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Australian Government

Veterans' Affairs (Extending Medication Chart Prescribing to Hospitals and Other Measures) Amendment Instrument 2015

Instrument 2015 No. R1/MRCC1

I, Michael Ronaldson, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, under subsection 91(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 and subsection 286(3) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 approve, as the case requires:

   (a) the variation by the Repatriation Commission of the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Schedule 1; and
   (b) the variation by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission of the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Schedule 2.

Dated this 26th  day of  March              2015

Michael Ronaldson…………………….............................................

MICHAEL RONALDSON

The Repatriation Commission (RC), under subsection 91(2) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, makes the variation to the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Instrument 2013 No. R43) in Schedule 1.

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (MRCC), under paragraph 286(1)(c) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, makes the variation to the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Instrument 2013 No. MRCC 44) in Schedule 2.

Dated this 4th  day of March  2015

The Seals of the                                                              )
Repatriation Commission and                                        ) SEAL
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission) SEAL
were affixed hereto in the                                                )
presence of:                                                                      )

Simon Lewis                Major General Craig Orme                  Major General Mark Kelly
 SIMON LEWIS             MAJOR GENERAL CRAIG ORME              Major General Mark Kelly
                                                                                                                                                 AO DSC
RC PRESIDENT                RC DEPUTY COMMISSIONER                             RC COMMISSIONER
MRCC CHAIR                            MRCC MEMBER                                                MRCC MEMBER

MEMBER
Rear Admiral Robyn Walker.....................................................................Jennifer Taylor
REAR ADMIRAL ROBYN WALKER   JENNIFER TAYLOR
                       AM RN

                 MRCC MEMBER                                                                          MRCC MEMBER

Name

 1 This instrument is the Veterans' Affairs (Extending Medication Chart Prescribing to Hospitals and Other Measures) Instrument 2015.

Commencement

  2 This instrument commences on 1 April 2015.

  Transitional

  3 The variations made by this instrument in relation to medication chart prescribing apply in relation to a prescription written on or after the commencement of the instrument.

  Application

  4 Subject to section 5, the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, as varied by this instrument, apply in relation to the writing of a medication chart prescription for a Pharmaceutical benefit for a person receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital only if:

       (a) an instrument under subregulation 58(3) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 is in force at the time the prescription is written; and
(b) the approved hospital is specified in the instrument.

  5 This section and section 4 are revoked when Division 4 of Part 8 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 is repealed.

  Schedule 1

Variations to the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

  1 Part 1 – Interpretation (Section 3)

    insert:

  "approved hospital" means a hospital in respect of which the hospital authority is approved under section 94 of the National