Even though the cost of hiring a plan manager is free of charge to participants, as it is a separate cost allocation on the support plan, so long as you indicate you require a plan manager during your planning meeting with the NDIA Planner or with the Local Area Coordinator [LAC].
To test whether your need a Plan Manager in your support Plan, let’s ask three vital quests that may indicate whether you need a Plan Manager or not:
- Would you like to have choice and control of being self managed but without the time consuming administrative tasks associated with this option, such as; preparing monthly reports to NDIA, tracking your goals, and maintaining records needed during plan reviews or for an audit?
- Are you the sort of person that would like help to prepare Service Agreement when engaging or renewing a service provider’s service, or would you talk to an expert regarding upcoming Plan reviews so as to be guided on how to make the most out of it?
- For some reasons, would you use a non NDIS registered service provider? Examples could be that participants are familiar with a provider that’s non NDIS registered, and changing that arrangement would unsettle the participant.
If you answered yes to any of the above questions or you likely to experience any of the above scenarios, plan management is probably for you. So, register with Optimum Plan Management now.
