Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00083:reg:11a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11A (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 28826–31587

11A  Writing of prescriptions‑prescriptions other than medication chart prescriptions
 (1) An MPBS prescriber writes a prescription in accordance with this Scheme if the MPBS prescriber :
 (a) prepares the prescription:
 (i) in duplicate, by handwriting the prescription in ink on a prescription form:
 (A) that is as nearly as practicable 18 centimetres long by 12 centimetres wide; and
 (B) on which appears the name and address of the MPBS prescriber and, subject to subsection (4), the letters 'RPBS' or 'MPBS' or 'DVA'; and
 (C) on the original of which appear the words 'pharmacist/patient copy'; and
 (D) on the duplicate of which appear the words 'Medicare Australia/DVA copy'; or
 (ii) in duplicate, by means of a computer on a prescription form:
 (A) that is as nearly as practicable 18 centimetres long by 12 centimetres wide; and
 (B) on which appears the name and address of the MPBS prescriber and, subject to subsection (4), the letters 'RPBS' or 'MPBS' or 'DVA'; and
 (C) on the original of which appear the words 'pharmacist/patient copy'; and
 (D) on the duplicate of which appear the words 'Medicare Australia/DVA copy'; and
 (E) that is approved in writing for the purpose by the Secretary (as defined in the National Health Act 1953); or
 (iia) by means of a form:
 (A) on which appear the name and address of the MPBS prescriber and the letters 'RPBS' or 'MPBS' or 'DVA'; and
 (B) that is approved in writing by the Secretary (as defined in the National Health Act 1953) for the purpose of writing an electronic prescription; or
 (iii) by another method approved in writing by the Secretary (as defined in the National Health Act 1953); and
 (b) signs the prescription after it is prepared; and
 (c) for an authority prescription—writes on it that prior approval has been obtained (if the case); and (d)              specifies on the prescription the date on which the prescription is written; and
 (e) for a Authorised Midwife or Authorised Nurse Practitioner—states in the prescription the number allotted to his or her approval under section 16 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017; and
 (f) states in the prescription the name of the person for whom the Pharmaceutical benefit is prescribed and the address of that person; and
 (g) identifies in the prescription the Pharmaceutical benefit in accordance with subsection (1A); and
 (h) states in the prescription:
 (i) the quantity or number of units of the Pharmaceutical benefit to be supplied; and
 (ii) if the supply of the benefit is to be repeated—the number of times it is to be repeated; and
 (i) if the Pharmaceutical benefit to be supplied is not a ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefit (as defined in the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits)