NDIS Nursing Rates 2026-27
- 5 nurse types
- 6 times of day
- Compared with 2025-26
National price limits per hour
NDIS nursing rates by time of day, 2026-27
Open a nurse type for its item numbers, remote amounts and worked examples.
| Nurse | Weekday Daytime | Weekday Evening | Weekday Night | Saturday | Sunday | Public Holiday | Weekday vs 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled Nurse | $103.44 | $114.10 | $116.22 | $147.55 | $169.62 | $191.67 | +$3.56 (+3.6%) |
| Registered Nurse | $128.05 | $141.27 | $143.90 | $182.75 | $210.09 | $237.43 | +$4.40 (+3.6%) |
| Clinical Nurse | $148.13 | $163.39 | $166.45 | $211.39 | $243.02 | $274.64 | +$5.09 (+3.6%) |
| Clinical Nurse Consultant | $175.18 | $193.27 | $196.89 | $250.12 | $287.58 | $325.03 | +$6.02 (+3.6%) |
| Nurse Practitioner | $183.15 | $202.04 | $205.83 | $261.50 | $300.67 | $339.84 | +$6.30 (+3.6%) |
When each nursing rate applies
Nursing supports have their own time-of-day definitions in the 2026-27 Pricing Schedule, and they changed this year. A visit that starts after noon and runs past 6 pm is an evening visit for a nurse, even though the same hours would be daytime for a support worker.
| Time of day | Nursing | Other supports |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday Daytime | Starts at or after 6:00 am and ends at or before 6:00 pm on a single weekday. | Starts at or after 6:00 am and ends at or before 8:00 pm on a single weekday. |
| Weekday Evening | Starts no earlier than 12 noon and finishes after 6:00 pm on the same day. | Starts at or after 8:00 pm and finishes at or before midnight on a single weekday. |
| Weekday Night | Starts on or after 6:00 pm and finishes before 7:30 am the next day. | Starts at or before midnight and finishes after midnight on the next weekday, or starts before 6:00 am and finishes that weekday. |
| Saturday | Starts at or after midnight the night before and ends at or before midnight on the Saturday. | The same. |
| Sunday | Starts at or after midnight the night before and ends at or before midnight on the Sunday. | The same. |
| Public Holiday | Starts at or after midnight the night before and ends at or before midnight on the public holiday. | The same. |
Which nurse rate to claim
- Enrolled Nurse: Enrolled Nurse under the Nurses Award 2020 (A.4).
- Registered Nurse: Registered Nurse – Level 1 (RN1) under the Nurses Award 2020 (A.5.1).
- Clinical Nurse: Registered Nurse – Level 2 (RN2) under the Nurses Award 2020 (A.5.2).
- Clinical Nurse Consultant: Registered Nurse – Level 3 (RN3) or higher under the Nurses Award 2020 (A.5.3).
- Nurse Practitioner: Nurse Practitioner under the Nurses Award 2020 (A.7).
For 2026-27 the NDIA’s Annual Pricing Review indexed nursing price limits with an 80/20 weighting of the Wage Price Index and the Consumer Price Index (Recommendation 4). Remote limits are 40% higher and very remote limits 50% higher. Therapists’ rates are in NDIS therapy price limits, and every other support in the NDIS Price Guide.
What this tool follows
- NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27: Appendix 3, nursing supports, and Part 4, the nursing time-of-day definitions; effective 24 September 2026
- NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27 v1.1
- NDIS Support Catalogue 2025-26 v1.1 (archived copy): last year’s prices
- NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025-26 v1.1: claiming conditions
General information only, not financial, legal or claiming advice. Always check a claim against the current official documents.
Questions people ask
What are the NDIS nursing rates for 2026-27?
On a weekday daytime: enrolled nurse $103.44, registered nurse $128.05, clinical nurse $148.13, clinical nurse consultant $175.18, nurse practitioner $183.15 an hour nationally. Evening, night, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday rates are higher, and remote and very remote limits are 40% and 50% higher.
What is the NDIS registered nurse hourly rate?
$128.05 an hour on a weekday daytime, $141.27 weekday evening, $143.90 weekday night, $182.75 Saturday, $210.09 Sunday and $237.43 on a public holiday, for 2026-27.
Are NDIS nursing time-of-day rules different from other supports?
Yes. For nursing, weekday daytime ends at 6 pm instead of 8 pm, a support that starts after 12 noon and finishes after 6 pm is a weekday evening support, and a weekday night support starts on or after 6 pm and finishes before 7:30 am. Weekend and public holiday rules are the same as for other supports.
Why are there two item numbers for each nursing support?
Each nursing support is listed in Core (item numbers starting 01_) and in Capacity Building: Improved Daily Living (starting 15_), at the same price. The first two digits decide which budget the claim is paid from.
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