Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the Crown issues the following notice.
Notice
1. Title
(1) This notice is the Primary Maternity Services Amendment Notice 2021.
(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 July 2021.
3. Amendment to Schedule 1
The principal notice is amended by revoking Schedule 1 and substituting the new Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to this notice.
4. Revocation
The following notice is revoked:
- The Primary Maternity Services Amendment Notice 2020 (No. 2), which was published in the New Zealand Gazette, 28 September 2020, Notice No. 2020-go4478 and became effective from 1 October 2020.
Dated this 8th day of June 2021.
Hon ANDREW LITTLE, Minister of Health.
Schedule
Schedule 1: Fees
| 1 | Maternity LMC Antenatal Services (WM1007) | Fees (GST Excl) | |
| (1) | first and second trimester: | ||
| (a) full fee | 403.00 | ||
| (b) first partial fee | 230.00 | ||
| (c) last partial fee | 164.50 | ||
| (2) | third trimester: | ||
| (a) full fee | 586.50 | ||
| (b) first partial fee | 232.50 | ||
| (c) last partial fee | 354.00 | ||
| 2 | Maternity LMC Labour and Birth Services (WM1008) | Fees (GST Excl) | |
| (1) | labour and birth: | ||
| (a) first birth | 1462.00 | ||
| (b) VBAC | 1462.00 | ||
| (c) subsequent birth | 1146.50 | ||
| (2) | labour and birth if a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services: | ||
| (a) first birth | 523.00 | ||
| (b) VBAC | 523.00 | ||
| (c) subsequent birth | 400.00 | ||
| (3) | homebirth supplies and support | 590.50 | |
| (4) | birthing unit support | 302.00 | |
| (5) | labour and birth (exceptional circumstances) | 407.50 | |
| (6) | labour and birth rural support | 670.50 | |
| 3 | Maternity LMC Postnatal Services (WM1009) (Services Following Birth) | Fees (GST Excl) | |
| (1) | services following birth: | ||
| (a) received inpatient postnatal care: | |||
|
(i) full fee |
644.50 | ||
|
(ii) first partial fee |
315.50 | ||
|
(iii) last partial fee |
315.50 | ||
| (b) no inpatient postnatal care: | |||
|
(i) full fee |
724.00 | ||
|
(ii) first partial fee |
355.50 | ||
|
(iii) last partial fee |
355.50 | ||
| (c) additional postnatal visits | 208.00 | ||
| (2) | services following birth if a general practitioner or obstetrician has used hospital midwifery services: | ||
| (a) received inpatient postnatal care: | |||
|
(i) full fee |
99.50 | ||
|
(ii) first partial fee |
50.00 | ||
|
(iii) last partial fee |
50.00 | ||
| (b) no inpatient postnatal care: | |||
|
(i) full fee |
133.50 | ||
|
(ii) first partial fee |
67.00 | ||
|
(iii) last partial fee |
67.00 | ||
| (3) | rural travel: | ||
| (a) semi rural: | |||
|
(i) full fee |
347.50 | ||
|
(ii) first partial fee |
170.50 | ||
|
(iii) last partial fee |
170.50 | ||
| (b) rural: | |||
|
(i) full fee |
523.50 | ||
|
(ii) first partial fee |
254.50 | ||
|
(iii) last partial fee |
254.50 | ||
| (c) remote rural: | |||
|
(i) full fee |
928.50 | ||
|
(ii) first partial fee |
455.00 | ||
|
(iii) last partial fee |
455.00 | ||
| 4 | Maternity Non-LMC Services (WM1000) | Fees (GST Excl) | |
| (1) | first trimester services: | ||
| (a) without threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination | 122.50 | ||
| (b) with threatened miscarriage, miscarriage or termination | 167.00 | ||
| (2) | urgent normal hours pregnancy care | 44.50 | |
| (3) | urgent out of hours pregnancy care | 67.00 | |
| (4) | non-LMC labour and birth (rural support) | 556.00 | |
| (5) | urgent postnatal care | 44.50 | |
| 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 | ||