NDIS Plan Reassessment Reports: An Allied Health Guide

Report structure

1. Participant identification and plan period — name, NDIS number, date of birth, current plan dates.
2. Service summary — services delivered this plan period, hours, type, location.
3. Goal review — for each plan goal: stated goal, baseline status, current status, progress evidence.
4. Functional capacity update — the six NDIS domains (mobility, communication, social interaction, learning, self-care, self-management). Where capacity has changed, document the change with measurable evidence.
5. Continuing functional need — what is still required and why.
6. Recommended supports — what, how often, for how long, with cost rationale.
7. Reasonable and necessary justification — explicit reference to the s 34 test (effective and beneficial, value for money, related to disability, takes into account informal supports, most appropriate to fund through NDIS).
8. Risk of plan reduction — articulating what would happen if supports were reduced.

Goal-progress documentation

For each goal, present:

• The goal as worded in the plan.
• The baseline measurement (date, source).
• The current measurement (date, source).
• The narrative of progress, plateau, or regression.
• The next-period goal, if continuing.

Functional capacity update

Use a domain-by-domain table where possible. NDIA decision-makers triage at this level.

Reasonable and necessary

Each recommended support must be tied to the s 34 criteria. The report does not have to recite the section, but each support listed should be defensible against each criterion.

Common failure modes

• "Continued therapy as per plan" — no goal progress detail.
• Goals listed but not measured.
• Recommended hours unchanged from last plan with no rationale either way.
• Functional capacity domains not addressed.
• No statement of risk if supports reduced.

Related reading

• NDIS Documentation: AI for Writing Compliant Reports Faster
• NDIS Assistive Technology Assessments: OT Equipment Funding Reports
• NDIS Support Coordination Documentation for Social Workers