Primary Maternity Services Amendment Notice 2017
Pursuant to section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the Crown issues the following notice.
1. Title—(1) This notice is the Primary Maternity Services Amendment Notice 2017.
(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 May 2017.
3. Amendment—The principal notice is amended by revoking Schedule 1 and substituting the new Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to this notice.
4. Transitional provision relating to implementation of amendment—(1) The default transitional provisions in clause A12 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 July 2016.
(3) Pursuant to clause A12(5) of the principal notice, if the applicable date of service for a payment to a maternity provider occurs on or after the implementation date of 1 July 2016, the amended fees specified in this notice will apply.
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1 |
Maternity LMC Antenatal Services (WM1007) |
Fees (GST Excl) |
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(1) |
First and second trimester: |
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(a) full fee |
321.50 |
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(b) first partial fee |
179.00 |
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(c) last partial fee |
128.00 |
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(2) |
Third trimester: |
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(a) full fee |
310.50 |
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(b) first partial fee |
128.00 |
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(c) last partial fee |
169.00 |
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2 |
Maternity LMC Labour and Birth Services (WM1008) |
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(1) |
Labour and birth: |
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(a) first birth |
1168.00 |
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(b) VBAC |
1168.00 |
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(c) subsequent birth |
916.00 |
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(2) |
Labour and birth if a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services: |
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(a) first birth |
482.00 |
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(b) VBAC |
482.00 |
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(c) subsequent birth |
369.00 |
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(3) |
Homebirth supplies and support |
471.50 |
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(4) |
Birthing unit support |
256.00 |
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(5) |
Labour and birth (exceptional circumstances) |
318.00 |
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(6) |
Labour and birth rural support |
536.00 |
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3 |
Maternity LMC Postnatal Services (WM1009) |
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(1) |
Services following birth: |
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(a) received inpatient postnatal care: |
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(i) full fee |
514.50 |
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(ii) first partial fee |
246.00 |
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(iii) last partial fee |
246.00 |
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(b) no inpatient postnatal care: |
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(i) full fee |
578.50 |
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(ii) first partial fee |
277.00 |
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(iii) last partial fee |
277.00 |
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(c) additional postnatal visits |
166.00 |
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(2) |
Services following birth if a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services: |
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(a) received inpatient postnatal care: |
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(i) full fee |
92.00 |
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(ii) first partial fee |
46.00 |
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(iii) last partial fee |
46.00 |
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(b) no inpatient postnatal care: |
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(i) full fee |
123.00 |
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(ii) first partial fee |
61.50 |
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(iii) last partial fee |
61.50 |
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(3) |
Rural travel: |
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(a) semi rural: |
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(i) full fee |
161.00 |
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(ii) first partial fee |
77.00 |
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(iii) last partial fee |
77.00 |
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(b) rural: |
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(i) full fee |
241.50 |
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(ii) first partial fee |
115.00 |
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(iii) last partial fee |
115.00 |
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(c) remote rural: |
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(i) full fee |
428.50 |
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(ii) first partial fee |
205.00 |
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(iii) last partial fee |
205.00 |
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4 |
Maternity Non-LMC Services (WM1000) |
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(1) |
First trimester services: |
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(a) without threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination |
113.00 |
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(b) with threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination |
154.00 |
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(2) |
Urgent normal hours pregnancy care |
41.00 |
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(3) |
Urgent out of hours pregnancy care |
61.50 |
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(4) |
Non-LMC labour and birth (rural support) |
512.50 |
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(5) |
Urgent postnatal care |
41.00 |
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5 |
Maternity radiology specialist consult (WM1005) |
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(1) |
Ultrasound scans |
80.00 |
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6 |
Maternity obstetrician specialist consult (WM1002) |
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(1) |
Consulting obstetrician services: |
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(a) first consultation |
82.00 |
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(b) subsequent consultation |
41.00 |
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Maternity paediatrician specialist consult (WM1004) |
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(1) |
Consulting paediatrician services: |
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(a) first consultation |
92.00 |
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(b) subsequent consultation |
41.00 |
Dated this 27th day of April 2017.
Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN, Minister of Health.