This service aims to:
Your Pinnacle Services Contract applies to this service. By claiming for this service, you have indicated that you have read and agreed to the business rules set out here.
This is NOT a clinical guideline.
This is a restricted service, Pinnacle practices in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty (BOP) regions can only claim for this service if they have an after-hours clinic available.
The contracted general practice will provide this service from 6pm to 8am on working days and at all times on weekends and public holidays in their region. All eligible children will not pay for general medical services/consultations during these times.
The service must be of a type normally provided as part of general practice.
The contracted practice must provide a clinical record of the after-hours consultation to the general practice that the child is enrolled with as soon as possible, unless requested not to do so by the parent or child.
Patients must be:
Patients may be local or non-local to your practice region.
Patients who are not eligible to receive publicly funded services and are eligible for any other funded service such as ACC funded services.
Prices are GST inclusive.
Free after-hours care for children aged 0-5 years of age: $25.43
Free after-hours care for children aged 6-13 years of age: $48.47
Claims must be submitted in the electronic format as provided by Pinnacle Midlands Health Network with all mandatory information for the service is required, claims will only be paid on completion in the electronic form.
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This service is funded by Waikato and Bay of Plenty DHBs.
Nikki Belfield, Practice Development Facilitator
nikki.belfield@pinnacle.health.nz
027 417 5617
Please use this one point lesson (linked as a resource to the programme page) and make the fee changes within the Free afterhours U14s advanced form.
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