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/4-9-professional-boundaries/
| 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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| 4.9 | Professional boundaries separate conduct that meets the patient's health needs from the practitioner's own views, feelings and relationships, protecting both parties. Good practice means the practitioner: (a) recognises the power imbalance and keeps professional boundaries; (b) is clear about the boundaries objectivity needs and avoids conflicts of interest and under- or over-involvement; (c) never uses their professional position to start or pursue a sexual, exploitative or otherwise improper relationship with anyone they care for or close to them (carer, guardian, spouse, or a child patient's parent, carer or guardian); (d) recognises that sexual or other personal relationships with former patients are generally improper, the judgement turning on how extensive the professional relationship was and how vulnerable the former patient is; and (e) does not express personal beliefs in ways that exploit patients' vulnerability or are likely to distress them. The practitioner also knows and complies with any Board guidelines on professional boundaries (for example on sexual boundaries). Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx | Practice boundaries policy and staff acknowledgement; Chaperone logs for intimate examinations; Records of boundary concerns raised and how they were managed; Training record on the Board's sexual boundaries guidance | Personal messaging with patients on private social media accounts; No policy addressing relationships with former patients; Boundary concerns handled informally and not recorded | ☐ 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.