Otago District Health Board

Otago District Health Board
	Location of the Otago DHB (green) in New Zealand
Merged into	Southland District Health Board
Successor	Southern District Health Board
Formation	1 January 2001
Founder	New Zealand Government
Dissolved	1 May 2010;11 years ago
Legal status	Extinct
Purpose	DHB
Services	Health and disability services
Parent organization	Ministry of Health

Last updated July 15, 2021

The Otago District Health Board (Otago DHB) was a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to an area covering most of Otago and Waitaki District in New Zealand.

History

The Otago District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.^[2]

In May 2010, the Otago DHB merged with the Southland District Health Board to form the combined Southern District Health Board.^[1]^[3]

Geographic area

The area covered by the Otago District Health Board is defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at 1 January 2001.^[4] The area can be adjusted through an Order in Council.^[5]

Governance

The initial board was fully appointed. Since the 2001 local elections, the board has been partially elected (seven members) and in addition, up to four members get appointed by the Minister of Health. The minister also appoints the chairperson and deputy-chair from the pool of eleven board members.^[6]

Notes

1 2 "New Southern DHB roles announced". Beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
↑ Rudman, Brian (13 February 2012). "Brian Rudman: Three health boards must marry and economise". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
↑ McKinnon, Malcolm (20 June 2012). "The first meeting of the Southern District Health Board, May 2010". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
↑ Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Schedule 1.
↑ Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Section 19.
↑ "District health boards". Ministry of Health. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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References

New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Parliamentary Counsel Office, 2000, retrieved 3 May 2020

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[Beehive_merger-1] 1 2 "New Southern DHB roles announced". Beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[2] Rudman, Brian (13 February 2012). "Brian Rudman: Three health boards must marry and economise". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[3] McKinnon, Malcolm (20 June 2012). "The first meeting of the Southern District Health Board, May 2010". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[FOOTNOTEPublic_Health_and_Disability_Act2000Schedule_1-4] Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Schedule 1.

[FOOTNOTEPublic_Health_and_Disability_Act2000Section_19-5] Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Section 19.

[6] "District health boards". Ministry of Health. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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