Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

4: Definition of registered health professional

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"What is a registered health professional in New Zealand?"

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A registered health professional is someone who is registered to work in a health job. You can find out what this means by looking at the rules that govern health workers. The rules about what makes someone a registered health professional were repealed, which means they are no longer used, on 18 September 2004, by section 5 of the Health and Disability Commissioner Amendment Act 2003, you can read more about this act on the New Zealand legislation website.

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3: Definition of health care provider, or

"Who is a health care provider in New Zealand?"

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"The government must follow this law too"

4Definition of registered health professional (Repealed)

Notes

Section 4: repealed, on 18 September 2004, by section 5 of the Health and Disability Commissioner Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 49).