Submission: 2021 NDIS legislative improvements and the participant service guarantee
Osteopathy Australia's submission on proposed NDIS legislative changes
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This statement is for health professionals, third party funders and policy makers. It gives an overview of osteopathic practice and its place within Australia’s health, aged care and disability systems.
This statement has been developed by Osteopathy Australia in alignment with the Osteopathic Service Descriptors, the Osteopathy Board of Australia, Capabilities for Osteopathic Practice, the Ahpra Code of Conduct for Registered Health Practitioners [3] and the World Health Organisation’s Benchmarks for Training in Osteopathy [4]. The statement is further influenced by broader health policies, legislation, regulation and health workforce debate.
Osteopaths are committed to high quality patient centred healthcare. As the scientific understanding of health and disease evolves, this Statement will require on-going revision
The statement outlines:
Osteopathy Australia's submission on proposed NDIS legislative changes
Osteopathy Australia's submission to the Primary Health Reform Steering Group highlighting the role of osteopathy and allied health in Primary Health Care
This document describes the typical services that Australian osteopaths provide their patients, reflective of their university education and continuing areas of professional development, and the pricing principles supporting these services. This document is of use to practising osteopaths, private health insurers, government funding bodies and other stakeholder groups.