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Live organ donors

When a client or their partner has decided to donate a kidney or liver tissue, they can keep getting their current benefit.

The client or partner must provide evidence they have been accepted as a live organ donor. 

Medical evidence must be signed by a registered medical practitioner or nurse practitioner.

Note a dentist or midwife cannot provide medical evidence for clients who are live organ donors.

Change of circumstances

If the client has a change of circumstances and they no longer qualify for their current benefit, they may still need financial assistance from MSD during their recovery time. MSD can consider transferring the client to Emergency Benefit.

For more information see:

Duration

The medical certificate coverage can be the lesser of either:

  • a period specified by the registered medical practitioner or nurse practitioner or
  • up to 12 weeks

For more information see:

Client has a health condition, injury or disability
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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 ...

A dentist or dental practitioner is a health practitioner who is registered with the Dental Council of New Zealand and cares for any disease, disorder or condition of the teeth and associated structures.

Dentists can only sign medical certificates for conditions that have occurred because of dental work or dental conditions.

A midwife is a health practitioner who is registered with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand and trained to provide necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period up to 6 weeks, to facilitate births and to provide care for the newborn.

Midwives can only sign medical certificates for pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions within the range of the midwives' profession.

This includes signing medical certificates for complications ...

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 ...