Primary Health Care

CBF User Guide

Version 3.8 published April 2004, updated January 2005

The purpose of this User Information Guide is to provide potential users of the Capitation Based Funding (CBF) system recently developed by the Ministry of Health with the information necessary to understand what the CBF system is, how it will operate, and what changes and/or impacts can be expected should they choose to use the system in future.

The guide is principally intended for District Health Boards (DHBs) and groups or organisations interested in becoming Primary Health Organisations (PHOs).

The contents of this guide include:

• An overview of the CBF system and its place and functions in both the new primary health care environment and the overall CBF process
• Identification of CBF stakeholders and the impacts of CBF on them
• Descriptions of key CBF business and processing rules
• The minimum requirements necessary for any PHO to participate in the CBF process.

Please note this document is currently under a review due for completion by June 1 2007. In the meantime if you have any queries about the contents of the document please direct them to cbf_admin@moh.govt.nz

CBF User Guide (Word, 371 KB)
CBF User Guide (PDF, 126 KB)


Page last updated: January 2007