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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Miscellaneous provisions - Public health acute services

302: Minister of Health's responsibilities for purchase of public health acute services and other health services

You could also call this:

“The Health Minister makes deals to ensure promised health services are provided and reported on”

The Minister of Health has to make agreements with Health New Zealand or other providers. These agreements are about two things:

First, the agreements must make sure the Minister of Health does what they promised in an earlier agreement called the service agreement. This service agreement is mentioned in section 301.

Second, the agreements must make sure that Health New Zealand or other providers give the right information to the Corporation. This information helps the Corporation check that public health services (like medicines and lab tests) are being provided as agreed in the service agreement.

The Minister of Health has to make sure these agreements include certain rules. These rules must:

  1. Match what’s in the service agreement from section 301.
  2. Let the Minister of Health check and maintain quality standards, including ethical standards.
  3. Make sure the Minister of Health gives the Corporation all the important information from the service agreement about the services the Corporation is paying for.

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Part 9 Miscellaneous provisions
Public health acute services

302Minister of Health's responsibilities for purchase of public health acute services and other health services

  1. The Minister must enter into a funding agreement with Health New Zealand or other providers to—

  2. give effect to the Minister of Health's obligations under the service agreement referred to in section 301; and
    1. require the relevant providers to supply the Corporation with such information as is necessary to enable the Corporation to monitor the delivery of public health acute or other services (including pharmaceuticals and laboratory services), as agreed in the service agreement referred to in section 301.

      1. The Minister of Health must ensure that every funding agreement described in subsection (1) contains terms and conditions that—

      2. conform with the service agreement referred to in section 301; and
        1. provide for the Minister of Health to maintain and monitor performance standards, including ethical standards, specified in the agreement; and
          1. provide for the Minister of Health to provide the Corporation with all information contained in the service agreement that is relevant to the services the Corporation funds.

            Notes
            • Section 302(1): amended, on , by section 104 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (2022 No 30).
            • Section 302(2): amended, on , by section 104 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (2022 No 30).