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/8-3-health-records/
| 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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| 8.3 | Clear, accurate records are essential to continuing good care, and some Boards have specific records guidelines. Good practice means the practitioner: (a) keeps accurate, current, factual, objective, legible records of relevant clinical history, findings, investigations, information given, medication and other management, understandable to other practitioners; (b) keeps records secure from unauthorised access, safeguarding the privacy and integrity of electronic records in particular; (c) keeps records respectful and free of demeaning or derogatory remarks; (d) makes records sufficient for continuity of care; (e) writes records when events happen or as soon as practicable afterwards; (f) recognises and facilitates patients' right to access their records; and (g) promptly facilitates transfer or management, disposal included, of health information under privacy and health records law at a patient's request or on closure or relocation of a practice. Source: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Code-of-conduct/Shared-Code-of-conduct.aspx | Record-keeping audit against the Board's records guidance (history, findings, investigations, information given, medication, plan); Access controls and audit trail of the clinical records system; Records retention and disposal schedule under the state or territory health records law; Log of patient access and transfer requests | Records written days after the consultation; Shared logins to the clinical system; Illegible or incomplete handwritten notes; No retention or disposal rule | ☐ 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.