MS patient entitled to sex therapist under NDIS
A tribunal ruled that the therapist was a 'reasonable and necessary support' for the woman
12th July 2019
An MS patient is entitled to claim for sex therapy under the National Disability Insurance Scheme after a tribunal found her mental, emotional and physical wellbeing would be improved by the treatment.
The woman, in her 40s, had applied for a sexual therapist to be funded under her NDIS plan, but the request had been refused.
She appealed the decision, and in a ruling delivered last week the Administrative Appeals Tribunal said a sexual therapist was a “reasonable and necessary support” that the woman had a right to claim.
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