Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00376:reg:11a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00376
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11A (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 12222–15342

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) Regulations 1960)—indicates in the prescription the manner in which the Pharmaceutical benefit is to be administered.

 (2) A prescription written in accordance with this section must not provide for the supply of a Pharmaceutical benefit to:
 (a) a person if the RPBS prescriber has written, on the same day, another prescription for the supply of the same or an equivalent Pharmaceutical benefit to the person; or
 (b) more than 1 person.

 (3) For subparagraphs (1)(a)(ii), (iia) and (iii), a prescription must not be prepared 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 National Health Act 1953, that only the brand of Pharmaceutical benefit specified in the prescription is to be supplied.

    11B Writing prescriptions — medication chart prescriptions

     Writing prescription by completing section of medication chart

       (1) An RPBS 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 RPBS prescriber completes a section of a medication chart for the person in relation to the Pharmaceutical benefit in accordance with

               (i) subsection (3) and

                 (ii) if the prescription would be an authority prescription – subsection (4).

 (2) A reference in the Scheme to a prescription, or a medication chart prescription, includes a reference to the completed section of the chart by which a medication chart prescription was written.

 Completing section of medication chart—general

(3)  An RPBS 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 RPBS prescriber writes in the section of the chart:

           (i) particulars sufficient to identify the  Pharmaceutical benefit; 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 'RPBS' or 'DVA'; and

 (b) the chart contains the following information:

            (i) the RPBS prescriber's full name, address and PBS prescriber number (if a PBS prescriber);

          (ii) the patient's full name;

          (iii) the patient's medicare number;

           (iv) the number of any entitlement card or concession card held by the patient;

           (v) if the patient is a concessional beneficiary or the dependant of