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Medical evidence for patients from Tokelau, Niue and Cook Islands

If a client has arrived in New Zealand from these countries, they must provide a:

  • referral form from their home country advising they are under a Patient Referral Scheme or
  • letter from their medical practitioner or nurse practitioner (or equivalent in their country of origin), from their home country referring them to a secondary or tertiary Ministry of Health (NZ) services provider and confirmation from the provider of their appointment and treatment

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Emergency benefit: discretionary grant on ground of hardship section 63(1) & (5) Social Security Act 2018
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A medical practitioner is commonly referred to as a doctor. Medical practitioners are health practitioners who are registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand as practitioners of the profession of medicine and hold a current practising certificate.

All medical practitioners have a unique identifying number called a Health Practitioners Index number (HPI number).

Medical practitioners don't need to have completed their training in New Zealand but must be registered with the New Zealand ...

Nurse practitioners are health practitioners who are registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and hold a current annual practising certificate.

Nurse practitioners are expert or specialist nurses with advanced education, clinical training and experience. They have demonstrated clinical competence and have the legal authority to practice as independent healthcare providers.

All nurse practitioners have a unique identifying number called a Health Practitioners Index number (HPI number).

Some nurse practitioners have specialised ...