Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00988:reg:41:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00988
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 41 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 61731–64618

41  Writing prescriptions—medication chart prescriptions

Writing prescription by completing section of medication chart
 (1) A PBS prescriber writes a prescription (a medication chart prescription) for a pharmaceutical benefit in accordance with this section if:
 (a) the person for whom the pharmaceutical benefit is prescribed is receiving treatment in or at:
 (i) a residential care service at which the person is receiving residential care; or
 (ii) an approved hospital; and
 (b) the PBS prescriber completes a section of a medication chart for the person in relation to the pharmaceutical benefit in accordance with:
 (i) subsection (2); and
 (ii) if the prescription would be covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of authority prescription—subsection (3); and
 (c) if the prescription is an electronic prescription—the electronic prescription is written in an electronic medication chart using an electronic medication chart system.
Note: For subparagraph (b)(ii), an authority prescription covered by paragraph (c) of the definition does not require an authority approval number to be a valid prescription, but an authority approval number may be needed for the special patient contribution to be payable by the Commonwealth under section 85B of the Act.

Completing section of medication chart—general
 (2) A PBS prescriber completes a section of a medication chart in accordance with this subsection for a person (the patient) in relation to a pharmaceutical benefit if:
 (a) the PBS prescriber writes in the section of the chart:
 (i) particulars to identify the pharmaceutical benefit in accordance with subsection (2A); and
 (ii) the date on which the pharmaceutical benefit is prescribed; and
 (iii) the pharmaceutical benefit's dose, frequency of administration and route of administration; and
 (iv) the letters "PBS" or "RPBS"; and
 (b) the chart contains the following information:
 (i) the PBS prescriber's given name, surname, address and PBS prescriber number;
 (ii) the patient's full name;
 (iii) the name of the residential care service or approved hospital in or at which the patient is receiving treatment;
 (iv) if the patient is receiving treatment in or at a residential care service—the Residential Aged Care Service ID for the residential care service;
 (v) if the patient is receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital—the patient's address; and
 (c) the PBS prescriber writes his or her signature:
 (i) in the section of the chart; and
 (ii) except in the case of an electronic prescription—on the cover page of the chart; and
 (d) the section of the chart does not provide for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit to more than one person; and
 (e) the section of the chart is not completed using a computer program that operates, or may operate, to indicate on a prescription by default, for the purpose of subsection 103(2A) of the