For occupational therapists in New Zealand
ACC884, BIST-3 and outcome measures
Draft the ACC884 Concussion service client summary in ACC's own wording, and send the BIST-3 and outcome measures from the occupational therapy library.
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In short
- In a New Zealand practice, an occupational therapist can start the ACC884 for any client they can see, from the client's Reports tab.
- The client's details, claim number and date of injury carry forward. You write the clinical parts.
- You download it as a Word document or a PDF and send it yourself. ClientForms sends nothing to ACC.
- The occupational therapy library has the BIST-3, with its published scoring, and measures for goals, fatigue, sleep, pain, daily living, mood and falls.
Concussion service client summary (ACC884)
ACC's guidelines ask for the ACC884 within ten business days of starting Stage 1 of the service. They ask for it again within five business days of finishing the service, or of finding the client needs other services.
- Who can start oneYou, as an occupational therapist, for any client you can see. Other practitioners in the practice can, for a client they can see, once that client has a completed BIST-3.
- Filled in for youThe client's name and date of birth.The claim number and date of injury from their last ACC884. With no earlier date of injury, the date their BIST-3 gives, when it gives a single date.Your provider and keyworker details, from a one-time setup.
- Written by youThe diagnosis, objectives, recommendation, services, team consultation and discharge summary.
- Issued and keptIssuing saves a numbered version on the client's record, with your signature if you add one. It does not send anything. A copy for the GP needs the client's written consent ticked first.
Word document, draft (sample client)
ACC884 Concussion service – client summary
2. Client details
7. Overall objectives
Return to her usual hours at work over six weeks, with planned rest breaks, and resume driving once headaches no longer follow screen work.
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The BIST-3 (Brain Injury Screening Tool)
AUT's screening tool is in the occupational therapy library with its published scoring, and you send it from the client's record like any other measure. You do not need it to start an ACC884 as an occupational therapist. When a client has completed a BIST-3:
- The rest of the practice can start the ACC884Any practitioner in the practice who can see the client can start their ACC884.
- Its date of injury can start the summaryWhen there is no date of injury from an earlier ACC884 and the client's BIST-3 gives a single date, the ACC884 starts with it.
- Its scores print only as your practice's additionThey appear in the summary only if your practice switches them on, and never inside ACC's form.
Outcome measures in the occupational therapy library
Send them from the client's record. Each one is scored for you when it is completed.
Brain injury
- BIST-3 (Brain Injury Screening Tool)
Goals and function
- GAS (Goal Attainment Scaling)
- PSFS (Patient-Specific Functional Scale)
- PROMIS Physical Function Short Form 10a
Fatigue, sleep and pain
- Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
- Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
- Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
- Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)
Daily living and community
- Nottingham Extended ADL Scale (NEADL)
- Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ)
- Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI)
Mood and wellbeing
- K10 (Psychological Distress)
- PHQ-9 (Depression)
- GAD-7 (Anxiety)
- DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety and Stress)
- WHO-5 Well-Being Index
Falls and mobility
- FES-I (Falls Efficacy Scale)
- Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)
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Common questions
Can an occupational therapist start the ACC884 in ClientForms?
Yes. In a New Zealand practice, an occupational therapist can start the ACC884 Concussion service client summary for any client they can see, from the client's Reports tab. The client's details, and the claim number and date of injury from their last ACC884, are filled in. You write the diagnosis, objectives, recommendation and services.
Does ClientForms send the ACC884 to ACC?
No. You download the issued summary as a Word document or a PDF and send it yourself. A copy for the GP needs the client’s written consent ticked first. ClientForms keeps every issued version and sends nothing.
Is the BIST-3 included?
Yes. The BIST-3 (Brain Injury Screening Tool, from AUT) is in the occupational therapy library with its published scoring. You do not need it to start an ACC884 as an OT. Once a client has a completed BIST-3, any practitioner in the practice who can see that client can start their ACC884. When there is no date of injury from an earlier ACC884 and the client's BIST-3 gives one date, the summary starts with it. BIST-3 scores appear in the summary only if your practice switches them on, and never inside ACC's form.
What else is in the occupational therapy library?
Measures for goals and function (GAS, PSFS), fatigue, sleep and pain (FSS, ISI, NPRS, PCS), daily living and community (NEADL, CIQ, RNLI), mood and wellbeing (K10, PHQ-9, GAD-7, DASS-21, WHO-5), and falls and mobility (FES-I, LEFS). Each one is scored for you when it is completed.
What does it cost?
The ACC reports are included on every plan. Every new account gets 30 days of full Professional access from the first assessment you send (within 30 days of signing up), with no card.
- Records stored in Sydney, Australia
- ACC reports included on every plan
Sources, checked 11 November 2026
- ACC, Concussion Services Operational GuidelinesJuly 2026: the ACC884 client summary and when it is due
- AUT, Brain Injury Screening Tool (BIST)the BIST-3
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