✨ Maternity Services Notice
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 40
PARTA APPLICATION & TERM OF NOTICE
1.0 PURPOSE
1.1
This is a Notice under section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ("the Act"). This Notice sets out the terms and conditions for the provision of Maternity Services.
1.2
This Notice replaces earlier arrangements by means of which primary maternity practitioners received payment for their services. The purpose of this Notice is to introduce nationally consistent terms and conditions for primary maternity care in New Zealand. This clause is included in fulfillment of section 89(5) of the Act.
2.0 AUTHORISATION
2.1
A practitioner or an Organisation must receive authorisation in writing in order to claim payment under this Notice. The Ministry of Health will grant an authorisation, subject to satisfactory completion of the application form in Appendix VII, and subject to such reasonable conditions it requires. An authorisation continues until it is terminated in accordance with clause A4.4 or A4.5.
2.2
An Organisation must complete a separate application form for each employee or affiliated member who wishes to be an Authorised Practitioner. A practitioner who wishes to claim both via an Organisation and in an individual capacity must submit separate application forms and the Ministry of Health will issue separate contract numbers for each application.
2.3
When providing any Maternity Services, an Authorised Practitioner or Organisation who accepts any payment under this Notice is deemed by section 88 of the Act to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Notice.
2.4
The Ministry of Health will only exempt an Authorised Practitioner or an Organisation from a term and condition of this Notice where the exemption is necessary to resolve a regional problem in women being able to access Maternity Services. Where this happens, the exemption will be recorded in writing as a variation to the authorisation.
2.5
Authorised Practitioners are also Authorised Orderers for the purposes of ordering laboratory tests.
3.0 DURATION OF NOTICE
3.1
This Notice will apply from 1 July 2002 and thereafter until further notice from the Ministry of Health.
4.0 VARIATION OR TERMINATION OF NOTICE
4.1
This Notice may be varied or terminated by the Ministry of Health using the following process:
(a) The Ministry of Health will notify the New Zealand Medical Association and New Zealand College of Midwives in writing of a proposal to vary or terminate the Notice. The Ministry of Health will also inform all those who have a legitimate interest in the proposal, such as organisations recognised by the Ministry of Health as representing maternity consumers and the professional colleges of Authorised Practitioners.
(b) An initial meeting or teleconference will be held between the Ministry of Health, the New Zealand College of Midwives and the New Zealand Medical Association to
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