Official update · document review
CHSP DEX Stage 3 session fields live from 11 August 2026
The Department says the Stage 3 session fields went live in DEX on 11 August 2026. Before then, funded organisations were asked to retain applicable new field information in their own client management systems for services delivered from 1 July 2026. The fields are service-specific: not every field applies to every service. The July guide also identifies meal-delivery engagement time and transport trip distance, trip time, and engagement time as optional for 2026-27; transport engagement time does not apply to indirect transport.
Document and workflow checks
Turn the official change into reviewable actions
- Map each funded service type to the fields that apply before changing forms, exports, or staff instructions.
- Distinguish fields that are required where applicable, fields activated by a service response, and fields the July guide marks optional for 2026-27.
- Review whether applicable information for services delivered from 1 July 2026 was retained in the organisation's approved client management system while the Stage 3 fields were unavailable in DEX.
- Confirm with the current DEX guidance and software vendor how July session records already entered or submitted should be handled; do not assume every earlier record needs to be recreated.
- Test portal entry, bulk upload, export, validation errors, and fallback ownership without copying client information into CaresLink.
Who may need to review this
- CHSP funded organisations
- DEX reporting and administration teams
- Service delivery and operations owners
- Client management system and software vendor contacts
Impact areas
- Stage 3 session fields available in DEX from 11 August 2026
- Applicable information retained for services delivered from 1 July 2026
- Service-type field applicability
- Meal delivery and respite reporting
- Transport fields that remain optional for 2026-27
- Client management system and DEX data handoff
Team review question
Ask whether CHSP teams need a service-type field map, 1 July data review tracker, or DEX and vendor test checklist.
Usage boundary
CaresLink does not access DEX, submit or correct session records, determine reporting obligations, assess compliance, or provide legal, regulatory, financial, clinical, software, or professional advice.