health professions licensing authority

welcome to the NT health professions licensing authority (hpla) website

• functions
• major tasks
• hpla staff

functions

The Health Professions Licensing Authority (HPLA) is a branch of the Department of Health and Community Services. The branch is established to provide the administrative and operational support necessary to facilitate eleven Health Professional Boards to perform their functions.

The Boards supported are:

• Aboriginal Health Workers Board
• Chiropractors and Osteopaths Board
• Dental Board
• Medical Board
• Nursing and Midwifery Board
• Occupational Therapists Board
• Optometrists Board
• Pharmacy Board
• Physiotherapists Board
• Psychologists Board
• Radiographers Board

major tasks

We provide the following services to all Professional Boards:

• Registration services
• Complaints management services
• Management of impaired practitioners
• Performance assessment of practitioners
• Board meeting support services
• Professional advice and support services
• Statutory accountability
• Quality improvement service
• Records management services