Updated Therapy Service Structure applicable from July 21, 2025
Please click on your current provided service below to view our updating service structure:
Speech Pathology Service Structure applicable from July 21st 2025:
- Therapy time: Will increase to 45 minutes
- Prep/administration/documentation: Will reflect 15 minutes out of the more substantial time typically required before and after the therapy session.
- Travel time: Where applicable, travel time will be billed in alignment with the NDIS price structure from 1st July 2025. (If you are not currently billed for travel costs, this will not likely apply to you.)
- Overall cost: Will increase to the NDIS standard 60 minute rate of $193.99 —reflecting the actual face-to-face, preparation and follow-up time. Where applicable, travel time will be in addition to this cost.
This structure is consistent with standard billing across the allied health sector.
Why This Is Necessary
- Operational costs to run an allied health practice continue to rise, but the NDIS has frozen price limits for the 6th consecutive year.
- Sustainability: Ensures we can retain skilled clinicians and continue offering consistent, quality therapy without cutting services.
- Accuracy: Aligns our charges with the real time and resources invested.
- Quality: Allows our clinicians to maintain the high-quality, face-to-face therapy that we have been known for over the last 20 years and deliver clinically sound documentation.
If you would like more information about our changing costs or the NDIS price freeze, click here:
https://libertyalliedhealth.com.au/important-update/
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Speech Pathology Service Structure applicable from July 21st 2025:
- Therapy time: Will increase to 45 minutes
- Prep/administration/documentation: Will reflect 15 minutes out of the more substantial time typically required before and after the therapy session.
- Travel time: Where applicable, travel time will be billed in alignment with the NDIS price structure from 1st July 2025. (If you are not currently billed for travel costs, this will not likely apply to you.)
- Overall cost: Will increase to $193.99 as a standard 60 minute rate. For families who have applied and been approved for a discounted rate, this will be reduced to $174 for 60 minutes of time —reflecting the actual face-to-face, preparation and follow-up time. Where applicable, travel time will be in addition to this cost.
This time structure is consistent with standard billing across the allied health sector.
Why This Is Necessary
- Operational costs to run an allied health practice continue to rise.
- Sustainability: Ensures we can retain skilled clinicians and continue offering consistent, quality therapy without cutting services.
- Accuracy: Aligns our charges with the real time and resources invested.
- Quality: Allows our clinicians to maintain the high-quality, face-to-face therapy that we have been known for over the last 20 years and deliver clinically sound documentation.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Occupational Therapy Service Structure applicable from July 21st 2025:
- Therapy time at schools: Will increase to 45 minutes at schools
- Therapy time in the clinic/home/community visits: Will continue to be 50 minutes of face-to-face time.
- Prep/administration/documentation: Will reflect more of the substantial time typically required before and after the therapy session. For school visits, this will be 15 minutes. For clinic visits, this will be 20 minutes.
- Travel time: Where applicable, travel time will be billed in alignment with the NDIS price structure from 1st July 2025. (If you are not currently billed for travel costs, this will not likely apply to you.)
- Overall cost:
Occupational Therapist: $193.99 per hour- For school sessions, this means a cost of $193.99 per session.
- For all other sessions, this means a cost of $226.32 per session.
OT Allied Health Assistant: $86.79 per hour
- For school sessions, this means a cost of $86.79 per session.
- For all other sessions, this means a cost of $101.26 per session.
Where applicable, travel time will be in addition to this cost.
This structure is consistent with standard billing across the allied health sector.
Why This Is Necessary
- Operational costs to run an allied health practice continue to rise, but the NDIS has frozen price limits for the 6th consecutive year.
- Sustainability: Ensures we can retain skilled clinicians and continue offering consistent, quality therapy without cutting services.
- Accuracy: Aligns our charges with the real time and resources invested.
- Quality: Allows our clinicians to maintain the high-quality, face-to-face therapy that we have been known for over the last 20 years and deliver clinically sound documentation.
If you would like more information about our changing costs or the NDIS price freeze, click here:
https://libertyalliedhealth.com.au/important-update/
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Occupational Therapy Service Structure applicable from July 21st 2025:
- Therapy time at schools: Will increase to 45 minutes at schools
- Therapy time in the clinic/home/community visits: Will continue to be 50 minutes of face-to-face time.
- Prep/administration/documentation: Will reflect more of the substantial time typically required before and after the therapy session. For school visits, this will be 15 minutes. For clinic visits, this will be 20 minutes.
- Travel time: Where applicable, travel time will be billed in addition, as per current arrangements. (If you do not currently pay travel costs, this will not likely apply to you.)
- Overall cost:
Occupational Therapist: $193.99 per hour- For school sessions, this means a cost of $193.99 per session.
- For all other sessions, this means a cost of $226.32 per session.
OT Allied Health Assistant: $86.79 per hour
- For school sessions, this means a cost of $86.79 per session.
- For all other sessions, this means a cost of $101.26 per session.
Where applicable, travel time will be in addition to this cost.
This structure is consistent with standard billing across the allied health sector.
Why This Is Necessary
- Operational costs to run an allied health practice continue to rise.
- Sustainability: Ensures we can retain skilled clinicians and continue offering consistent, quality therapy without cutting services.
- Accuracy: Aligns our charges with the real time and resources invested.
- Quality: Allows our clinicians to maintain the high-quality, face-to-face therapy that we have been known for over the last 20 years and deliver clinically sound documentation.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.