Who is accountable for the actions of the allied health assistant?

Fora is accountable for the actions of our allied health assistants. External Allied Health Professionals are not accountable for the actions of our allied health assistants.

The only thing Allied Health Professionals need to consider when identifying tasks suitable for an allied health assistant is whether the task is suitable. You can find more information about how to determine whether a task is suitable in the Supervision and delegation framework for allied health assistants and the support workforce in disability (Pages 56 – 61)

Fora also recommends the AHP documents for their own records which tasks were identified for the allied health assistant.

Are AHPs paid for their time? How does billing work between the client and AHP?
Similar to an AHPs normal client billing process, AHPs bill the client for any of their time spent planning and working with the client's AHA. Clients and their families have [...]

How does billing work between the client and the allied health assistant?
Billing between the client and the allied health assistant is organised separately to the billing for an external AHP. For every session between the allied health assistant and client, a session [...]

What is the purpose of check-ins? How often do check-ins need to occur?
Usually we see that a 10-15 minute, monthly phone call is sufficient for most clients. Depending on the client's needs, it can be important for therapy assistants to have a [...]