NZ GVT has issued a regulatory impact assessment Impact summary: proposals for updates to ACC regulations dealing with treatment payments, dated Jun. 25, 2020.
The assessment provides an analysis of the proposed updates to the Accident compensation (liability to pay or contribute to cost of treatment) regulations 2003.
Plus, to the Accident compensation (entitlements for hearing loss) regulations 2010.
These prescribe contributions made by for consultations, treatments and imaging and fitting services, provided by prescribed health professionals to ACC claimants.
Proposed Updates
A general increase of 2.05% for treatment providers and 1.72% for radiologists and providers of hyperbaric oxygen treatment, to cover the two year review period.
To remove provisions that require funding deductions for dental treatment, where a claimant has received previous treatment on the same tooth for non-accident purpose.
To separate specified treatment providers in the regulations to provide separate payment rates for acupuncturists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, etc.
Namely, increases costs that the Accident Compensation Corporation is liable to pay under the principal regulations for the treatments that those regulations relate to.
In addition, these regs introduce a combined rate for nurse practitioners, and nurses.
They increase the costs that the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is liable to pay under the principal regulations for the treatments that those regulations relate to.
In addition, NZ GVT published an explanatory note with respect to these amendments.
Determined that option 4 - calculating bespoke increases using multi-employer collective agreements - best met policy objectives, delivers marginally higher benefits.
They increased the costs ACC is liable to pay for entitlements under hearing loss regs.
Regulators
NZ GVT
Entity Types
Ins
Reference
OG 2024/36, 2024/37, 4/4/2024; Reg 2024/36, 2024/37, 4/2/2024; Reg 2023/23, 3/2/2023; Rp 3/18/2021; Citation: Accident compensation act 2001; Accident compensation (liability to pay or contribute to cost of treatment) regulations 2003; Accident compensation (apportioning entitlements for hearing loss) regulations 2010; Accident compensation (liability to pay or contribute to cost of treatment) amendment regulations 2023; Accident compensation (liability to pay or contribute to cost of treatment) amendment regulations 2024; Accident compensation (apportioning entitlements for hearing loss) amendment regulations 2024;
