Registration groups
NDIS registration group 0135: Customised prosthetics
Written by James, creator of BluetailPublished 29 October 2026
Designing and supplying customised prosthetics and orthotics. Here's what group 0135 covers, who registers for it, the 42 support items funded under it, the groups it's often confused with, and the audit it needs.
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| Group number | 0135 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Customised prosthetics |
| Audit type | Verification |
| Practice Standards | Verification Module |
| Registration required? | Only to be paid from NDIA-managed funding |
| Support items (2026-27) | 42 |
What 0135 covers
Designing, making and supplying customised prosthetics and orthotics, including custom-made and prefabricated orthoses, rental and repairs, and the clinical services that go with them.
The NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27 lists 42 support items under 0135, funded from Assistive Technology, Improved Daily Living Skills, Assistive Technology Maintenance, Repair and Rental, Assistance with Daily Life, Consumables budgets. Leaving out the time-of-day, rate-level and claim-type variants, the supports are:
- Low Cost AT - Prosthetics And Orthotics
- AT Supplementary Charge - Prosthesis or Orthosis
- AT Rental - Prosthesis and Orthosis
- Orthosis - Cervical and Cranial
- Orthosis - Cervico-Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral
- Orthosis - Upper Limb - Prefabricated
- Orthosis - Upper Limb - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Dynamic or Lycra - Limb
- Orthosis - Foot (all types) or Prefabricated Orthotic Footwear
- Orthosis - Footwear/Shoes Other - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Ankle Foot (AFO) - Prefabricated
- Orthosis - Ankle Foot (AFO) - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Ankle Foot with Ankle Joints - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Knee - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Thigh Knee Ankle - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Knee Ankle Foot - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Bilateral Hip Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis (incl RGO) - Prefabricated
- Orthosis - Hip Thigh Knee Ankle - Custom Made
- Orthosis - Bilateral Thoraco-lumbar/Lumbo-Sacral Hip Knee Ankle Foot - Custom
- Orthosis - Dynamic or Lycra - Full Body
- Orthosis - Trunk/Lower Body - FES or Powered - to support standing/walking
- Prosthesis - Upper Limb (Including Powered)
- Prosthesis - Accessory - Arm and Hand for Sport and Leisure
- Prosthesis - Osseo-Integration Mounting (Upper or Lower) - Additional Cost
- Prosthesis - Transtibial or Lower
- Prosthesis - Transfemoral or Higher
- Prosthesis - Lower Limb - Not Defined
- Prosthesis - Specialist Lower Limb For Sports
- Prosthesis - For Wet Area Use (i.e. waterproofing) - Additional Cost
- Prosthesis - Not Limb Related
- Repairs and Maintenance - Orthosis
- Repairs and Maintenance - Prosthesis - Minor
- Repairs and Maintenance - Prosthesis - Major
- Delivery - Prosthesis or Orthosis
- Selection or Manufacture of Individualised Technology
Who registers for 0135
Prosthetists, orthotists and prosthetic and orthotic clinics.
Groups 0135 is often confused with
- 0105 Personal mobility equipment covers mobility equipment, including some prefabricated orthoses.
Audit: verification or certification?
0135 is a verification group. If every group you register for is a verification group, you have the lighter verification audit, usually a desktop review against the Verification Module. Add any certification group and your whole registration becomes a certification audit. See verification vs certification audits and how the NDIS audit works.
Groups often registered alongside 0135
- 0105 Personal mobility equipment (verification)
Only register for the groups you actually deliver: every extra group adds to what the auditor checks. Our guide to choosing your NDIS registration groups walks through it.
Documents you need for 0135
A verification audit focuses on four areas: human resource management, risk management, incident management and complaints management. You need policies and records covering those, along with your insurance, worker screening and any professional registrations.
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Is NDIS registration group 0135 verification or certification?
0135 (Customised prosthetics) is a verification group. If every group you register for is a verification group, you have a verification audit against the Verification Module. If you add any certification group, your whole registration becomes a certification audit.
Do I need to be NDIS registered to provide customised prosthetics?
Not for every participant. Unregistered providers can deliver 0135 supports to self-managed and plan-managed participants. You need to be registered to be paid from NDIA-managed funding.
What supports are in registration group 0135?
In the 2026-27 NDIS Support Catalogue, 0135 has 42 support items, including Low Cost AT - Prosthetics And Orthotics; AT Supplementary Charge - Prosthesis or Orthosis; AT Rental - Prosthesis and Orthosis; Orthosis - Cervical and Cranial; Orthosis - Cervico-Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral. Different times of day, rate levels and claim types are listed as separate items.
What documents do I need to register for 0135?
A verification audit focuses on the Verification Module: human resource management, risk management, incident management and complaints management. You need policies and records covering those, along with insurance, worker screening and any professional registrations.
Sources: the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's table of registration groups and audit types, and the NDIA's NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27. This page is general information to help you prepare for registration. It isn't legal or compliance advice and isn't affiliated with the NDIS Commission or the NDIA. Rules and catalogues change, so confirm your groups and audit type with the NDIS Commission when you apply.