What is an NDIS quality indicator?
The NDIS Practice Standards state, module by module, the quality standard a registered provider must meet for the supports it delivers. A quality indicator is how that outcome may be shown, and an approved auditor assesses the provider against them. Providers meet them in practice far more often than they can show it on paper.
Answered from the held text of NDIS Practice Standards core-3.1. The clause behind it is cited below, and the requirement page carries the evidence an assessor asks for.
What the clause behind this answer says
core-3.1 Person-centred supports: participant rights built into everyday practice
Workers and managers understand the legal and human rights of each participant, and those rights visibly shape how supports are planned and delivered day to day rather than sitting only in a policy.
Source: NDIS Practice Standards on the compliance desk. Our statement of the clause, not the instrument verbatim.
core-10.1 Risk management: organisational and participant risks identified and treated
Risks to the organisation, including risks to participants, financial and work health and safety risks, and risks from providing supports, are identified, analysed, prioritised and treated.
Source: NDIS Practice Standards on the compliance desk. Our statement of the clause, not the instrument verbatim.
What evidence answers it
- Participant rights policy referencing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the NDIS Code of Conduct
- Worker induction and refresher records covering participant rights
- Sample of support plans or progress notes showing rights considered in decisions
- Interview notes or observation records where workers explain participant rights
What assessors commonly find
- Rights policy exists but workers cannot describe how it changes their practice
- Restrictions on participants imposed for convenience with no rights consideration recorded
The reviewer opens with
Show me participant rights policy referencing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the NDIS Code of Conduct, and tell me who owns it and when it was last reviewed.
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