Pursuant to section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the Crown issues the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title—(1) This notice is the Maternity Services Amendment Notice 2005.
(2) In this notice, the Maternity Services Notice, which
was published as a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 24 April 2002, No. 40, page 1101 and became effective from 1 July 2002, is called the “principal notice”.
2. Commencement—This notice comes into force on
16 December 2005.
3. New clause 1 of Part D substituted—Part D of
the principal notice is amended by revoking clause 1, and substituting the new clause 1 set out in the Schedule.
4. Transitional provision relating to implementation
of new clause 1 of Part D—(1) If the applicable date of service for a payment to an authorised practitioner occurs prior to 16 December 2005, clause 1 of Part D of the principal notice, as in force immediately before 16 December 2005, continues to apply to that payment.
(2) In this clause, unless the context otherwise requires:
date of service, in relation to a payment for the registration of a woman, is the date the woman signed the registration form;
date of service, in relation to a payment for a complete second trimester module, complete third trimester module, complete services following birth module, complete rural travel fee and additional home visits fee, is the last date of the period to which the module applies;
date of service, in relation to a payment of a partial second trimester module fee, partial third trimester module fee, partial services following birth module fee and partial rural travel fee, is either:
(a) for a first part module fee claim, the date on which the woman changed lead maternity carer on the registration form; or
(b) for a second part module fee claim, the last date of the period to which the module applies;
date of service, in relation to a payment for labour and birth, homebirth supplies services, birthing unit services, single service episodes and specialist services, is the date on which the service was provided to the woman.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of November 2005.
ANTHONY HILL, Deputy Director-General (DHB Funding & Performance Directorate, Ministry of Health) pursuant to a delegation given by the Minister of Health on 23 August 2005.
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Schedule
New clause 1 of Part D substituted
1.0 Prices $G.S.T.excl)
1.1 Lead Maternity Care
1.1.1 Registration 67.00
1.1.2 Second trimester 130.00
1.1.3 Third trimester 260.00
1.1.4 Labour and birth
(a) first birth 950.00
(b) VBAC 950.00
(c) subsequent birth 750.00
1.1.5 Labour and birth where a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services
(a) first birth 450.00
(b) VBAC 450.00
(c) subsequent birth 350.00
1.1.6 Labour and birth – hospital midwifery services
(a) first birth 500.00
(b) VBAC 500.00
(c) subsequent birth 400.00
1.1.7 Homebirth supplies and services 400.00
1.1.8 Birthing unit services 250.00
1.1.9 Services following birth
(a) received inpatient postnatal care 400.00
(b) no inpatient postnatal care 500.00
1.1.10 Services following birth where a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services
(a) received inpatient postnatal care 80.00
(b) no inpatient postnatal care 110.00
1.1.11 Services following birth – hospital midwifery services
(a) received inpatient postnatal care 320.00
(b) no inpatient postnatal care 390.00
1.1.12 Rural travel
(a) semi rural 150.00
(b) rural 225.00
(c) remote rural 400.00
1.1.13 Additional home visits 145.00
1.2 Single Service Episodes
1.2.1 Assessment prior to termination of pregnancy 44.44
1.2.2 Pregnancy care 28.89
1.2.3 Urgent out of hours pregnancy care 40.00
1.2.4 Threatened miscarriage service 40.00
1.2.5 Miscarriage service 44.44
1.2.6 Exceptional circumstances 266.67
1.2.7 Postnatal consultation by non-lead maternity carer 28.89
1.2.8 Ultrasound scans 78.00
1.2.9 Consulting obstetrician services
(a) first consultation 76.44
(b) subsequent consultation 38.22
1.2.10 Obstetrician – effecting birth 377.78
1.2.11 Anaesthetist services 231.11
1.2.12 Paediatrician services
(a) first consultation 88.89
(b) subsequent consultation 38.22
(c) attendance at delivery 146.67
1.3 Prices exclusive of G.S.T.
All prices specified in clauses 1.1 and 1.2 are exclusive of G.S.T.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice comes into force on 16 December 2005.
This notice amends the Maternity Services Notice by changing the prices payable for some of the maternity services covered by that notice and by making all prices G.S.T. exclusive. This notice also sets out the transitional arrangements for implementing those new prices. If the applicable date of service for a payment is before
16 December 2005, the old prices apply to the payment.