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CareMaster Release — NDIS 2026-27 Catalogue Updates

**CareMaster Release — NDIS 2026-27 Catalogue Updates**

We're pleased to share the system improvements included in versions 16.86.05 and 16.86.06, which address changes to the NDIS Support Catalogue effective 1 July 2026.



# **16.86.05**

NDIS Catalogue Importer — New 0138 registration group

 The importer now correctly handles services under the new 0138 Supported Independent Living registration group, which previously caused an error.



# **16.86.06**

NDIS Catalogue Importer — 2026-27 catalogue compatibility

 The importer has been updated to handle the following structural changes in the new catalogue file:

* **National pricing column** — the new catalogue replaces the 8 state-based price columns (ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA) with a single National price column

**Support type rename** — "Price Limited Supports" has been renamed to "Priced Supports" in the Type column



# **Coming soon**

Therapy provider travel — transition to _PT support items

 From 1 July 2026, the NDIS requires provider travel for therapy supports to be claimed against dedicated _PT support items (already priced at 50% of the direct service rate), replacing the previous calculation-based approach. We are working on this update and will release it shortly. Supports dated before 1 July 2026 are unaffected.



# **Summary of key catalogue changes — 2026-27**

For reference, here is a summary of the main changes in the 2026-27 NDIS Support Catalogue:

* **340 new support items** — therapy supports (cancellations, telehealth, provider travel, non-face-to-face, NDIA reports) are now individual line items rather than bundled into a single entry
* **24 supports removed or retired** — 16 old ratio-based STA items (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4) moved to Legacy; 8 other items removed from the catalogue entirely; a further 11 previously Legacy items fully retired
* **Short Term Accommodation restructured** — old ratio-based STA items replaced with separate items for participant accommodation, worker accommodation, and support hours; service agreements will need updating
* **95 supports renamed** — therapy and early childhood items have simplified names (e.g. "Therapy — Occupational Therapist — Direct Service"); item numbers unchanged
* **State price columns replaced** — single National price column now used in place of 8 state columns *(addressed in 16.86.06)*
* **Support type renamed** — "Price Limited Supports" is now "Priced Supports" *(addressed in 16.86.06)*
* **Provider travel for therapy supports** — from 1 July 2026, claimed against dedicated _PT items at 50% of the direct service rate *(coming soon)*
* **Price increases of 4.8%** for most support worker, SIL, and nursing supports; 3.6% for domestic supports; Support Coordination and Plan Management unchanged
* **Notable therapy price changes** — psychologists and specialist behaviour support +8.6%; dietitians -5.3%; exercise physiologists -3.0%; music therapists and other professionals -19.5%
* **New registration group 0138** for Supported Independent Living alongside the existing 0115 group *(addressed in 16.86.05)*




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2021

21/4/22 Release Notes

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CareMaster Web Portal Notifications

CareMaster Release Notes

How to Contact the Customer Care Team for Support

Updating a shift to overnight/active overnight

How to stop a service showing on the roster or being included in roster emailed to the participant.

Passwords reset and activation emails

Why am I getting kicked out of CareMaster desktop?

Why does the support on the Worker app not allow me to add kilometers?

Why am I missing timesheets?

Why are kilometers missing from a timesheet?

Error - Support start time must be before end time

CSRF token mismatch

Top Troubleshooting FAQ's

Home Page

Logging In

How To Reset A Password?

Company Message Centre

Home

How to hide certain alerts?

Alerts User Guide

Alerts

The Participant Profile User Guide

How to Manage Participant Funding Limits

Service Agreements

User Guide: HCP Funded Participants Setup Guide

How to generate a HCP statement for a client?

How to regenerate a HCP statement after adjustments?

How to email a HCP statement to a client?

How to add an adjustment to a generated HCP statement?

How can I add HCP leave for a client?

Understanding your HCP Statement

Adding HCP Km's to a Support and a HCP Statement

HCP Subsidy Increase 01.10.2025

HCP Participant Guides

How to create a new participant or client

How to use case notes

How to change what shows on the Participant List page?

User Guide: Bulk Assigning and Unassigning of Participants and Workers

User Guide: Recording Medication Usage for Participants

How to Send SMS/Email Reminders to Clients?

How to create a new client record from a My Aged Care client record snapshot?

How to check over reported DEX data? 

What is the CHSP reporting process?

CHSP service List and Mandatory Reporting Required from 1 July 2025

CHSP Participant Guides

How to create new Agencies

Participant/Client Leave Requests

NDIS Splitting Participant funding into different Budgets

Participants

Roster Page User Guide

Locations & Destinations

Worker Data Setup

Checklist

Using The Roster Optimiser - Bulk Optimise

Participant Data Setup

Using The Roster Optimiser - Single Support

Roster Optimiser Readiness Report

Roster Optimiser

How to resolve email authentication errors when emailing?

How to Email Rosters to Workers?

How to Email Rosters to Participant?

How to customise the Roster view

Unassigned Supports - Coordinators and Vehicles rosters views

Service Organisation Roster view

Roster

How to deactivate user accounts 

User Guide: Staff/Volunteers

How do I add a new Worker?

How to change what shows on the Staff/Volunteers List page?

How to exit workers in CareMaster

What access does each user level have?

Working With Children Checks

How to Create Worker Timesheets

Changes to Worker's Emails and Password Reset

How to Send SMS/Email Notifications to Workers?

Staff/Volunteers

Supports Menu User Guide

User Guide: How to create supports

User Guide: Provider Travel and Transport - Rostering Scenario Guide

User Guide: Supported Independent Living (SIL) Setup, Rostering and Claiming process

User Guide: Short Term Accommodation (STA) Setup, Rostering and Claiming process

Transaction List Export

How to advertise / broadcast available shifts to workers?

NDIS Non Face to Face Supports

Support Display - App Data Tab

How do I bill for NDIS transport?

How to Claim / Invoice Cancelled Services?

How To Limit Support Services to Approved Services Only

How to Use the Manage Button to Change Supports?

Grouped Supports

How to restore a deleted support?

How to use 'Quick Save' on the Supports Page

How to create Provider Travel supports to invoice participants and generate worker timesheets.

Supports

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