CB3 Manner of providing primary maternity services

digitally recorded records and any original records created by the maternity provider); and (b) access to the premises where primary maternity services are provided, other than a woman’s or baby’s home.

(3) The auditors may make copies of records at the premises or practice location, (or request that the maternity provider makes copies); however, the cost of materials may be recovered from the Ministry of Health. If, in the auditor’s opinion, it is not reasonably practicable to copy the records at the premises, the auditor may remove the relevant original records from the premises for the purposes of copying them and will return the original records to the maternity provider within 48 hours. The maternity provider may consent to copies of original records held by the Ministry of Health being either returned or destroyed at the conclusion of the audit.

(4) In addition to clause CB2(3), the auditors may access, print or take copies of any electronically stored records, for which the maternity provider must provide all reasonable assistance and provide all necessary authorisations to allow the auditor and/or IT service provider to access, print and copy any electronic record, including, but not limited to: (a) provide authority to the electronic software provider for the auditors to independently access the records; and (b) allow the cloning of any computer drive or access to internet data storage location where the records are stored.

(5) For the purposes of carrying out an audit, a maternity provider must allow the auditors to interview: (a) any practitioners providing primary maternity services; and (b) any women receiving primary maternity services.

(6) If the audit identifies an overpayment or evidence of full or partial service non-delivery under this notice or the previous notice, the Ministry of Health may obtain a full or partial repayment of the service fee, either directly or by using its right to set-off against any payments made by the Ministry of Health to the maternity provider in accordance with clause CC7.

(7) If any protocols have been agreed between the Ministry of Health and the New Zealand College of Midwives or the New Zealand Medical Association, the Ministry of Health will conduct audits of maternity providers in accordance with those protocols.

(8) The Ministry of Health’s right to audit under this clause continues after this notice ends but only to the extent that it is relevant to the period during which this notice was in force.

Defined in this notice: claim, maternity provider, practitioner, primary maternity services, records

CB3 Manner of providing primary maternity services

(1) A maternity provider must ensure that primary maternity services are provided: (a) in a safe, timely, equitable, and efficient manner to meet the assessed needs of the person who is eligible for primary maternity services; and