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NZS 8134:2001

Health and Disability Sector Standards

Addresses a number of key safety and quality issues commonly found in the health and disability sector. The monitoring of this suite of standards is intended to replace the current Ministry of Health licensing regime and will also become a contractual requirement of many ACC purchased health services. Because this is a generic document focusing on the basic fundamentals of quality care, the standards are applicable to a wide range of health and disability based services. Specifically the standards include consumer rights, organizational management, pre-entry and entry to services, service delivery, managing service delivery, safe and appropriate environment.

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Standards NZ References:

• 3816:1998(AS/NZS)
• 4102:1996(NZS)
• 4121:2001(NZS)
• 4360:1999(AS/NZS)
• 6004:1999(NZMP)
• 6703:1984(NZS)
• 8141:2001(NZS)
• 8142:2000(NZS)

Non Standards NZ References:

• AS 2828:1999


• AS 4146:1994

NZ Act/Regulation References:

• BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990


• BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995


• BUILDING ACT 1991


• BUILDING REGULATIONS 1992


• CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT 1957


• CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES ACT 1989


• COMPANIES ACT 1993


• CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT 1993


• CORONERS ACT 1988


• CRIMES ACT 1961


• EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT 2000


• FAIR TRADING ACT 1986


• FIRE SAFETY AND EVACUATION OF BUILDINGS REGULATIONS 1992 - REVOKED


• FIRE SERVICE ACT 1975


• FOOD ACT 1981


• FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS 1974


• HEALTH ACT 1956


• HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994


• HEALTH AND SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT ACT 1992


• HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993


• INCORPORATED SOCIETIES ACT 1908


• LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1974


• MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1995


• MEDICINES ACT 1981


• MEDICINES REGULATIONS 1984


• MENTAL HEALTH (COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT) ACT 1992


• MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1975


• MISUSE OF DRUGS REGULATIONS 1977


• NURSES ACT 1977


• PHARMACY ACT 1970


• PHYSIOTHERAPY ACT 1949


• PRIVACY ACT 1993


• RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991


• SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS ACT 1990


• STATE SECTOR ACT 1988

Non NZ Act/Regulation References:

• Code of Health and Disability Services Consumer's Rights 1996


• Dangerous Goods Act 1974


• Hazardous Substance and New Organizms Act 1996


• Health and Disability Services Act 1993


• Health Information Privacy Code 1994


• Protection of Personal Property Rights Act 1988


• Toxic Substances Act 1979

Other References:

• An Introduction to HACCP, MOH 1997


• Best Practice for Rehabilitation After Stroke: Stroke Foundation of New Zealand Inc 1996


• Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights 1996 (The Code)


• Consent in Child and Youth Health - Information for Practitioners, MOH 1998


• Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand 1995, MOH


• Guidelines for Clinical Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Services, MOH/HFA 1998


• Guidelines for the Support and Management of People with Dementia - National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability/ADARDS 1997


• Laundry Guidelines for Rest Homes and Small Hospitals, MOH 1997


• New Zealand Ministry of Health - He Taura Tieke, 1995


• New Zealand Ministry of Maori Development - Hauora o te Tinana me ona Tikanga - A Guide for the Removal, Retention, Return and Disposal of Maori Body Parts and Organ Donation, Te Puni Kokiri, 1999


• Promoting the Rights and Well-being of Older People and Those Who Care for Them (An Age Concern Resource Kit) 1992


• Quality Standards for Pharmacy in New Zealand. Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand 1996


• Safe Management of Medicines. A Guide for Managers of Old People's Homes and Residential Care Facilities, MOH 1997.


• Standard Criteria and Manual for Implementing a Food Safety Plan, New Zealand Hospitals Association 1997


• Standards for Approval-Level One. Children, Young Persons and Families Agency 1995.


• Standards for Home Based Services, MOH 1995


• Standards for Traditional Maori Healing, MOH 1999


• Standards of Care for Old People's Homes, MOH 1987


• Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines, National Health Committee and ACC 1998

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