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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Needs assessments and care and rehabilitation plans - Assessment of care and rehabilitation needs

21: Co-ordinator to consult with persons concerned with welfare of care recipient

You could also call this:

"Co-ordinator talks to people who care about you to plan your support"

Illustration for Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

When you are getting help because of an intellectual disability, a co-ordinator will talk to people who care about you. The co-ordinator wants to talk to you, and also to people like your parents, guardians, or family members. They also want to talk to your lawyer, or anyone who supports you.

The co-ordinator talks to these people to understand things about you, like your history and what you need. They want to know how much support you have in your community and what the people they talk to think about the help you are getting. They also want to discuss any other important things with the people they talk to. This helps the co-ordinator make good decisions about the help you need.

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Part 3Needs assessments and care and rehabilitation plans
Assessment of care and rehabilitation needs

21Co-ordinator to consult with persons concerned with welfare of care recipient

  1. During the needs assessment process, the co-ordinator must make all reasonable efforts to consult with the following persons:

  2. the care recipient:
    1. any welfare guardian of the care recipient:
      1. if the care recipient is a child or young person, each parent or guardian of the child or young person:
        1. the principal caregiver of the care recipient:
          1. members of the care recipient's family or whanau:
            1. any support person of the care recipient:
              1. any lawyer of the care recipient.

                1. The purpose of consultation under subsection (1) is to enable the co-ordinator—

                2. to understand the care recipient's history, cultural identity, personal characteristics, aptitudes, and needs; and
                  1. to ascertain the level of support for the care recipient in the community; and
                    1. to ascertain the views of those consulted on the care proposed for the care recipient; and
                      1. to consult on any other matter that the co-ordinator considers relevant.