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Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet

Treating practitioners and research

Ahpra shared Code of conduct. Edition held: Shared Code of conduct, June 2022, in effect from 29 June 2022; checked current on 30 September 2026 (Ahpra code page read 30 September 2026: a review of the codes is under way, no revised version published).

Under review, not in force: A review of the shared code is under way; the June 2022 code stays in effect until a revised one is published.

Standards library: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/ahpra-shared-code-of-conduct-2022. Page: https://allied-health-ndis-audit-checklist.theartofservice.com/rules/ahpra-code-of-conduct/11-2-treating-practitioners-and-research/

RefRequirement (our statement of the clause)Evidence an auditor or the regulator asks forCommon gap to checkHeld (yes, partly, no, not applicable)Where it is keptOwnerLast reviewedNext review
11.2When research involves their patients, the practitioner (a) respects patients' right to leave a study with no effect on their treatment, and (b) makes sure a patient's decision not to take part does not affect the relationship or the patient's care.
Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx
Participant information statement stating that declining or withdrawing does not affect care; Care records of patients who declined or withdrew showing unchanged carePatients told, or led to believe, that care depends on participating☐ yes
☐ partly
☐ no
☐ n/a

Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.