ACC – What support can I get?
Once ACC has covered your claim, they can provide various types of support. The type of help ACC can provide depends on what your needs are.
ACC can contribute to a wide range of medical and related costs, including doctor’s visits, treatment from various other health professionals, surgery, x-rays, prescription costs, etc.
If you need help managing at home following your injury, ACC can arrange various types of help for things like housework, your personal care and childcare.
For more information see:
REPORTS
CASES
External Links
- ACC – What support can I get?
- ACC futures
- ACC Read Codes
- Accident Compensation Act 2001 No 49 (as at 01 August 2011)
- Assessment of Occupational Noise Induced Hearing Loss for ACC
- Health Information Privacy Code 1994
- Increases to ACC client payments
- Ministry of Justice
- New Zealand Council of Trade Union ACC campaign page
- New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
- Non-treating doctors performing medical assessments of patients for third parties – standards of practice
- Parliamentary debates
- Payments for Mental Harm – Marcus Elliott
- Public Service Association privatisation campaign page
- Radio Live 'History of ACC' interview with Hazel Armstrong
- Statistics New Zealand Official Injury Information Plan 2010-2012
- Statutes of New Zealand
- Te Ara Encyclopedia – Workplace Safety and Compensation
- The University of Auckland ACC Group
- UK Health and Safety Executive- Hand Arm Vibration Exposure Calculator