Pharmaceutical Claims Technical Specifications




1000 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 44

39 Patient Category

  • Indicates the patient category at the time of the initial dispensing.

  • The appropriate codes are:

    Category Code Note
    Adult A
    Junior J
    Younger Y
    Permanent resident of Hokianga H
  • “O” is transposed to an “A”.

  • “P” is transposed to an “A”.

40 CSC Status Flag

  • Indicates whether patient has a Community Services Card or not at the time of the initial dispensing.

  • The appropriate codes are:

    Has CSC Code
    Yes Y
    No N

41 CSC Number

  • The number of the patient’s CSC card.
  • Deferred.

42 CSC Expiry Date

  • The expiry date of the patient’s CSC card.
  • Deferred.

43 HUHC Status Flag

  • Indicates whether patient has a High Use Health Card or not at the time of the initial dispensing.

  • The appropriate codes are:

    Has HUHC Code
    Yes Y
    No N


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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 44


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 44





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