Illawarra Speech Pathology can offer services under Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) funding. This includes the Early Intervention Assistance Funding Package: Helping Children with Autism and the Better Start for Children with Disabilities schemes. Below is the process of accessing this funding:
Illawarra Speech Pathology provide half hour Skype sessions on your new FaCHSIA funded iPad and on Proloquo2go. This is ideal for you as you can learn from the comfort of your own home and not have to travel to the practice. Contact Illawarra Speech Pathology now for details and to book your session!
FaHCSIA funding only focuses up to 6 year olds. For children aged under 13 years for assessment and under 15 years for treatment other medicare rebates are available:
The CDM plan gives access to Medicare rebates for up to a total of 5 visits per year to Allied Health Professionals e.g. Speech Pathologists. The GP fills out a CDM plan and lodges it with Medicare. After paying the Speech Pathologist, families can use the invoice and lodge it with Medicare and claim the rebate. People with a CDM plan can use 5 visits every calender year. People of Aboriginal descent may receive another 5 visits per year.
Clients with private health insurance may also be eligible for rebates. Please contact your private health fund for more details.
Please contact us at Illawarra Speech Pathology if you have any further enquiries.