Medication Management on the NDIS: A Participant & Family Guide
How NDIS medication management works — from prompting to nurse-led administration, who can help, what's funded, and keeping medication safe.
Medication management on the NDIS covers the support you need to take your medications safely — which can range from a gentle reminder, to physical help from a support worker, to a nurse administering complex medications. The NDIS funds the support, not the medicines themselves. This guide explains the levels of medication support, who can deliver each, what's funded, and how to keep things safe…
What "medication management" means on the NDIS
The levels of medication support
Who can help with medication
What a medication management plan looks like
How it's funded
Keeping medication safe at home
Frequently asked questions
Does the NDIS pay for my medications?
No. The NDIS funds the support to take your medications safely, such as a worker to prompt or assist you, or a nurse for complex medication, but not the medicines themselves. Your actual medications come through the PBS, your pharmacy and the health system.
What are the different levels of medication support?
They range from simple prompting or reminding, to physically assisting you to take medication (for example from a dose aid), through to high-intensity medication support and a nurse administering or managing complex medications. The level you're funded for depends on your needs and the clinical risk…
Can a support worker give me my medication?
A support worker can prompt you and assist with medication, such as helping from a pharmacy-prepared dose aid. More complex tasks, like injections, PEG medications or managing risky medications, are high-intensity and need a worker specifically trained and assessed under nurse oversight, or a nurse…
What is a medication management plan?
It's a written plan setting out what medications you take, when, how you're supported to take them, and what to do if something goes wrong. It guides your workers and keeps the routine safe and consistent. For complex needs it's usually set up with a nurse.
How is medication support funded?
The worker or nurse time is funded from your Core budget, at a rate that matches the level of support: standard for prompting and assistance, or the high-intensity rate for complex, clinical medication tasks. The medicines and pharmacy costs sit outside your plan.
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