Sexual health (under 25)

All Pinnacle practices in Tairāwhiti region can claim for this service. 

Pinnacle practices can accept self-referrals and provide the following services: 

• assessment, diagnosis and treatment of sexual transmitted infections (STI)
• sexual and reproductive health education and disease prevention advice 
• contraceptive advice and prescribing 
• cervical screening  
• contact tracing 
• referral to specialist sexual and reproductive health services, if required. 

Referrals may also come from various sources, including midwives, sexual health clinics, marae health clinics, and other sources. 

All young people under 25 years of age seeking contraceptive advice or clinical service are eligible, regardless of enrolment stats, i.e. the service is available to both casual and enrolled young people. 

The service is principally aimed at young men and women who are:  

• Māori or Pacific 
• in difficult circumstances 
• rurally isolated. 

The service can only be delivered by a GP/NP (or their locum) or practice nurse through a Pinnacle practice. 

People 25 years and older are not eligible for the service. 

Services that cannot be claimed under this service include: 

• services normally provided under the maternity services contract e.g. urine pregnancy testing (positive) 
• urine pregnancy testing (negative result only) 
• prescription charges 
• sexual abuse and assault services normally covered by ACC  
• women who are eligible to claim via the priority women cervical screening project, or the long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) programme. 

Each consultation is stand alone. A young person can access the service on multiple occasions. 

This price is inclusive of GST  

Sexual health consultation – GP or nurse:                                                                                                       $32.20 

Claims will only be paid on completion of the electronic form, provided by Pinnacle Midlands Health Network

All fields of the form must be completed.

You will be asked to select a consultation reason. Select from: 

• contraception 
• STI check 
• pregnancy check 
• cervical smear. 

Date of consultation, provider type (GP or nurse) and basic demographic information is also collected. 
 

No. No co-payment is allowed if claiming for the consult under this service. 

This service is funded from Pinnacle's flexible funding budget.