POAC funding of LARC
Auckland | Waitemata | Counties Manukau
Update: From 1 October all funded LARC activity across the Auckland Region is claimable under POAC. For more information, email claims@poac.co.nz
LARC (Long Acting Reversible Contraception) Funding
LARC funding and eligibility are provided under an agreed national criteria and funding framework. The funding criteria and fee schedule below apply across the Auckland Region.
Priority Population Eligibility Criteria
Eligible service users are women and non-binary individuals who are domiciled or enrolled in a general practice within the relevant district boundary and meet one or more of the following:
Live in quintile 4 or 5 areas**
Hold a Community Services Card (CSC)
Currently or previously engaged with Secondary Mental Health & Addiction Services and/or Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS)
Have had a medical or surgical termination of pregnancy within the previous six months
Are at risk of poor health outcomes
Or, have birthed in a Counties Manukau facility in the last 12 weeks (and eligible for NZ public funded healthcare)
**Includes Māori and Pacific eligible individuals living in any quintile.
Services Covered
POAC supports community provision of:
LARC consultation (where clinically required)
Jadelle insertion and removal
IUCD insertion and removal
Removal and replacement procedures
Unsuccessful insertion or removal requiring referral
String checks and shortening
No patient co-payment is to be charged for the above services
Counties Manukau Postnatal Referral Only (≤12 Weeks)
This referral pathway is only for women who have birthed in Counties Manukau and are within 12 weeks postnatal.
This pathway supports access to POAC-funded LARC only where PHO claiming is not available or the patient is not eligible under PHO funding.
LARC Metro Auckland Providers
Training and Provider Queries
Auckland / Waitematā
Pooja.Prasad@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Counties Manukau
nor-womenshealthpc@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Claiming Queries
Contact POAC:
Email: claims@poac.co.nz
Phone: (09) 535 7218 option 2