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Health practitioners that can complete medical certificates and provide medical information

The client must provide evidence for MSD to determine their eligibility for Supported Living Payment. This can be a medical certificate or other medical information and must be signed by a registered health practitioner. Which practitioner depends on whether the client is getting Supported Living Payment because they:

  • have restricted work capacity or are totally blind or
  • are caring for a person

Restricted work capacity or total blindness

Clients getting Supported Living Payment for restricted work capacity or total blindness, may be required to get a medical certificate or provide other medical information to support their application.

If a client provides a medical certificate this must be signed by 1 of the following registered health practitioners:

Note MSD can grant Supported Living Payment for restricted work capacity or total blindness without a medical certificate if the client has sufficient evidence from other medical reports (such as medical assessments and disability assessments). This information must be completed by a registered health practitioner.

Generally, 1 of the above health practitioners will complete a Work Capacity Medical Certificate. However MSD can accept other medical certificates or assessments such as:

The client is caring for a person

When clients apply for Supported Living Payment - caring for another person they must provide a medical certificate for the person being cared for.

The medical certificate must be signed by 1 of the following registered health practitioners:

  • medical practitioner or
  • nurse practitioner

Note a psychologist cannot complete a medical certificate for the person who is being cared for when assessing a client's eligibility to Supported Living Payment (caring for a person).

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Certificates and medical examinations: prescribed health practitioners regulation 11 Social Security Regulations 2018
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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 ...

A psychologist is a health practitioner who is registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and with the New Zealand Psychologists Board. Psychologists are concerned with the study of behaviour.

Psychologists must be listed on the New Zealand Psychologists Board's Register and hold a current practising certificate.

Psychology is a broad field of practice and research which applies psychological principles to:

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 ...

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 Work Capacity Medical Certificate provides information to help determine a person's eligibility for a benefit.

Jobseeker Support - health condition, injury or disability requires a Work Capacity Medical Certificate, or other medical certificate with equivalent information, to determine eligibility and activity obligations.

This medical certificate can also be used to determine if people on other benefits are unable to meet work related obligations or to determine eligibility to Supported Living Payment ...