Welcome to the Antenatal Immunisation Support Hub for LMC Midwives

Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora has partnered with MMPO and is excited to enable self-employed Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) midwives, to receive funding to support them to offer antenatal immunisations.

Through this new initiative, self-employed LMC midwives that are eligible to claim under the Notice (Section 94) will be eligible to claim or apply for the following funding from 1 July 2025:

  • One-off $250.00 + GST training incentive payment upon completion of the IMAC Maternal Immunisation Essentials e-learning course, and
  • Vaccine payments for the administration of antenatal immunisation events (Tdap, Influenza and Covid-19), and
  • Cold-chain equipment funding, available on a case-by-case basis to support safe vaccine storage and delivery in your practice and locality.

It is important to note that while MMPO administers the claims and payment process, how and where a midwife accesses, manages and administers vaccines is guided at a regional and local level. This involves LMC midwives working with the Immunisation Coordinators, Immunisation Prevention Leads, and Regional cold chain advisors to obtain vaccine stock, establish safe vaccine storage, and maintain accreditation for immunisation delivery.

Get Started

To begin, please register your interest and access personalised support by completing our quick online form:

Register Now

Once you register, MMPO will guide you through each step to ensure you're set up correctly and ready to procure and administer antenatal vaccinations, record the vaccination events in the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) and receive timely payments.

What Funding Can I Access?

From 1 July 2025, entitled LMC midwives can claim:

Vaccination Event Payments

For administering funded antenatal vaccines:

  • Tdap: $46.00 + GST
  • Influenza: $37.50 + GST
  • Covid-19: $37.50 + GST
  • Co-administration: $20.52 + GST (per additional vaccine)
    • If more than one vaccine is delivered, payment for the lower administration amount applicable and the co-administration fee(s) will apply. These rates are consistent with those for General Practice.

Training Incentive Payment

Cold-Chain Equipment Funding

Available on a case-by-case basis to help you safely store and deliver vaccines if you don't have access to one through a shared or mobile model. Each application will be assessed and approved on a prioritised basis.

Please contact [email protected] or phone 03 377 2485 option 3 for more details.

What Are the Steps?

Here’s how MMPO will support you:

  1. Register your interest and access personalised support by completing our quick online form by clicking here. Free and available to all eligible LMC midwives.
  2. Register and complete the IMAC Maternal Immunisation Essentials e-learning course.
  3. Send your IMAC certificate of completion to [email protected] so that you can claim the one-off training incentive payment of $250.00 + GST. For a guide on how to download your IMAC Learning Certificate - please click here.
  4. Familiarise yourself with your local immunisation prevention lead (details available in the Immunisation Onboarding Guide for New Providers – please click here)
  5. Check eligibility for cold-chain equipment funding (or access shared storage) – contact the MMPO for details to check eligibility and apply for cold-chain funding.
  6. Set up your Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) account using our step-by-step guide - please click here.
  7. Access to a supply and delivery system for vaccine procurement with key suppliers under the MMPO umbrella - we will help and support you through this process.
  8. Record vaccination events in AIR.
  9. Receive payments automatically – MMPO manages all of the administration and you'll receive a detailed buyer created tax invoice to meet your taxation requirements.

Helpful Resources

We’ve provided downloadable resources to guide you through every step.

Onboarding and FAQs

  • To download the Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora Immunisation Onboarding Guide for New Providers – please click here.
  • For a comprehensive list of FAQs – please click here.
  • For a Facility Set Up Form to set up your account with the Health NZ Inventory Portal (to enable online ordering of Tdap and Covid-19 vaccinations) – please click here. Please email a copy of this to [email protected] - we will forward this onto your Health NZ regional approver for processing.

Cold chain equipment

  • For cold-chain equipment set up guidance for LMC midwives – please click here.
  • For a cold-chain site set up checklist - please click here.

Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR) - Signing up, accessing a new facility and recording vaccination events

  • For a guide on how to Sign up with AIR – please click here.
  • For a guide on how to Change your role or for accessing a new facility - please click here. You will be prompted to login to AIR to view this how to guide. Alternatively, for a PDF version of this document - please click here.
  • For a guide on how to Record a vaccination event in AIR – please click here. You will be prompted to login to AIR to view this how to guide.
  • If you are unable to access AIR and need to record a vaccination event, you are able to to use the following forms - PDF or editable PDF. The information on these forms must be entered in the AIR as soon as possible. Once entered, please use a secure document destruction process.

Need Help?

We’re here for you!

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03 377 2485 option 3