Allied Health NDIS Audit Checklist: worksheet
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/3-4-end-of-life-care/
| Ref | Requirement (our statement of the clause) | Evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for | Common gap to check | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
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| 3.4 | In giving culturally safe end-of-life care the practitioner: (a) understands how far healthcare can go in extending life and recognises when efforts to prolong it may not serve the patient; (b) accepts the patient's right to refuse treatment or ask for it to be withdrawn, while making sure they receive relief from distress; (c) respects diverse cultural practices and beliefs about death and dying; (d) facilitates advance care planning and provides end-of-life care where relevant, consistent with any valid advance care directive, local policy and the law; and (e) takes reasonable steps to support patients and families even where their expectations or wishes cannot be met, especially where views differ. Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx | Advance care directives or plans filed in the record and checked before treatment decisions; Notes of end-of-life discussions with patient and family, including cultural or religious preferences; Records of palliative symptom management and referral to palliative services | Advance care directive held elsewhere and not consulted; Refusal of treatment recorded without a plan for comfort care; Family disagreement handled without documented support or escalation | ☐ 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.