Good morning Mark

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before 15 July 2016.

 

This calculation takes into account your request being received after
business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Kind regards

Louise

 

Louise Jago | Communications Co-ordinator

Ph: +64-4-498 3372 (internal extn 43372) | Fax: +64-4-473 1589 | Mob:
+64-027 407 1718
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO
Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

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Good afternoon Mark,

 

We are writing in response to your request under the Official Information
Act 1982 for the following information:

 

“Going back as many years as is practically possible, how much has your
organisation spent, for each year, subsidising acupuncture treatment for
staff members.

 

Are there any other “alternative” treatments that your organisation
subsidises for employees? If so, how much has been spent per year on each?
For this question, “alternative treatments” includes, but is not
restricted to, chiropractic, osteopathy and homeopathy. For a full list of
alternative medicine treatments, see
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fo...

 

KiwiRail is an ACC Accredited Employer, contracted to deliver injury
management services for work-related injury claims in accordance with the
Accident Compensation Act 2001.  KiwiRail elects to fully fund treatment
when recommended by a registered medical practitioner.  This means
employees are not required to pay a subsidy. 

 

The following tables outline the cost of acupuncture and other alternative
treatments (as defined in the website listed above) funded by KiwiRail
from 1 September 2010 to 31 March 2016.  System constraints mean it is not
possible to readily extract relevant information prior to September 2010. 

 

Acupuncture

Calendar Year Cost per year ($)
2010 (from 1 Sept 2010) 0.00
2011 1,317.68
2012 4,264.92
2013 1,568.68
2014 2,416.62
2015 1,142.74
2016 (to 31 March 2016) 1,144.59
Total $11,855.23

 

Osteopathy

Calendar Year Cost per year ($)
2010(from 1 Sept 2010) 624.15
2011 1,733.85
2012 1,292.46
2013 1,979.44
2014 1,101.96
2015 2,161.94
2016 (to 31 March 2016) 0.00
Total $8,893.80

 

Chiropractic services

Calendar Year Cost per year ($)
2010 (from 1 Sept 2010) 949.72
2011 621.25
2012 976.07
2013 3,308.32
2014 1,936.66
2015 1,444.98
2016 (to 31 March 2016) 212.82
Total $9,449.82

 

Under s28(3) of the Act, you have the right to seek an investigation and
review of this response by way of complaint to the Ombudsman.  Refer to
[2]www.ombudsman.govt.nz for more information.

 

Regards,

 

Jill Skinner (on behalf of Louise Jago)

 

Louise Jago | Communications Co-ordinator

Ph: +64-4-498 3372 (internal extn 43372) | Fax: +64-4-473 1589 | Mob:
+64-027 407 1718
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO
Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

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From: Louise Jago
Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016 9:09 a.m.
To: '[FOI #4151 email]'
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Acupuncture Treatment
Subsidies

 

Good morning Mark

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before 15 July 2016.

 

This calculation takes into account your request being received after
business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Kind regards

Louise

 

Louise Jago | Communications Co-ordinator

Ph: +64-4-498 3372 (internal extn 43372) | Fax: +64-4-473 1589 | Mob:
+64-027 407 1718
Level 4, Wellington Railway Station, Bunny Street, Wellington 6011 | PO
Box 593, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

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