Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00988:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00988
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 9717–12450

5  Interpretation
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Chief Executive Medicare;
(b) public hospital;
(c) public hospital authority.
 (1) In this instrument:
Act means the National Health Act 1953.
additional patient charge means the further additional patient charge referred to in clause 6.2.1(c) of the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement, as in force on 1 July 2024.
Note: The charge is based on a formula that takes into account whichever of the general patient charge, general patient reduced charge or concessional beneficiary charge is applicable to a supply under Part VII of the Act.
applicable amount has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
approved hospital means a hospital in respect of which the hospital authority is approved under section 94 of the Act.
approved hospital authority has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
approved information technology requirements means information technology requirements of a kind approved by the Secretary under section 12 for the purposes of the provision in which the expression is used.
approved medical practitioner has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
approved pharmacist has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
approved supplier has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
authorised midwife has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
authorised nurse practitioner has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
authorised optometrist has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
authority approval number, for an authority prescription, means the number allotted to the prescription when the prescription is authorised by the Minister or the Chief Executive Medicare.
authority prescription means a prescription that prescribes a pharmaceutical benefit and that:
 (a) has been written in accordance with an authorisation under section 30; or
 (b) has been authorised in accordance with authority required procedures that:
 (i) are part of the circumstances determined by the Minister under paragraph 85(7)(b) of the Act for the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (ii) are part of the conditions determined by the Minister under subsection 85A(2A) of the Act for the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (c) if neither paragraph (a) or (b) applies—has been authorised as part of the circumstances determined for the pharmaceutical benefit under subsection 85B(4) of the Act.
brand, of a pharmaceutical item, has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
Commonwealth price has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
concessional beneficiary has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
concession card has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
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