Pursuant to section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the Crown issues the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title-(1) This notice is the Primary Maternity Services Amendment Notice 2012.
(2) In this notice, the Primary Maternity Services Notice 2007, which was published as a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 13 April 2007, No. 41, page 1025, and became effective from 1 July 2007, is called the "principal notice".
2. Commencement-This notice comes into force on 1 October 2012.
3. Amendment-The principal notice is amended on page 1084 by revoking Schedule 1 and substituting the new Schedule 1 to this notice.
4. Transitional provision relating to implementation of amendment-(1) The default transitional provisions in clause A12 on page 1037 of the principal notice apply to this amendment.
(2) For the purposes of applying the default transitional provisions, the implementation date for this amendment is 1 October 2012.
Dated this 29th day of August 2012.
HON TONY RYALL, Minister of Health.
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Schedule 1
Fees
1 Maternity LMC Antenatal Services (WM1007) Fees
(GST Excl)
(1) first and second trimester
(a) full fee
(b) first partial fee
(c) last partial fee
307.50
179.00
128.00
(2) third trimester
(a) full fee
(b) first partial fee
(c) last partial fee
297.00
128.00
169.00
2 Maternity LMC Labour and Birth Services (WM1008) Fees
(GST Excl)
(1) labour and birth
(a) first birth 1,117.00
(b) VBAC 1,117.00
(c) subsequent birth 876.00
(2) labour and birth if a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services
(a) first birth 482.00
(b) VBAC 482.00
(c) subsequent birth 369.00
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6) homebirth supplies and support
birthing unit support
labour and birth (exceptional circumstances)
labour and birth rural support 451.00
256.00
318.00
512.50
3 Maternity LMC Postnatal Services (WM1009) (Services Following Birth) Fees
(GST Excl)
(1) services following birth
(a) received inpatient postnatal care




(i) full fee
(ii) first partial fee
(iii) last partial fee
(b) no inpatient postnatal care
(i) full fee
(ii) first partial fee
(iii) last partial fee
(c) additional postnatal visits 492.00
246.00
246.00
553.50
277.00
277.00
159.00
(2) services following birth if a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services
(a) received inpatient postnatal care


(i) full fee
(ii) first partial fee
(iii) last partial fee
(b) no inpatient postnatal care
(i) full fee
(ii) first partial fee
(iii) last partial fee 92.00
46.00
46.00
123.00
61.50
61.50
(3) rural travel
(a) semi rural
(i) full fee 154.00
(ii) first partial fee 77.00
(iii) last partial fee 77.00
(b) rural
(i) full fee 231.00
(ii) first partial fee 115.00
(iii) last partial fee 115.00
(c) remote rural
(i) full fee 410.00
(ii) first partial fee 205.00
(iii) last partial fee 205.00
4 Maternity Non-LMC Services (WM1000) Fees
(GST Excl)
(1) first trimester services
(a) without threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination 113.00
(b) with threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination 154.00
(2) urgent normal hours pregnancy care 41.00
(3) urgent out of hours pregnancy care 61.50
(4) non-LMC labour and birth (rural support) 512.50
(5) urgent postnatal care 41.00
5 Maternity radiology specialist consult (WM1005) Fees
(GST Excl)
(1) ultrasound scans 80.00
6 Maternity obstetrician specialist consult (WM1002) Fees
(GST Excl)
(1) consulting obstetrician services
(a) first consultation 82.00
(b) subsequent consultation 41.00
7 Maternity paediatrician specialist consult (WM1004) Fees
(GST Excl)
(1) consulting paediatrician services
(a) first consultation 92.00
(b) subsequent consultation 41.00