NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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provided for that individual while in New Zealand by the agreement set out in the Schedule to the Health Benefits (Reciprocity with the United Kingdom) Act 1982 or any enactment which replaces, amends, supplants, or consolidates that Act; or

(10) Is a child (who is not otherwise eligible) under the age of 16 years who is lawfully in New Zealand and is for the time being in the care and control of:

(a) his or her guardian, and his or her guardian meets any of the eligibility criteria specified in clauses 1, 2, or 3; or

(b) a person who is in the process of legally adopting that child and that person meets any of the eligibility criteria specified in clauses 1, 2, 3, or.

(11) Is an individual receiving compulsory services under the Tuberculosis Act 1948, the Health Act 1956, the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966, the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, or any regulations made under such legislation, in respect only of services under those enactments, provided that any such individual may be considered for eligibility for those services only in terms of this clause 11; or

(12) Is a prison inmate, including an individual on remand in prison custody, in respect only of services not available through the prison health services, provided that any such individual may be considered for eligibility for those services only in terms of this clause 12; or

(13) (a) is an individual who, in respect of eligibility for public health acute services required by that person for a personal injury for which that person has cover and entitlement to treatment under the AI Act, is seeking services covered by a funding agreement; or

(b) is an individual who, in respect only of eligibility for disability support services, requires those services for a personal injury for which the person has cover and entitlement under the AI Act, but has been disentitled to any of those services under any of sections 117–123 of the AI Act;

(c) Notwithstanding clause 6 (2), a person who has cover and statutory entitlement in respect of a personal injury under the AI Act is not eligible for publicly funded services in relation to that injury except as provided in this clause 5 (13).

6. General

(1) Eligibility according to the eligibility criteria is to be assessed at the time the service is sought.

(2) A person may, unless otherwise stated, be eligible under one or more of the eligibility criteria.

(3) No payment shall be made by the HFA in respect of the receipt of a service by an eligible person who was not within New Zealand at the time of that receipt, unless such payment is authorised in a funding agreement.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of June 1999.

WYATT CREECH,
Minister of Health.

1 “Entitlement” in clause 5 (13) (a) means a person who has statutory entitlements in terms of Part I of Schedule 1 to the AI Act, and who has not been disentitled under sections 117–123 of the AI Act

2 “Entitlement” in clause 5 (13) (b) means a person who has statutory entitlement to disability support services in terms of Schedule 1 to the AI Act

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Notice to the Health Funding Authority of the Crown’s Objectives for Health and Disability Services for 1999/2000

I, Wyatt Beetham Creech, hereby give the Health Funding Authority notice of the Crown’s objectives in relation to the matters described in section 8 of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993.

Crown’s Statement of Objectives for 1999/00

THE CROWN’S FUNDAMENTAL HEALTH OBJECTIVE

Government health and disability policies are aimed at making real gains in the health status of New Zealanders, so all enjoy the benefits of good health and maximise their potential to live a full life.

The Crown seeks to build certainty and confidence in the security and stability of the New Zealand health and disability support system amongst all participants.

Within that broad effort, we wish to see specific initiatives and actions designed to give equity of health status to all New Zealanders, including initiatives:

• to enable people to take more responsibility for their own health by making better lifestyle choices
• to improve the health outcomes of Māori and Pacific communities so that these groups can soon enjoy the same level of health status as other New Zealanders
• to improve children’s health status.

The Crown aims to maximise the benefits of early intervention, proper integration of services, health promotion and involvement of communities in developing their own solutions to their health issues.

All services should:

• meet quality requirements
• be delivered effectively and efficiently
• maximise the health benefits achieved with the available resources
• work to achieve low compliance and administration costs.

This objective sets out the Government’s priorities for all efforts in the health and disability sector, public and private. If they are delivered, the people of New Zealand will be the better for it.

For the Health Funding Authority specifically, the Crown’s Statement of Objectives sets out priorities it must follow in developing operational policies for the expenditure of the public money with which it is entrusted. Implementing this objective is achieved by the Authority funding the optimum mix of services to give New Zealanders the maximum health outcomes practicable.

The Health Funding Authority Board is accountable to the Minister of Health for ensuring that this Crown’s Statement of Objectives drives:

• operational policy decisions made by the Health Funding Authority
• the contents of the Funding Agreement between the Health Funding Authority and the Minister of Health
• the thinking of the Health Funding Authority in the preparation of its Statement of Intent and Strategic Business Plan for 1999/2000.

Where appropriate, the Health Funding Authority should work with other agencies, including the Ministry of Health, to further develop initiatives and strategies that improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders.