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TairāwhitiImmunisationScreening services

COVID-19 vaccinations

Overview

Vaccination of people and whānau eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.

Your Pinnacle Services Contract applies to this service. By claiming for this service, you have indicated that you have read and agreed to the business rules set out here.  

This is NOT a clinical guideline. 

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Which practices can claim for this service?

Who is eligible for this service?

Who is excluded from the service?

Claiming guidelines

When delivering the COVID-19 vaccination, you must send the vaccination data into the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR). Pinnacle will automatically pay based on data in AIR. The price per dose for providing the COVID-19 immunisation service is as follows.

Price is GST inclusive.

Normal hours (and after hours from 1 December 2024):

$41.46 for each COVID-19 vaccination administered.

No additional fees can be charged to the person.

Does the patient have to pay?

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Co-response team (CRT) redirect

Taranaki | Under 18 | Over 18 | Over 65 | Screening services

This service is designed to support a co-response team where mental health clinicians, kaimahi Māori, Police and St John will work together when responding to mental health emergency calls.

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Community strength and balance (referral)

Tairāwhiti | Over 65 | Over 18 | Screening services

Presbyterian Support East Coast (PSEC) is the lead agency in the Tairāwhiti area. Enliven, the service arm of PSEC that aims to maximise the independence of older people has the role of administering the community group strength and balance programme.

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