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Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

Key roles and health documents - Key health documents - Consumer and whānau engagement

59: Code for consumer and whānau engagement in health sector

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"A code to help you have a say in your healthcare"

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The Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) must create a code of expectations for you and your family to be involved in the health sector. This code will help you have a say in the health sector and make sure your voice is heard. The code is official when the Minister approves it. The HQSC must present the code to the House of Representatives and make it publicly available as soon as possible after it is made. This means you can access the code and know what to expect. The code is considered secondary legislation under the Legislation Act 2019, which you can find on the Legislation Act 2019 website. You can use the code to understand how you can be involved in the health sector and what you can expect from health services. The code is an important tool for making sure your voice is heard in the health sector. It helps ensure that you and your family are supported and involved in your healthcare.

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Key health documents: Consumer and whānau engagement

59Code for consumer and whānau engagement in health sector

  1. The HQSC must develop a code of expectations for consumer and whānau engagement in the health sector.

  2. The code must state expectations for the purpose of supporting consumer and whānau engagement in the health sector and for enabling consumer and whānau voices to be heard.

  3. The code is made when the Minister approves it.

  4. The code must, as soon as practicable after it is made,—

  5. be presented to the House of Representatives; and
    1. be made publicly available.

      1. The code is secondary legislation for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2019.

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