Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Advice Notice to General Practitioners Concerning Patient Benefits and Other Subsidies (Amendment No. 11)

Pursuant to sections 88(1) and (3) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, and with the approval of the Minister of Health under section 89(3) of that Act, the Northland District Health Board, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland District Health Board, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Waikato District Health Board, Lakes District Health Board, Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Tairawhiti District Health Board, Taranaki District Health Board, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, Whanganui District Health Board, MidCentral District Health Board, Hutt District Health Board, Capital & Coast District Health Board, Wairarapa District Health Board, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, West Coast District Health Board, Canterbury District Health Board, South Canterbury District Health Board and Southern District Health Board give the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title-(1) This notice is the Advice Notice to General Practitioners Concerning Patient Benefits and Other Subsidies (Amendment No. 11).
(2) In this notice, the Advice Notice to General Practitioners Concerning Patient Benefits and Other Subsidies1 is called the "principal notice".
2. Commencement-This notice comes into force on 1 October 2010.
3. Amendment-Part B of the principal notice is amended as follows:
(a) Clause 8 is amended by omitting "inclusive of GST at the applicable rates" and substituting "exclusive of GST, unless this Notice expressly provides otherwise".
(b) Clause 9.6 of Schedule 1 is amended by omitting "$11.00" and substituting "$9.78".
(c) Appendix I of Schedule 2 is amended by omitting the table and substituting the following table:
$ (excl GST)
per eligible person
1. Child, under 6 years of age 31.11*
2.
2.1 Holder of current Community Services Card 13.33
2.2 Dependent child, 6 years of age or over, of holder of a Community Services Card 17.78
3.
3.1 Holder of current High Use Health Card who is not a child 13.33
3.2 Holder of current High Use Health Card who is a child 6 years of age or over 17.78
4. Child who is not within a category specified in Clause 1, Clause 2 or Clause 3 above 13.33
5. Six week check of baby (provided in accordance with the Tamariki Ora Schedule) 31.11
(d) Clause 1.6 of Schedule 5 is amended by omitting "$75.00" and substituting "$66.67".
(e) Clause 2.1.1 of Schedule 5 is amended by omitting "$75.00" and substituting "$66.67".
4. Statement of reasons for departure from terms and conditions of the principal notice for purposes of section 89(5) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000-The terms and conditions in this notice depart from the terms and conditions in the principal notice to state payments in amounts exclusive of goods and services tax.
Dated this 22nd day of September 2010.
CRAIG CLIMO, Chief Executive, for and on behalf of the Waikato District Health Board, and as delegate on behalf of
the 19 district health boards listed below:
Northland District Health Board, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland District Health Board, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Lakes District Health Board, Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Tairawhiti District Health Board, Taranaki District Health Board, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, Whanganui District Health Board, MidCentral District Health Board, Hutt District Health Board, Capital & Coast District Health Board, Wairarapa District Health Board, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, West Coast District Health Board, Canterbury District Health Board, South Canterbury District Health Board and Southern District Health Board.
1In force 1 May 2000:
Amendment No. 1: Supplement to New Zealand Gazette, 19 December 2001, No. 172, page 4201
Amendment No. 2: New Zealand Gazette, 20 June 2002, No. 67, page 1769
Amendment No. 3: New Zealand Gazette, 15 April 2004, No. 42, page 1068
Amendment No. 4: New Zealand Gazette, 5 May 2005, No. 76, page 1794
Amendment No. 5: New Zealand Gazette, 1 September 2005, No. 152, page 3752
Amendment No. 6: New Zealand Gazette, 29 June 2006, No. 73, page 1867
Amendment No. 7: Supplement to New Zealand Gazette, 27 June 2007, No. 73, page 1845
Amendment No. 8: New Zealand Gazette, 26 June 2008, No. 104, page 2776
Amendment No. 9: New Zealand Gazette, 25 June 2009, No. 94, page 2112
Amendment No. 10: New Zealand Gazette, 17 June 2010, No. 66, page 1967