New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 73

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✨ Immunisation Services Guidelines



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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 73

27 JUNE 2007

(c) Vaccinating children, as specified in the current Immunisation Schedule (included in the Immunisation Handbook and amendments notified by the Ministry of Health), or as agreed with the caregiver;

(d) Opportunistic immunisation (including MeNZB™) of children who are not enrolled or registered patients of that general practitioner and those attending for other reasons who are found to have missed scheduled immunisations;

(e) Encouraging parents/caregivers of children who are either not enrolled or not registered patients to enrol with primary care and Well Child providers;

(f) Ensuring whenever possible that tuberculosis and hepatitis B prophylaxis are prescribed and given if indicated;

(g) Where appropriate as the lead maternity carer, inform the local immunisation co-ordinator, with the relevant parental consent, of babies born to mothers who are hepatitis B carriers;

Recall registration, immunisation information and certificates

(h) For any child registered or enrolled with the practice, or for a child neither enrolled nor a registered patient, obtaining immunisation history at the appropriate time and where available from previous provider, or a regional/national register, or other immunisation history source (including the Tamariki Ora Well Child Book or Immunisation Certificate);

(i) Providing parents and caregivers with a schedule of due dates for their child’s immunisation;

(j) Accurately and completely recording immunisation episodes (including the vaccine given, the date of administration, batch number, expiry date of vaccine and site of administration, vaccinator’s name) in:

• practice records (electronic and/or written);
• the Tamariki Ora Well Child Health Book;

(k) ensuring the child’s National Health Index (NHI) number and current address are in the practice records and recorded on the National Immunisation Register (NIR);

(l) transmitting information on immunisation episodes electronically (in an agreed and notified format) to:

• HealthPAC or our nominated agent (this applies to both claiming and non-claiming vaccinators);
• any regional and/or national immunisation data network, provided that the network has met all relevant privacy, governance, ethical and iwi considerations (Note: Some



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🏥 Childhood Immunisation Services Guidelines (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Immunisation, children, health, vaccines, prevention, general practice, Well Child services, Tamariki Ora, Plunket, Maori health, Pacific health, public health, paediatric services, maternity services, early childhood education, schools, income support, Family Start, Strengthening Family Programme, CARM