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Types of health and disability costs

Health and disability costs for the client and any member of their family that are allowable costs for Temporary Additional Support but are not allowable costs for Disability Allowance are:

Health and disability costs that are allowable costs for Temporary Additional Support and Disability Allowance should only be manually included when the client (or any member of their family) does not qualify for Disability Allowance.

These are:

Note Counselling costs and transport to attend counselling sessions can only be included in Disability Allowance. They cannot be included in Temporary Additional Support.

Verification

A registered medical practitioner or nurse practitioner must complete a Disability Allowance medical certificate confirming the client’s disability and need for treatment. The certificate must also confirm the treatment is beneficial and of therapeutic value and that the costs are:

  • additional and
  • ongoing and
  • directly related to the client's disability

Note when a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner indicates on the client's Disability Allowance medical certificate that treatment by another registered health practitioner is necessary, that practitioner must verify the costs of their services.

For more information see:

Legislation

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A health practitioner is a person who is registered with an authority as a practitioner of a particular health profession under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. All health practitioners have a unique identifying number called a Health Practitioners Index number (HPI number).

MSD may require information from a registered health practitioner to help determine a person's eligibility for some types of financial assistance.

Note unless specifically mentioned otherwise, most medical ...

A medical practitioner is commonly referred to as a doctor. Medical practitioners are health practitioners who are registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand as practitioners of the profession of medicine and hold a current practising certificate.

All medical practitioners have a unique identifying number called a Health Practitioners Index number (HPI number).

Medical practitioners don't need to have completed their training in New Zealand but must be registered with the New Zealand ...

Nurse practitioners are health practitioners who are registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and hold a current annual practising certificate.

Nurse practitioners are expert or specialist nurses with advanced education, clinical training and experience. They have demonstrated clinical competence and have the legal authority to practice as independent healthcare providers.

All nurse practitioners have a unique identifying number called a Health Practitioners Index number (HPI number).

Some nurse practitioners have specialised ...