New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

Page 1076

✨ Health Service Specifications



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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41

13 APRIL 2007

DB11 Payment rules: first trimester

(1)

This fee may not be claimed if the woman was enrolled with the maternity provider, who is a PHO, after the end of the 12th week of pregnancy.

(2)

The maternity provider may claim the first trimester services with threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination fee if the woman requires services in accordance with clause DB10(e) or (f).

(3)

If subclause (2) does not apply then the maternity provider may claim the first trimester services without threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination fee.

(4)

A maternity provider may only claim one non-LMC first trimester services fee per woman per pregnancy.

Defined in this notice: claim, first trimester, maternity provider, miscarriage, PHO

Module: Urgent pregnancy care (non-LMC maternity care)

DB12 Service specification: urgent normal hours pregnancy care

(1)

A general practitioner, midwife, or obstetrician must provide the services listed in clause (2) to a woman who—

(a) is in the first, second or third trimester; and

(b) presents between the hours of 8am and 6pm on weekdays, excluding public holidays; and

(c) has either made an attempt and failed to access:

(i) her LMC (where the women is registered with a LMC); or

(ii) her enrolling PHO practice (where the woman is in the first trimester); or

(d) is away from her usual place of residence.

(2)

The services that must be provided include—

(a) pregnancy care and advice in response to an urgent request received where the nature of the request is urgent (but not necessarily the service ultimately provided); and

(b) emergency referral to a specialist if necessary; and

(c) if the woman has an LMC, the provision of information to the woman’s LMC on the care provided.

Defined in this notice: away from her usual place of residence, first trimester, general practitioner, LMC, maternity provider, midwife, obstetrician, PHO, second trimester, specialist, third trimester, usual place of residence



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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2007, No 41


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 DB11 Payment rules: first trimester

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Payment rules, First trimester, Maternity services, Maternity provider, PHO

🏥 DB12 Service specification: urgent normal hours pregnancy care

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Urgent pregnancy care, Service specification, General practitioner, Midwife, Obstetrician, LMC, PHO