New Zealand Gazette – 2001 – No. 44

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✨ Pharmaceutical Claims Technical Specifications



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44 HUHC Number

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

45 HUHC Expiry Date

  • The expiry date of the patients HUHC card.
  • Deferred.

46 Safety Net Category Flag

  • Indicates whether person has a prescription subsidy card or not at the time of the initial dispensing. Where the person is entitled to a subsidy card for some items on a prescription form, only these items must be classified as having a prescription subsidy card.

  • The appropriate codes are:

    Has PSC Code
    Yes Y
    No N

47 Safety Net Card Number

  • The number of the patient’s Prescription Subsidy Card.
  • Deferred.

48 Special Authority Number

  • The special authority number allocated to the patient for the item(s) dispensed.

  • Required only for circumstances as set out in the Pharmaceutical Schedule.

  • This field must be completed where provided on the prescription by the practitioner.

  • The authority type prefix and date suffix should both be excluded.

    Example

    HOSP0175432/JUN98 should be provided as 0175432.

    Programmer Note

  • This numeric value may not necessarily stay at 7 digits, and the authority type prefix and date suffix may not stay at the current lengths, therefore it may be safer to have a separate field for the numeric component of the Special Authority Number.



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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 44


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




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Pharmaceutical Claims, Patient Category, HUHC Number, HUHC Expiry Date, Safety Net Category Flag, Safety Net Card Number, Special Authority Number, Codes, Definitions