Settling Non-Compliances in an NDIS Business!
Non-compliance means that you are not following NDIS rules and regulations. Non- compliances can be accidental or intentional. According to the NDIS, Non-compliances can be categorised into six major types.
Error
or Mistake: This non-conformity is something
spontaneous or without any intention to gain something.
Misuse: Using the funds of a participants that is not in accordance with
the participant’s goals and plan.
Conflict
of Interest: This type of non-conformity occurs
only when a person is involved in serving more than one participant or
organisations. Conflict of interest arises when you do not manage or declared
this properly.
Dishonest
Practices: This type of non-compliance is more of
an ethical issue than the legal. This shows unscrupulous behaviour that is not
in favour of participants.
Fraud: This would occur when someone is trying to get more gains through
deception.
Corruption: This type of non-compliance is considered to be the criminal. This also
includes bribes, breach of public interest, or biased exercise of official
functions.
Addressing Non-Compliance and Non-Conformities in NDIS
Addressing the non-compliances is not just
investigating and highlighting the issues or penalising the ones involved. It is
also an informative practice to let participants and providers aware that why
they are making mistakes and how these can be avoided. This also helps people
to identify and report any unscrupulous behaviour. The main purpose of NDIS commission
is to ensure a balance between provision of better and informed services to the
participants, while also endorsing high quality supports with proper safeguards
in place. This objective can be achieved by following few steps:
- Inform and Educate.
- Work with NDIS Consulting Agencies to plan strategies to fix these problems.
- Analysing emerging risks.
- Enforce the law where appropriate and necessary through administrative actions or initiating formal implementation procedures.
How NDIS Auditing Can Help to overcome these
non-compliances?
NDIS auditing can help you identify the
area that is not compliant with NDIS standard procedures. It highlights the
conflict on which you should work to settle these issues. To settle these non-compliances
and non-conformities, NDIS providers are allowed to receive assistance in your
audit preps to help you get rid of all non-conformities and make your business better
compliant with NDIS standard rules and regulations. It's helpful to have an
expert to guide you through out the process. Professional preps under NDIS
consulting and auditing firm will result in less stress and fewer
non-conformities.
Purpose of an NDIS
audit is to ensure the delivery of safe and fair supports and services to the
participants. NDIS audit an essential requirement for all providers for retain
their registration with NDIS as a provider. It is a serious business hence
requires a careful planning and execution of the whole process by quality NDIS
Auditors. Type of audit that a provider has to go through depends on level of
supports it delivers. NDIS providers who are providing low risk supports needs
to undergo through verification audit whereas the provider involved in more
complex care are supposed to undergo through Certification Audits.
Steps that lead to a successful NDIS Audit
Vertex Consulting and Compliance Group is a
leading NDIS consulting firm in the Victoria region. Vertex helps you to plan
and prepare for your NDIS auditing process and ensure the quality supports and
services are provided to the participants on consistent basis. That’s why it is
necessary to get started your preparations and organise records. These records
are used as an evidence in NDIS audit and helps you sailing smoothly.
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