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Requirement

Core module: Medication

The Core module outcome medication: every quality indicator the NDIS Practice Standards set for it (Core 26.1, Core 26.2, Core 26.3), what an auditor asks to see under each, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.

Clause

NDIS Practice Standards Core 26.1, Core 26.2, Core 26.3

Regulator

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Edition held

Rules Schedules 1 to 8, Compilation No. 6 (F2026C00527) and Quality Indicators Guidelines Compilation No. 3 (F2026C00528), in force 1 July 2026

Checked current

6 October 2026, Federal Register: both compilations are the latest version on 6 October 2026

Who it applies to

Registered NDIS providers audited by certification: registered for early childhood supports, specialist behaviour support, implementing behaviour support plans or regulated restrictive practices, or specialised support coordination. An individual or partnership whose only certification requirement is early childhood supports meets only Core clause 7 (freedom from abuse) and Module 3 (Rules s 20(4) and (5)).

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Under review, not in force

The NDIS Commission's review of the Practice Standards (a proposed quality framework and changes to the standards and how they are assessed) is still being considered; nothing from it is in force.

Applies when

Core 26 applies to a provider whose workers administer medication: it sets duties for every worker responsible for administering medication (Core 26.2).

Core 26.1Medication: records of medication, dosage and participant identificationsource
Requirement, our statement of the clause

Records clearly identify each participant's medication and dosage and include all the information needed to identify the participant correctly and administer the medication safely.

Evidence that typically shows this
  • Medication charts or administration records with photo identification
  • Prescriber orders or pharmacy-generated medication profiles
  • Medication administration signing sheets in the file sample
Common gap to check
  • Charts without participant photo or allergies
  • Gaps in administration signatures
Core 26.2Medication: workers understand effects, side-effects and incident stepssource
Requirement, our statement of the clause

Every worker responsible for administering medication understands its effects and side-effects and what to do if a medication incident occurs.

Evidence that typically shows this
  • Medication administration training and competency assessments
  • Medication information sheets available to workers
  • Medication incident procedure and incident register entries
Common gap to check
  • Competency never reassessed
  • Medication errors not reported as incidents
Core 26.3Medication: safe, secure, identifiable storage with trained access onlysource
Requirement, our statement of the clause

All medication is stored safely and securely, is easy to identify and tell apart, and is accessed only by appropriately trained workers.

Evidence that typically shows this
  • Locked storage and key or access control records
  • Storage temperature logs where required
  • Labelled blister packs or containers per participant
  • Access lists limited to trained workers
Common gap to check
  • Medications from different participants stored together unlabelled
  • Untrained staff with access to medication
Worksheet: what your practice holds, and where
RefHeld (yes, partly, no, not applicable)Where it is keptOwnerLast reviewedNext review
Core 26.1
Core 26.2
Core 26.3
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Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.

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