Operational Guidelines - Part B FOFMS Guidelines 

Together, the Operational Guidelines, Program Guidelines, Terms and Conditions and Schedule all form the FaHCSIA Deed of Agreement for the Autism Early Intervention Service Provider Panel – October 2009

• Preface
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• 1. FaHCSIA’s Online Funding Management System (FOFMS)
• 1.1 What is FOFMS?
• 1.2 Who Will Have Authority to Use FOFMS?
• 1.3 What Tasks Will Be Performed in FOFMS
• 1.4 Minimum IT Requirements
• 1.5 Training in the Use of FOFMS
• 2. User Access
• 2.1 Confidentiality of Passwords
• 2.2 Sharing Logons
• 2.3 Reporting Lapses of Security
• 2.4 User Roles
• 2.5 Responsibilities and Accountabilities under the Panel
• 2.6 Service Provider Obligations
• 2.7 Ethical use of IT Resources
• 3. Funding
• 3.1 Payment Model
• 3.2 Brief Summary of how the Early Intervention Model Works
• 3.3 Monthly Activity Statement
• 4. Using FOFMS
• 4.1 Client Tab
• 4.2 Querying and Saving Information
• 4.3 Capturing the Clients Consent
• 4.4 Creating a Case Record
• 4.5 Conditions for Payment
• 4.6 Suspending Cases
• 4.7 Exiting a Client or Case
• 4.8 Outer Regional & Remote Payment
• 4.9 Centrelink
• 5. Audit and Compliance
• 5.1 Audit and Compliance Strategy
• 5.2 Debt recovery
• 5.3 Privacy and confidentiality
• 5.4 Complaints
• 6. Contract Managers
• 6.1 What is a Contract Manager
• 6.2 Contacting your Contract Manager
• 6.3 What questions will the Contract Manager ask me?