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:

  1. Residential (PDF 240 KB)
  2. Non-residential (PDF 224 KB)
  3. 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

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

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Please note that the information relating to the purchasing rules is out of date as of 18 March 2024.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.

Needs Assessment and Service Coordination Services

Rest home and private hospital services (for adults generally aged under 65 years)

Supported Living Services