New Zealand Gazette – 2003 – No. 151

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✨ Oral Health Benefits Notice



7 NOVEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4219

ADVICE NOTICE TO ORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS UNDER

SECTION 88 OF THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC HEALTH

AND DISABILITY ACT 2000

SCHEDULE A: APPLICATION AND TERM OF THIS NOTICE

A1 PURPOSE

A1.1 This is a Notice issued by all District Health Boards, namely Auckland DHB, Bay of Plenty DHB, Canterbury DHB, Capital & Coast DHB, Counties Manukau DHB, Hawke’s Bay DHB, Hutt DHB, Lakes DHB, MidCentral DHB, Nelson Marlborough DHB, Northland DHB, Otago DHB, South Canterbury DHB, Southland DHB, Tairawhiti DHB, Taranaki DHB, Waikato DHB, Wairarapa DHB, Waitemata DHB, West Coast DHB and Whanganui DHB, 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 General Dental Benefits. Special Dental Benefits are not covered in terms of this Notice and a separate Notice is applicable to any services provided for Special Dental Benefits.

A1.2 This Notice consequentially revokes and replaces the four regional section 88 notices for Dental Benefits, namely:

  1. the Section 51 Advice Notice to Dentists issued by the Northern Regional Health Authority with effect from 1 July 1993;

  2. the Section 51 Advice Notice to Dentists issued by the Midland Regional Health Authority with effect from May 1996;

  3. the Section 51 Advice Notice to Dentists issued by the Central Regional Health Authority with effect from 1 July 1995; and

  4. the Section 51 Notice issued by the Southern Regional Health Authority with effect from 1 July 1993

(issued under section 51 of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993 and deemed to have been issued under section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000) by means of which Dentists received payment for their services.

The purpose of this Notice is to introduce nationally consistent terms and conditions for General Dental Benefits in New Zealand. This clause is included in fulfilment of section 89(5) of the Act.

A1.3 When providing General Dental Benefits, if you accept any payment under this Notice you are deemed by section 88 of the Act to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Notice. Before you may claim for payment you must comply with clause E2.1.



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🏥 Index of Dental Benefits (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
General Dental Benefits, Oral Health Services, District Health Boards