Health Notices




19 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4213

c) A Practitioner will not be eligible to receive a payment unless the Practitioner has made a reasonable effort to check whether the immunisation service has been previously performed.

“5.4 The NHI requirements for immunisation claims where all the immunisation claims will be paid in full are:

1 September 2001 80% of immunisation claims must have valid NHI numbers

1 July 2002 85% of immunisation claims must have valid NHI numbers

Where the proportion of NHI numbers in a whole claim is less than the targets specified above, those single claims that do not have NHI numbers will not be paid.

“5.5 For all immunisations eligible for a payment of a subsidised fee, other than influenza immunisations, the subsidised fee is currently $18.00 (GST inclusive) in respect of each immunisation episode as set out in this Notice. The subsidised fee for immunisations will be reviewed annually by the Ministry of Health.

“5.6 The following provisions apply to influenza immunisations:

a) subject to all other provisions of this Notice below, a payment comprising of the vaccine cost plus the immunisation subsidised fee as advised by the Ministry of Health from time to time will be paid for influenza immunisations administered to eligible people as defined by Ministry of Health Influenza Guidelines. The Ministry of Health from time to time will also advise the vaccine cost, and the District Health Board will advise any change to the vaccine cost one month prior to the commencement of the programme.

b) the Ministry of Health Influenza guidelines may be amended from time to time. The Ministry of Health will consult with the sector on any change to such guidelines.

c) payments will be made only for influenza vaccinations administered between 1 January and 30 June in any calendar year.

d) the Ministry of Health will advise each General Practitioner (in a manner to be determined by the Ministry of Health) of the supplier from whom the vaccine is to be purchased and the price as required from time to time.

“5.7 A subsidised fee of $18 will be paid for the administration of a vaccine or vaccines where:

a) the Person is a household contact or sexual contact of person with acute Hepatitis B or a carrier of Hepatitis B; or

b) the Person is a household contact of a person with Measles, Mumps or Rubella.

This subsidised fee will be reviewed annually by the Ministry of Health.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 172


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 172





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🏥 Adult Immunisation Services (continued from previous page)

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Immunisation, Adults, Tetanus-Diphtheria, Influenza, Vaccination, Guidelines, Subsidised Fees, General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, NHI numbers, Payment requirements, Vaccine costs, Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella