NDIS Practice Standards
Module 3: Early childhood supports
m3-9.6 Outcome based approach: outcomes measured and reported meaningfully to the family
Clause and reference m3-9.6, our reference for this requirement in the NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators
The requirement
The provider measures, evaluates and reports on the assessment, intervention planning and outcomes for the child and family in ways the family finds meaningful and understands.
Our wording of the requirement: our statement of what the clause asks, not the instrument verbatim. Source: NDIS Practice Standards on the compliance desk.
The evidence to bring
- Outcome measurement records using a stated tool at baseline and review
- Progress reports written for the family
- Records of discussing results with the family
What assessors commonly find
- Outcomes never measured after the baseline
- Reports written in technical language the family cannot use
What evidence do I need?
For m3-9.6 Outcome based approach: outcomes measured and reported meaningfully, the evidence to bring is: Outcome measurement records using a stated tool at baseline and review. It sits under Module 3: Early childhood supports and our reference for it is m3-9.6. Keep every record dated, signed and current, and name who owns it.
Answer the reviewer first
Show me outcome measurement records using a stated tool at baseline and review, and tell me who owns it and when it was last reviewed.
That is the question a quality assessor opens with for this requirement. Have the record on the desk and the date it was last reviewed to hand.
Read your own evidence against this clause
Paste your policy or evidence pack and the reading marks, line by line, whether a phrase from this requirement appears and quotes your own words when it does. It is a reading of your text, not a compliance result; a quality assessor decides whether a requirement is met. Read your pack, free See the paid reading