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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Miscellaneous provisions - Public health acute services

303: Restriction on purchase by Corporation of public health acute services

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"ACC can't make deals about public hospital emergency care"

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is not allowed to make any agreements with Health New Zealand or other healthcare providers about public health acute services. This means ACC can't make deals about paying for or providing these services, which they are responsible for under the law. ACC also can't make agreements about anything else related to these services. This rule is in place to make sure there's no confusion about what ACC can and can't do.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Public health acute services

303Restriction on purchase by Corporation of public health acute services

  1. The Corporation must not make any kind of agreement with Health New Zealand or other provider about—

  2. any public health acute services that the Corporation is liable to provide under this Act, whether for the payment for or provision of those services; or
    1. any other matter concerning those services.

      1. This section applies to avoid doubt.

      Notes
      • Section 303(1): amended, on , by section 43 of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).
      • Section 303(1): amended, on , by section 104 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (2022 No 30).