The Primary Options team has developed a number of resources to assist you with Primary Options claiming and payments.
These are quick guides to understanding what can be claimed under Primary Options. These have been sorted by locality and into Primary Options Acute Care (POAC), COVID-19 and Advanced Primary Options claiming.
The following files and links are attached at the bottom of this page.
This is a useful guide to understanding your remittance and identifying why cases may be showing as unpaid.
The guide covers both indici and non-indici practices and applies to Primary Options Acute Care (POAC) and Advanced Primary Options claims.
Primary options team, Pinnacle Midlands Health Network
infoprimaryoptions@pinnacle.health.nz
027 687 7312
During the COVID-19 lockdown virtual consultations for POAC cases were funded. We are pleased to announce that this will be a permanent change.
Read moreTe Whatu Ora Waikato has noted the wording in their recent newsletter about the new BPAC disease notification eReferral, requires clarification. At this time COVID-19 remains a notifiable disease, but that notification does not need to come via GP practices using the BPAC form as it is generated via result uploading.
Read moreThis funding is available for a GP/NP consultation with patients eligible for an advance prescription for COVID-19 anti-viral medication, prior to them testing positive for COVID-19. There is no obligation for a clinician to issue an advance prescription.
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