✨ Maternity Services Pricing and Eligibility
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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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1.2 Single Service Episodes
| Code | Service | $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2.1 | Assessment Prior to Termination of Pregnancy | 50.00 |
| 1.2.2 | Pregnancy Care | 32.50 |
| 1.2.3 | Urgent Out of Hours Pregnancy Care | 45.00 |
| 1.2.4 | Threatened Miscarriage Service | 45.00 |
| 1.2.5 | Miscarriage Service | 50.00 |
| 1.2.6 | Exceptional Circumstances | 300.00 |
| 1.2.7 | Postnatal Consultation by Non-Lead Maternity Carer | 32.50 |
| 1.2.8 | Ultrasound Scans | 80.00 |
| 1.2.9 | Consulting Obstetrician Services | |
| (a) | First Consultation | 86.00 |
| (b) | Subsequent Consultation | 43.00 |
| 1.2.10 | Obstetrician – Effecting Birth | 425.00 |
| 1.2.11 | Anaesthetist Services | 260.00 |
| 1.2.12 | Paediatrician Services | |
| (a) | First Consultation | 100.00 |
| (b) | Subsequent Consultation | 43.00 |
| (c) | Attendance at Delivery | 165.00 |
1.3 Goods and Services Tax
The payments in this Notice are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST) at a rate of 12.5%.
2.0 GENERAL LIMITS ON CLAIMING
2.1 Eligible Persons
2.1.1 Payment is limited to Maternity Services provided in New Zealand to an Eligible Person.
2.1.2 Where a baby is an Eligible Person and the mother is not an Eligible Person, a full Claim can be made for the Labour & Birth and Services Following Birth Modules. In this instance, there will be no payment for the Registration, although the Registration must be completed prior to any Claim for the Labour & Birth and Services Following Birth Modules.
2.2 Eligible Services
2.2.1 Maternity Services covers conditions that are due to pregnancy, delivery, miscarriage or termination or, for the baby, are directly related to being newborn. An Authorised Practitioner may claim under this Notice for Maternity Services, as described in Part C of this Notice.
2.2.2 This Notice does not cover the following services:
(a) subject to clause D2.2.1, a consultation by a General Practitioner for any medical condition, including medical conditions exacerbated by pregnancy, except where the consultation is included within Lead Maternity Care;
(b) a clinical examination of the baby by the General Practitioner at 5-8 weeks where this is not the final discharge check by the Lead Maternity Carer;
(c) a negative pregnancy test;
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 40
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 40
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