MATERNITY BENEFITS
ARRANGEMENT WITH B.M.A. TERMS WRITTEN INTO SECURITY ACT [From Our Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, September 28. The arrangement made between the Government and the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association, which has enabled the < maternity benefits of the Social Security Act to be operative, is included in an amendment to this legislation introduced in the House to-day. Nearly three pages of the Bill are required for the provisions. • The first clause states that medical practitioners who attend, a maternity
case where the woman, is entitled to the benefit shall receive fees according to the official scale in full satisfaction of the claim. However, where any. medical practitioner renders services m respect to which fees are not fixed in. the official scale he will be entitled to recover them from the patient, and may also charge mileage fees for travelling distances for which payment la not made from the Social Security. Fund. \ A special provision is included which' will enable any woman entitled to receive the maternity benefit to declare that she does not wish to receive it. In this case the medical attendant is entitled to recover from the patient or other person liable for the fees. Medical practitioners are given full rights either to make a contract with the department or to withdraw from it. There are special provisions covering the services of obstetrical specialists. They must be recognised as having special skill in this sphere, possess recognised academic qualifications in obstetrics, or hold hospital or other public appointments affording special facilities for acquiring skill of this nature. The Minister of Health, before approving recognition as a specialist, will receive reports from the Director of Health and the council of the New Zealand branch of the B.M.A. Any recognised specialist may, in addition to tlia social security contract fees, charge a fee for his services, which can be recovered from the patient. ||
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Evening Star, Issue 23384, 29 September 1939, Page 3
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316MATERNITY BENEFITS Evening Star, Issue 23384, 29 September 1939, Page 3
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