4212 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 172

"4.3 Nothing in this Schedule shall entitle a General Practitioner to receive more than the relevant subsidised fee specified in clause 4.6 or 4.4 below in respect of the administration of more than one vaccine on the same occasion.

"4.4 Subject to clause 4.5 below, no General Practitioner shall demand or accept or be entitled to recover from the Patient or any other Person, any fee in respect of the services for which a subsidised fee is payable under this Schedule.

"4.5 Nothing in clause 4.4 above shall affect the rights of a General Practitioner in relation to any other service, notwithstanding that that other service was provided on the same occasion as that on which the vaccine or vaccines were administered.

"4.6 The subsidised fee for the administration of a vaccine episode on the childhood immunisation schedule as detailed in the Immunisation Handbook, other than the influenza vaccine, shall be $18.00 (GST inclusive). The subsidised fee for the administration of the influenza vaccine will be $11.00 (GST inclusive) plus the purchase cost (inclusive of GST) of the vaccine from the nominated supplier. For the purposes of clarity, a vaccine episode is a visit on any given day for the administration of any number of vaccine. The subsidised fee for immunisations will be reviewed annually.

"4.7 The immunisation programmes, which are currently approved under this Schedule, are detailed in the Immunisation Handbook and any subsequent amendment notified by the District Health Board and / or the Ministry of Health.

"5 Claims for Immunisation subsidised fees

"5.1 Claims for payment of immunisation subsidised fees are to be submitted to Health Benefits electronically in accordance with the Business Rules unless otherwise approved by us.

"5.2 Each claim for any individual must clearly identify all of the following information:

a) the name and date of birth of the Person to whom the vaccine was or the vaccines were given; and

b) either the NHI Number or the address of the Person to whom the vaccination was given; and

c) the type of vaccine or vaccines given to each Person; and

d) the date that the vaccine was or the vaccines were given.

"5.3 A subsidised fee will be paid to a General Practitioner for the administration of a vaccine or vaccines as set out in this Notice subject to the following conditions:

a) the immunisation has not already been given and a reasonable effort has been made to check whether the immunisation has not been given and the subsidised fee is claimed in accordance with the claiming and NHI Number requirements of this Notice and the claim complies with the information requirements set out in the Information Schedule of this Agreement; and

b) The General Practitioner will not charge the Patient for immunisation services where a subsidised fee is available and payable under this Notice. If any General Medical Service other than immunisation is provided by the Practitioner at the same time as the Consultation for the immunisation service then the General Practitioner may charge for that other service (including claiming the General Medical Services Benefit, if eligible). A simple check of fitness (without clinical indication) for immunisation is considered part of the immunisation service.