Eligibility Reassessment Policy
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act for
- standard operating procedure & any other policy or guidelines for reassessment of NDIS access eligibility for participants over 7 years old.
- Any forms or checklists used to determine referral for reassessment.
- Any documents relating to NDIS eligibility reassessment for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalitis (ME), ME/CFS or chronic fatigue
Yours faithfully,
AS
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Dear AS
Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement
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Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of National Disability Insurance Agency's handling of my FOI request 'Eligibility Reassessment Policy'.
This FOI request was made on 4 January, 2023. It has already had 2 extensions of time. The last extension was until 28 March, 2023. It is now 28 April 2023. The information is now long overdue. Please provide the information that has been requested without further delay.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/e...
Yours faithfully,
AS
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
This FOI request for information on NDIA’s eligibility reassessment policy is still outstanding. I requested internal review on 28/4.
When will I receive the documents?
Yours faithfully,
AS
Dear AS
Thank you for your request for information.
Please find attached correspondence and documents in relation to your
request. If you require these in a different format, please let us know.
Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.
Thank you.
Kind regards
Jade
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch
Government Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Dear foi,
Thankyou for providing the documents in relation to my request.
Can you please confirm if the Eligibility checklist provided is currently in use?
Yours sincerely,
AS