New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

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✨ Maternity Practitioner Requirements



1054 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 13 APRIL 2007

CB13 Practitioners to include the required information on all prescriptions and referrals

(1) All prescriptions for pharmaceuticals, referrals for laboratory tests, referrals
for ultrasound scans and referrals to specialists issued by practitioners must
include the following details:

(a) practitioner’s details:

(i) the practitioner’s type (for example, midwife):

(ii) the practitioner’s council number:

(iii) the practitioner’s name:

(iv) the practitioner’s signature:

(b) woman and/or baby’s details:

(i) name and address:

(ii) the woman and baby’s NHI:

(iii) the woman or baby’s date of birth where they are under 12
years of age or if no NHI number is available:

(iv) the woman or baby’s gender if no NHI number is available:

(2) Prescriptions for pharmaceuticals must also include the appropriate patient
category (for pharmaceutical subsidy purposes) and comply with any
requirements of the pharmaceutical schedule.

(3) Referrals for laboratory tests must also include the date of referral and the
name of the laboratory test or test code.

(4) Referrals for ultrasound scans must also include the date of referral and the
appropriate clinical indication for ultrasound in pregnancy code, as specified
in clause DC10.

(5) Referrals to specialists (other than for ultrasound scans) must be written in
hard copy, only made with the woman’s informed consent and include the
date of referral and the appropriate referral code, as specified in the referral
guidelines.

Defined in this notice: NHI, practitioner, referral guidelines, specialist

Subpart CC—Claims

CC1 Basis for claiming under this notice

A maternity provider may claim under this notice for providing a primary
maternity service, but only if—

(a) the maternity provider holds a current authorisation for providing the
primary maternity service; and

(b) the primary maternity service is provided in New Zealand to a person
who is eligible for the primary maternity service; and



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Practitioner Requirements for Prescriptions and Referrals

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Prescriptions, Referrals, Pharmaceuticals, Laboratory Tests, Ultrasound Scans, Specialists, Maternity Services

🏥 Basis for Claiming Under Maternity Service Notice

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Claims, Maternity Provider, Primary Maternity Service, Authorisation, Eligibility