New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

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✨ Maternity Services Definitions



13 APRIL 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 1039

Part B

Definitions and interpretation

B1 Definition of primary maternity services

In this notice, primary maternity services—

(a) means the following services:

(i) lead maternity care:

(ii) maternity non-LMC services:

(iii) specialist medical maternity services; and

(b) does not include any of the following:

(i) a negative pregnancy test:

(ii) a consultation by a practitioner for any other medical condition
not related to pregnancy, including medical conditions
exacerbated by pregnancy except where the service is
included in lead maternity care:

(iii) a service given more than 6 weeks after the birth:

(iv) a service given more than 2 weeks after a miscarriage or
termination of pregnancy:

(v) caesarean section:

(vi) dilation and curettage:

(vii) circumcision:

(viii) termination of pregnancy:

(ix) radiological imaging other than ultrasound:

(x) ultrasound scans not listed in subpart DC:

(xi) the following services, as defined in their respective service
specifications for these available from the Ministry of Health:

(A) maternity facility services:

(B) birthing unit facility services:

(C) secondary maternity services:

(D) tertiary maternity services:

(E) specialist neonatal services:

(xii) the product cost of any vaccines provided:

(xiii) if the circumstances described in the service specification for
maternity non-LMC services do not apply, a consultation in the



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Default transitional provisions for fee increase amendments (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 April 2007
Fee increases, Maternity services, Transitional provisions, Implementation date, Date of service

🏥 Definition of primary maternity services

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 April 2007
Primary maternity services, Lead maternity care, Maternity non-LMC services, Specialist medical maternity services