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Certification of Healthcare Services
Applying for Designation as an Auditing Agency
Information for audit agencies applying for designation to audit services under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001
Under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001, hospitals, rest homes and homes for people with disabilities must be certified. As part of the certification process a provider must be audited by an auditing agency designated by the Director-General of Health.
The following document is intended for auditing agencies interested in applying for designation to audit health and disability services under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001.
Included in this document is information about:
the criteria for designation
the application process
fees
the kinds of health and disability services for which an auditing agency may apply to audit
the standards against which services must be audited, audit team requirements
audit reporting requirements.
This document is available in Word and PDF format below: updated 1 Oct 09
Designation of auditing agencies guide (working draft) (Word, 396 KB)
Designation of auditing agencies guide (working draft) (PDF, 552 KB)
An application form for designation is available in Word and PDF format below:
Application form for designation (Word, 378 KB)
Application form for designation (PDF, 506 KB)
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