Cervical Screening Programme-Priority People July2023

Cervical Screening Programme – Priority People

Key purpose/benefit

To provide cervical smear taking service for anyone who is are under screened or unscreened and priority people who are due for their cervical smear.

Components of the service:

1. An informed consent processes.

2. Completion of the cervical screening process

3. Interpreting results and taking appropriate action.

Mandatory criteria

Service delivery must comply with the following:

1. Guideline for Cervical Screening in New Zealand

2. National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) policies and standards. Both above documents are available on the National Screening Unit website.

Eligibility criteria

Māori, Pacific or CSC holders (CSC will not be listed on the Halcyon form but claims will be accepted for CSC holders who are not Maori or Pasifika when the box is ticked)

Or under screened (>5yrs since their last screen) or unscreened.

Claiming will continue to be completed via Halcyon.

Claiming process

All PMS’s

1. ClaimusingtheHalcyonform,instructionson“HowtoAccessHalcyon”fromallPractice.

2. Management Systems are under H in this PHO Guide.

3. Click on New Claim for Cervical Screening, under ‘Current Programmes’ or ‘Other Options ‘tab.

4. ThefollowingtabsaremandatorytocompletePatient,Provider,andClaimDetails.

Medtech, MyPractice and Profile practices

An invoice will automatically be created in your PMS and a claim will be electronically sent to the PHO on completion of the Halcyon form.

Payment

$50.00 including GST per person, to be paid monthly in arrears following receipt of a claim.

You will need to update this price amount in your PMS to reflect this new price amount as the pricing amount will remain the same in Halcyon.

$29.63 will still generate in Karo (price increase still to be completed in Halcyon)

Please Note: No patient co-payment is to be charged.

Contact Details: Service Claims and Claim Queries can be sent directly to: PracticeClaims@wboppho.org.nz

For all other queries regarding Programme guidance and support, contact your General Practice Liaison directly, or the Network Support Team at: NSAdmin@wboppho.org.nz