New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

Page 1051

✨ Maternity Services Regulations



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(h) the requirements of the Health (Retention of Health Information)
Regulations 1996.

Defined in this notice: maternity provider, practitioner, primary maternity services, Referral Guidelines

CB2 Audit

(1) For the purposes of this clause, audit means an audit, investigation, or review of—

(a) the performance and quality of primary maternity services in
    accordance with this notice; and

(b) any other matter concerning compliance with any of the obligations of
    the maternity provider under this notice.

(2) A maternity provider must provide the Ministry of Health and its authorised
agents (the auditors) with access on 24 hours’ notice (or immediate access if
the auditor reasonably suspects fraudulent claiming has occurred) to—

(a) all records related to the provision of primary maternity services by the
    maternity provider; and

(b) the premises where primary maternity services are provided, other
    than a woman’s or baby’s or babies’ homes; and

(c) the premises where the records are kept.

(3) For the purposes of carrying out an audit, a maternity provider must allow the
auditors to interview—

(a) any practitioners providing primary maternity services, and

(b) any women receiving primary maternity services.

(4) If the audit identifies an overpayment or evidence of non or partial service
delivery, the Ministry of Health may obtain a full or partial repayment of the
service fee, either directly or by using its right to set-off in accordance with
clause CC9.

(5) If any protocols have been agreed between the Ministry of Health and the
New Zealand College of Midwives or the New Zealand Medical Association,
the Ministry of Health will conduct audits of maternity providers in accordance
with those protocols.

(6) The Ministry of Health’s right to audit under this clause continues after this
notice ends but only to the extent that it is relevant to the period during which
this notice was in force.

Defined in this notice: claim, maternity provider, practitioner, primary maternity services

CB3 Manner of providing primary maternity services

A maternity provider must ensure that primary maternity services that are
provided by the maternity provider—



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🏥 General requirements for providing primary maternity services (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Maternity Provider, Compliance, Statutory Requirements, Professional Standards, Audit, Records Access, Overpayment, Service Delivery