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Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Child disability allowance

80: Child disability allowance: MSD may require medical certificate

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“MSD may ask for a doctor's note when you apply for money to help with your child's disability”

When you apply for a child disability allowance, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) might ask you to provide a medical certificate. This certificate needs to come from a doctor or other approved health professional. They will need to say whether they think your child has a serious disability. The definition of a serious disability is explained in section 79 of the law. The MSD wants this certificate to help them decide if your child qualifies for the allowance.

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Child disability allowance

80Child disability allowance: MSD may require medical certificate

  1. MSD may require that an application for a child disability allowance be supported by a medical certificate that certifies whether or not, in the opinion of a prescribed health practitioner, the child is a child with a serious disability within the meaning of section 79.

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