Thanks Dianne for sending this on after making your enquiries. Twice I have replied to this ozmid list to give further details and both times it hasn't made it to the list - very frustrating! It is very important though, that we respond to this so they (ACMI) know how many of us would be interested in this insurance.
Cheers, Joanne. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of diane Sent: Tuesday, 22 August 2006 8:25 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Insurance for midwives Thanks Barb, Is there any move toward credentialling in Queensland? I am moving there in November but would have credentialled here in NSW if I had, had the time before I go. Cheers Di ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr Barbara Vernon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 5:35 PM Subject: FW: [ozmidwifery] Insurance for midwives > Dear Dianne and all, > > > > I'm sorry if the information I have provided is not clear. Happy to > provide > more information to anyone interested if you want to email me directly. > We > have posted some information about the Contracting Advantage Service on > our > website today. Under What's News on the home page. www.acmi.org.au > <http://www.acmi.org.au/> > > > > The reference below to all areas of practice refers to antenatal, > intrapartum and postnatal care. The reference to 'in all settings' refers > to hospitals, the rooms of GPs or specialists, and the community > (including > homebirth). > > > > As this company, Contracting Advantage, offers business support services > to > a host of contractors, it operates on a commission basis, whereby it > provides insurances (Professional indemnity, workers compensation and > public > liability, if midwives want all of these) as well as taking up BAS > reporting > requirements to the tax office. So instead of having to do quarterly BAS > statements, contractors using this service have 20% flat tax deducted from > the fee for each service they provide and paid by Contracting Advantage to > the tax office on their behalf. These services are provided for a > commission of 5%. > > > > The attractive thing about this service is that it will provide midwives > with the flexibility to embark on a small private practice around the > commitments they might have in an employed position with minimum costs. > For > example, a midwife working in a hospital, might wish to drop back to a 0.8 > load, and pick up some private postnatal care, following women discharged > from hospital by providing private care to them in their homes. Or a > midwife might wish to offer private antenatal classes around her employed > responsibilities to a hospital or health service. > > > > Re the impending Medicare item number that the federal government proposes > to introduce for women in rural and remote areas, midwives wishing to > offer > women antenatal care could sign up with Contracting Advantage, obtain > professional indemnity and then 'consult' GP practices in their district > on > a contracting basis instead of having to be employed. Thus a rural > midwife > might have 3 or 4 GP practices she visits at agreed times and days to > provide the antenatal care to the GP's clients. The GP would claim these > services on Medicare and pay the midwife a fee for her service. This > model > creates the potential for midwives to retain greater professional autonomy > and responsibility in providing such care, and is expressly provided for > in > the description for the new antenatal item number. > > > > Anyone wanting more information about the Contracting Advantage service is > welcome to phone me at the College, or send me an email. > > > > Kind regards, Barb > > Dr Barbara Vernon > Executive Officer > Australian College of Midwives > 1/97 Northbourne Ave, TURNER ACT > Ph +61 2 6230 7333 > Mob 0438 855 529 > > From: diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 21 August 2006 2:20:05 PM > > To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Insurance for midwives > > Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > > > > I emailed ACMI and got this response. Still not sure vwhat it means and > will > ask them to clarify, especially "all areas of practice in all settings" > > Cheers, > > Di > > > > Your interest in this insurance option is welcome. I have added your name > to the list of interested midwives. We need 200 midwives before CA will > purchase the indemnity. It will cover all areas of practice in all > settings > for between $10-$20m I'm advised. You don't need to have a business name > or > even an ABN to sign on with them. There's no cost for signing on to their > books, and you only pay them anything as you work and use the PI cover. > > Once we have 200 we'll forward them to CA who will approach people > directly. > If you'd like them, the direct details for the CA are below: > > Anne O'Connor > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.contractingadvantage.com > > 0416 728 886 > > Dr Barbara Vernon > Executive Officer > Australian College of Midwives > 1/97 Northbourne Ave, TURNER ACT > Ph +61 2 6230 7333 > Mob 0438 855 529 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tania Smallwood > > To: <mailto:ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> > ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:35 AM > > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Insurance for midwives > > > > Hi Joanne, > > > > Where exactly are we meant to be looking on the ACMI website for this > information? I've searched, and can't put a finger on it... > > > > Tania > > > > > > > _____ > > > From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joanne and > Steve > Fisher > Sent: Friday, 18 August 2006 5:27 PM > To: Ozmidwifery > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Insurance for midwives > > > > Hi all, > > If you are interested in the Insurance situation being proposed by Barb > Vernon (ACMI) - see their website for further info on this possible > proposal, for midwives providing any antenatal care, classes, birth or > postnatal care in an independent fashion. You need to pass on your name > to > her and indicate your interest. Saying you are interested does not lock > you > in to anything and just means that your name and email will potentially be > included in the list that Barb Vernon is trying to gather. > > There are not enough midwives Australia wide who have indicated their > interest yet. There may have been other emails but they clearly need to > state whether they wish to be placed on the list as registering interest. > > Please consider this as we do need at least 200 midwives to go ahead. If > you are on the list and do not practice independently for some time it > will > not cost anything until you are practicing. > > Thanks everyone. > > Cheers, Joanne. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.2/422 - Release Date: 17/08/2006 > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.3/423 - Release Date: 18/08/2006 > > > > > > > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
