NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 40

PART B DEFINITION OF TERMS

Where a word commences with a capital in this Notice, it indicates that the word is defined in this section.

For the purposes of this Notice:

"Access Agreement" means the agreement as per Appendix II, outlining the terms by which an Authorised Practitioner may access a Maternity Facility (or Birthing Unit) for the purpose of providing Labour & Birth and Inpatient Postnatal Care to the Authorised Practitioner’s maternity clients.

"Additional Home Visits" means the fee and payment rule relating to additional Home Visits during the Services Following Birth Module as per clause D3.4.5 of this Notice.

"Amniocentesis" means a foetal diagnostic procedure to determine foetal normality by aspiration of amniotic fluid through the mother’s abdomen.

"Anaesthetist" means an Authorised Practitioner who is vocationally registered as an Anaesthetist in the register of medical practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of New Zealand and who holds a current annual practising certificate issued by that Council.

"Artificial Feeding" means the baby has had no breast-milk in the past 48 hours but has had alternative liquid such as infant formula with or without solid food in the past 48 hours.

"Assessment Prior to Termination of Pregnancy" means a Single Service Episode as described in clause C5.1 of this Notice.

"Authorised Orderer" means a General Practitioner, Specialist or Midwife for whom the Ministry of Health has given written notification to a provider of laboratory diagnostic services as being able to order a range of tests. The range of tests able to be ordered by any class of Authorised Orderer will be specified in the notification by the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health may amend the range of tests after consultation with the Authorised Practitioner’s professional organisation.

"Authorised Practitioner" means an Anaesthetist, General Practitioner, Midwife, Obstetrician, Paediatrician or Radiologist who has completed the Ministry of Health’s application form for authorisation of practitioner and has received written authorisation from the Ministry of Health to provide Maternity Services. An Authorised Practitioner includes both practitioners working in their individual capacity and practitioners who are employed by or affiliated to an Organisation.

"Away from her Usual Place of Residence" means a woman has stayed for one night or more in a location which is at least one hour by normal road transport from her usual place of residence. Normal road transport means transport by car or similar motorised vehicle and in accordance with times determined by the Ministry of Health. Usual place of residence means the place where the woman usually resides.

"Back-up to a Lead Maternity Carer" means an Authorised Practitioner who has a formal agreement with the Lead Maternity Carer to provide Maternity Services to women registered with the Lead Maternity Carer when the Lead Maternity Carer is not available to provide these services.

"BFHI" means the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative launched by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF in 1992 and adapted for New Zealand by the New Zealand Breastfeeding Authority in 1999.

"Birth" means a delivery of a baby (or babies for a multiple birth) after a minimum of 20 weeks 0 days gestation and/or with a birth weight over 400 grams.