NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 61

31 MAY 2012

Health

Crown Entities Act 2004

New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000

Reappointment/appointment to District Health Boards (“DHB”)

Waitemata DHB

Pursuant to section 29(1)(b) of, and clauses 2(b) and 10(1) of Schedule 3 to, the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (“the NZPHD Act”) and notice given under section 28(2) of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (“the CE Act”), the Minister of Health has reappointed

Dr Lester Levy

as a member and chairperson of the board of Waitemata DHB for a term of office commencing on 5 June 2012 and ending on 4 June 2015.

Waikato DHB

Pursuant to section 29(1)(b) of the NZPHD Act, and notice given under section 28(2) of the CE Act, the Minister has appointed

Deryck Shaw

as a member of the board of Waikato DHB for a term of office commencing on 28 May 2012 and ending on 8 December 2013.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of May 2012.

HON TONY RYALL, Minister of Health.

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Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001

Designation of Auditing Agency

Pursuant to section 32 of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 (“the Act”), I, Don Mackie, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health (“the Ministry”), under delegation from the Director-General of Health, designate Health Audit (NZ) Limited to audit the provision or likely future provision of the following kinds of health care services:

• Hospital care services (as defined in section 4(1) of the Act), that are:
  • children’s health services;
  • geriatric services;
  • maternity services;
  • medical services;
  • mental health services;
  • surgical services.
• Rest home care services (as defined in section 6(2) of the Act); and
• Residential disability services (as defined in section 4(1) of the Act), that are:
  • intellectual;
  • physical;
  • psychiatric;
  • sensory.

This designation is subject to the following conditions:

1. The Designated Auditing Agency (“DAA”) must comply with the requirements of the DAA Handbook issued by the Ministry and updated from time to time.

2. Promptly after giving a certified provider or prospective provider an audit report, the DAA must:

   • complete the Ministry of Health Audit Report Tool and provide an electronic copy to the Ministry; and
   • provide a summary of the audit report to the Ministry (refer to condition 9).

3. The DAA must provide any information about the auditing of health care services pursuant to the Act if requested in writing by the Ministry.

4. During the term of the DAA’s designation, the DAA will allow the Ministry to audit or to commission the undertaking of audits or reviews of the DAA. This could also include attending audits being undertaken by the DAA. The Ministry may or may not notify the DAA of any audit or review.

5. The DAA must immediately notify the Ministry in writing of any significant change to the DAA, including but not restricted to:

   • any change in ownership and/or control of the legal entity;
   • any change in management personnel;
   • any change to the Auditor Register (refer to condition 8); and
   • any change in the status of any third party accreditation the DAA may hold including evidence of such accreditation and copies of any Third Party Accreditation Audit Reports or notifications in respect of their accreditation.

6. The DAA must conduct as a minimum at least one annual:

   • internal audit that focuses on the DAA’s auditing activities undertaken pursuant to the Act, together with a compliance audit against the requirements of the DAA as set out in the Act; and
   • management review in respect of the DAA’s programmes operated pursuant to the Act.

7. The DAA shall at all times operate an internal appeals system which is documented and conveyed in writing to all clients. Auditable records of the facts and outcomes of all client appeals shall be maintained by the DAA. The DAA must provide these records when requested in writing by the Ministry.

8. The DAA must provide in writing, in a timely manner when requested by the Ministry, the name, auditing qualifications and experience, and if relevant, the area of clinical or service competency of each auditor or technical expert approved by the DAA to undertake audits pursuant to the Act.

9. The DAA must provide all documentation to the Ministry in the form prescribed by the Ministry.

10. The DAA must hold third party accreditation with a Ministry approved third party accreditation body.

11. The DAA must notify the Ministry of any intent to audit Hospital care services (as defined in section 4(1) of the Act), that are:

    • children’s health services;
    • geriatric services;
    • maternity services;