5Definition of NDIS Provider—continuity of support

5 Definition of NDIS Provider—continuity of support

For the purposes of subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition of NDIS provider in section 9 of the Act, a person or entity who is providing supports or services to older people with disability who are receiving continuity of support under either of the following programs is prescribed: (a) the program administered by the Commonwealth and known as Commonwealth Disability Support for Older Australians; (b) the program administered by the Commonwealth and known as the Commonwealth Continuity of Support Programme relating to Specialist Disability Services for Older People.

Note 1: The National Disability Insurance Scheme Rules may require that specified classes of supports are to be provided only by NDIS providers who are registered to provide those classes of supports: see section 73B of the Act.

Note 2: A person prescribed by this section to be an NDIS provider may apply to be a registered NDIS provider in relation to the provision of services or supports to people with disability other than under the National Disability Insurance Scheme: see subsection 73C(2) of the Act.