Otago District Health Board

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.

Otago District Health Board
Location of the Otago DHB (green) in New Zealand
Merged intoSouthland District Health Board
SuccessorSouthern District Health Board
Formation1 January 2001 (2001-01-01)
FounderNew Zealand Government
Dissolved1 May 2010 (2010-05-01)
Legal statusExtinct
PurposeDHB
ServicesHealth and disability services
Parent organization
Ministry of Health

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.[1]

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.[2] The area can be adjusted through an Order in Council.[3]

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.[4]

Notes
  1. Rudman, Brian (13 February 2012). "Brian Rudman: Three health boards must marry and economise". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Schedule 1.
  3. Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Section 19.
  4. "District health boards". Ministry of Health. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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