General practices are required to reduce any fee they would otherwise charge the patient by at least the amount of the subsidy. Smear taking taking is available at no charge from a number of providers. Details of the locations of these providers must be available from the local DHB. Women may be charged a fee by their GP or other smear taker to take a cervical smear. As with other publicly funded health services, the testing, reporting and any necessary follow-up provided within secondary facilities, as a result of the smear, are free. Well Child/Tamariki Ora services Routine Well Child/Tamariki Ora care services, hearing and vision screening, and some support services for children who are at risk are provided at no charge. Immunisations All immunisation services listed in the Immunisation Schedule (contained in the Immunisation Handbook, Ministry of Health 2017) are provided at no charge. Sexual health services People will have access, at no charge, to at one provider of sexually transmitted infection services; these service locations must be available from the local DHB. Primary mental health promotion, education, diagnosis and treatment to Schedule 4.8 Mental health and addiction services continuum. Other primary health care services The following primary health care services will be provided free of charge to the consumer: services to support at-risk children and adolescents and their families (eg, the Family/ Whānau Support Service) support for local interagency co-ordination initiatives (eg, Strengthening Families). Services for under 13 years of age as per the DHB-PHO Services Agreement: Zero-fee general practice visits and prescriptions during regular hours should be available to children up to 13 years of age. Access to free after-hours services for this age group (for general practice and pharmacy) will also be purchased by DHBs for care that could not be deferred until regular business hours. Access to free after-hours services is required for 95 percent of the population enrolled with a general practice within 60 minutes travel time. DHBs will ensure information in relation to practices providing free daytime access and free urgent after-hours arrangements is publicly available on their websites. Additional quality requirements The DHB will ensure 90 percent of the eligible population have had their cardiovascular risk assessed in the last five years. Time Refer to the current DHB–PHO Services Agreement.
General practices are required to reduce any fee they would otherwise charge the patient by at least the amount of the subsidy. Smear taking taking is available at no charge from a number of providers. Details of the locations of these providers must be available from the local DHB. Women may be charged a fee by their GP or other smear taker to take a cervical smear. As with other publicly funded health services, the testing, reporting and any necessary follow-up provided within secondary facilities, as a result of the smear, are free. Well Child/Tamariki Ora services Routine Well Child/Tamariki Ora care services, hearing and vision screening, and some support services for children who are at risk are provided at no charge. Immunisations All immunisation services listed in the Immunisation Schedule (contained in the Immunisation Handbook, Ministry of Health 2017) are provided at no charge. Sexual health services People will have access, at no charge, to at one provider of sexually transmitted infection services; these service locations must be available from the local DHB. Primary mental health promotion, education, diagnosis and treatment to Schedule 4.8 Mental health and addiction services continuum. Other primary health care services The following primary health care services will be provided free of charge to the consumer: services to support at-risk children and adolescents and their families (eg, the Family/ Whānau Support Service) support for local interagency co-ordination initiatives (eg, Strengthening Families). Services for under 13 years of age as per the DHB-PHO Services Agreement: Zero-fee general practice visits and prescriptions during regular hours should be available to children up to 13 years of age. Access to free after-hours services for this age group (for general practice and pharmacy) will also be purchased by DHBs for care that could not be deferred until regular business hours. Access to free after-hours services is required for 95 percent of the population enrolled with a general practice within 60 minutes travel time. DHBs will ensure information in relation to practices providing free daytime access and free urgent after-hours arrangements is publicly available on their websites. Additional quality requirements The DHB will ensure 90 percent of the eligible population have had their cardiovascular risk assessed in the last five years. Time Refer to the current DHB–PHO Services Agreement.