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Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Child disability allowance

81: Child disability allowance: MSD may require medical examination

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“The government might ask your child to see a doctor before giving you money to help with their disability”

If you want to get a child disability allowance, the government might ask for your child to see a doctor. This doctor will be chosen by MSD, which is short for the Ministry of Social Development. The doctor will check your child’s health before MSD decides whether to give you the allowance. This is something MSD can do, but they don’t have to do it every time.

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Child disability allowance

81Child disability allowance: MSD may require medical examination

  1. Before granting a child disability allowance, MSD may require the child to be examined by a prescribed health practitioner nominated for the purpose by MSD.

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