Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00376:reg:45b:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00376
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 45B (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 40235–41677

of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that is the Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits, being the version of the document as it exists on the date for the document in Schedule 1;

    omit the definition "streamlined authority code".

  omit the definition "supply certification form", substitute:

    "supply certification form" means the form of that name in the claims rules.

omit the definition "RPBS prescriber", substitute:

"MPBS prescriber" means an Approved Medical Practitioner, an Authorised Midwife or an Authorised Nurse Practitioner.

  3 Part 1 – Interpretation (Section 4)

     substitute:

  4. Where it is provided for the Department or the Commission to notify of certain matters under the Scheme, the inclusion of the matter in the RPBS Explanatory Notes and publication of the RPBS Explanatory Notes (as part of the publication of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme which includes the RPBS Explanatory Notes) shall be taken to constitute such notification.

  4 Heading before section 11B

  omit.

    5 Section 11B

    substitute:

    11AA  Writing prescriptions-general

  A prescription for the supply of a Pharmaceutical benefit must be written in accordance with;
 (a) section 11A (prescriptions other than medication chart prescriptions); or
 (b) section 11B (medication chart prescriptions).
  Note: other provisions of the Scheme may also contain requirements for writing of prescriptions.