
Related assessments
Enquire about NDIS functional capacity assessment
Tell us what you need and we will confirm the right assessment, or the right combination, and quote in writing before anything is booked.