✨ Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
2896 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 120 15 SEPTEMBER 2004
Sections 11 to 13 Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
The text of the relevant sections of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act follows:
11 Authorities Must Specify Scopes of Practice
(1) Each authority appointed in respect of a profession must, by notice published in the Gazette, describe the contents of the profession in terms of 1 or more scopes of practice.
(2) A scope of practice may be described in any way the authority thinks fit, including, without limitation, in any 1 or more of the following ways:
(a) by reference to a name or form of words that is commonly understood by persons who work in the health sector:
(b) by reference to an area of science or learning:
(c) by reference to tasks commonly performed:
(d) by reference to illnesses or conditions to be diagnosed, treated, or managed.
12 Qualifications Must be Prescribed
(1) Each authority must, by notice published in the Gazette, prescribe the qualification or qualifications for every scope of practice that the authority describes under section 11.
(2) In prescribing qualifications under subsection (1), an authority may designate 1 or more of the following as qualifications for any scope of practice that the authority describes under section 11:
(a) a degree or diploma of a stated kind from an educational institution accredited by the authority, whether in New Zealand or abroad, or an educational institution of a stated class, whether in New Zealand or abroad:
(b) the successful completion of a degree, course of studies, or programme accredited by the authority:
(c) a pass in a specified examination or any other assessment set by the authority or by another organisation approved by the authority:
(d) registration with an overseas organisation that performs functions that correspond wholly or partly to those performed by the authority:
(e) experience in the provision of health services of a particular kind, including, without limitation, the provision of such services at a nominated institution or class of institution, or under the supervision or oversight of a nominated health practitioner or class of health practitioner.
(3) A notice under subsection (1) may state that 1 or more qualifications or experience of 1 or more kinds, or both, is required for each scope of practice that the authority describes under section 11.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2004, No 120
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NZ Gazette 2004, No 120
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