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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