Sector Services

Claims, Provider Payments & Entitlements

Notifiable Diseases

FAQs
What is the Notifiable Diseases Service Payment?
A payment received by a Doctor when notifying a Health Protection Support Officer regarding certain diseases.

How much can I claim?
The payable amount is $0.55 per notification.

What can I use the service payment for?
In most circumstance the doctor is unaware that they will receive payment for the notification, therefore they may contact Sector Services regarding the $0.55 (or multiples) lodged in their account.

What can I use the service payment for?
hat information is required on these invoices?
Each invoice will give the name and address of a doctor, the number of payable notifications and must be signed by the Health Protection Support Officer. The invoices arrive without a summary form or a Payee number.

Where do I send my claim?
Health Protection Support Officers sends these invoices to:

Notifiable Diseases Service Payments
Sector Services
PO Box 1043
Wellington 6140

How do I contact Sector Services?
For further information, please call the Sector Services Contact Centre on:
0800 458 448
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm,
Except Wednesday when the Contact Centre’s hours are 9:30am – 5:00pm

Links

Notifiable Diseases
www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/wpg_index/About-notifiable+diseases

Please note: you should not rely solely on the answers provided here; the contracts applicable to each provider and all relevant legislation must be consulted to determine the full rights & liabilities applicable to any service provider or funder.