National Contracts and Service Specifications
On this page, you can find national service specifications for Disability Support Services contracts.
There are three types of contracts used with organisations that provide disability support services.
The contracts are:
- Residential (PDF 240 KB)
- Non-residential (PDF 224 KB)
- and/or a letter of agreement
The national service specifications are shown below. There are also a number of regional service specifications in use.
On this page
Assessment and service delivery for people with an intellectual disability who have high and complex needs
- Service Specification: Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Services (ATR) (PDF 232 KB)
- Service Specification: Community Liaison Team (CLT) (PDF 483 KB)
- Service Specification: Regional Intellectual Disability Community Care Agency (RIDCA) (PDF 343 KB)
- Service Specification: Regional/National Intellectual Disability Secure Services (RIDSS/NIDSS) (PDF 190 KB)
For more information go to the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 external on the Ministry of Health website.
Behaviour Support Services
Child Development Services
Disability Information and Advisory Services
Environmental Support Services
Children’s Spectacles Subsidy
Cochlear Implant Services
Kāpo Māori and whānau services
Specialist interpreter services, NASC and DIAS for Deaf People
Specialist vision assessment and rehabilitation services
Equipment and Modification Services
Service specification
Service schedules
- Delivery of Complex Housing Modifications Service Schedule (PDF 96 KB)
- Equipment Procurement Service Schedule (PDF 88 KB)
- Assessor Accreditation Framework Service Schedule (PDF 177 KB)
- Wheeled Mobility and Postural Management Advisory Service – Accessible (PDF 105 KB)
- Wheeled Mobility and Postural Management Advisory Service – Enable (PDF 109 KB)
Individualised Funding
Please note that the information relating to the purchasing rules is out of date as of 18 March 2024. You can find the updated purchasing rules on our purchasing guidance webpage.