✨ Health Service Specifications




13 APRIL 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 1081

DC8

Reporting requirements: purchase units

(1)
The following purchase units apply to specialist medical maternity services.

Purchase unit ID Purchase unit short name
WM1005 Maternity radiology specialist consult
WM1002 Maternity obstetrician specialist consult
WM1004 Maternity paediatrician specialist consult

(2)
Purchase units are defined in the Ministry of Health data dictionary and
correspond to the relevant fees specified in Schedule 1.

Defined in this notice: specialist medical maternity services

DC9

Reporting requirements: service delivery information

A maternity provider must give service delivery information in accordance with
the claim forms, OMC system or message standard definition for specialist
medical maternity services approved by the Ministry of Health from time to
time.

Defined in this notice: claim, maternity provider, message standard definition, OMC, specialist
medical maternity services


Module: Ultrasound scans

DC10

Service specification: ultrasound scan

A maternity provider who provides an ultrasound scan must provide the
following services if a payment for services is claimed:

(a) conduct an ultrasound scan according to quality standards recognised
by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologists and the Royal Australian and New Zealand
College of Radiologists:

(b) ensure that a radiologist or an obstetrician with a Diploma of
Diagnostic Ultrasound (or equivalent as determined by the Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists) is available to tailor the radiological examination to
the clinical situation byβ€”

(i) being physically present at the place where the examination is
being performed; or

(ii) when using teleradiology, being available to review the
transmitted diagnostic images before the woman’s departure
from the place where the scan is conducted:

(c) obtain a permanent visual record of the scan:

(d) provide the referring general practitioner, midwife, obstetrician, or
family planning practitioner with a written interpretation of the scan by



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πŸ₯ Specialist medical maternity services guidelines (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Maternity services, Specialist medical care, Purchase units, Reporting requirements

πŸ₯ Reporting requirements: service delivery information

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Maternity services, Service delivery, Reporting requirements, Claim forms

πŸ₯ Service specification: ultrasound scan

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Ultrasound scan, Service specification, Quality standards, Radiologist, Obstetrician