NZ Health and Disability Services Standards — NZS 8134:2021

Aged care compliance — NZ guide

HealthCERT standards, HDC Code of Rights, and best practice for NZ aged care and disability support.

NZ aged care facilities are regulated by HealthCERT against the Health and Disability Services Standards (NZS 8134:2021). Compliance is audited regularly — and getting it wrong has serious consequences for residents and providers alike. These guides cover the highest-risk and most-audited areas.

Clinical care
NZS 8134

Falls management

Immediate protocol, documentation, family notification, and HealthCERT obligations.

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NZS 8134

Medication management

Administration rights, documentation, errors, controlled drugs, and delegation.

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NZS 8134.3

Restraint minimisation

Consent, documentation, monitoring, and the least-restrictive principle.

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Reporting and quality
NZS 8134

Incident reporting

What to report, timeframes, documentation, and post-incident review.

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Privacy Act

Health information obligations

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Manual handling

Patient transfer obligations

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HDC Code of Rights

Patient rights and complaints

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HealthCERT

Audit information

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