Child Disability Payment decision making guide
Dialysis and other needs
An individual receiving renal dialysis who also has needs due to other conditions is entitled to the middle rate of the CDP care component in both these cases:
- they receive renal dialysis during the day and satisfy the middle rate of the care component criteria due to their other daytime needs
- they receive renal dialysis during the night and satisfy the middle care rate of the care component criteria due to their other night-time needs
An individual is entitled to the highest rate care component of CDP if they receive renal analysis during the:
- day and also satisfy the night criterion due to other needs
- night and also satisfy the day criterion due to other needs
Alistair is 7 years old and undergoes daily peritoneal dialysis during the day due to kidney disease. Alastair was also diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at age 5. Alastair received the highest rate of the care component because he required day and night care. At night his parents had to regularly:
- help him change his sleeping position
- stop and clean up regular nose bleeds
- help him with toileting needs when he had diarrhoea
- soothing him when he was in pain.
Following treatment, Alistair has made a complete recovery from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. He no longer requires care overnight or during the day for his Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. However, he continues to receive care for his dialysis during the day. The case manager therefore concludes that Alastair should receive the middle rate of the care component from now on.