✨ Primary Maternity Services Authorisations
1048 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 13 APRIL 2007
Part C
General requirements for all primary maternity services
Subpart CA—Authorisations
CA1 Granting authorisation
(1) The Ministry of Health may grant an authorisation to a maternity provider if
the Ministry of Health is satisfied that—
(a) the maternity provider has properly completed the application form;
and
(b) any reasonable conditions that the Ministry of Health requires for
granting the authorisation have been met or will be met.
(2) An authorisation of a maternity provider applies to the geographical area of a
DHB in which the maternity provider will predominantly provide primary
maternity services.
Defined in this notice: authorisation, maternity provider
CA2 Duration of authorisation
An authorisation continues in effect until it is terminated or lapses under this
subpart.
Defined in this notice: authorisation
CA3 Withdrawal from providing primary maternity services
(1) A maternity provider may, at any time, withdraw from providing primary
maternity services under this notice by giving the Ministry of Health not less
than 4 weeks’ written notification.
(2) Notification under subclause (1) terminates the maternity provider’s
authorisation and the relationship under this notice between the maternity
provider and the Ministry of Health.
Defined in this notice: authorisation, maternity provider, primary maternity services
CA4 Exemptions
(1) The Ministry of Health may exempt a maternity provider from a requirement of
this notice, but only if the exemption is necessary to resolve a regional
problem in relation to women’s access to primary maternity services.
(2) The exemption will be recorded in writing as if it were a variation to the
authorisation of the maternity provider.
Defined in this notice: authorisation, maternity provider, primary maternity services
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