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1960 is repealed.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 Health Act 1953;

  "authority prescription" means a prescription of a Pharmaceutical benefit for which Prior Approval under section 6 is required;

  "Chief Executive Medicare" has the meaning given by the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973;

  "claims rules" mean the rules, in force from time to time, made under subsections 98AC(4) and 99AAA(8) of the National Health Act 1953;

   "dependant", in relation to a concessional beneficiary, has the meaning given by Part VII of the National Health Act 1953;
  "hospital treatment" has the meaning given by section 121‑5 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007;

  "medication chart" has the meaning given by subsection 11B(6);

   "pharmaceutical item" has the meaning given in Part VII of the National Health Act 1953;

  "PBS prescriber" has the meaning given by subsection 84(1) of the National Health Act 1953;

  "PBS prescriber number" means the number given by the Chief Executive Medicare to a person who may prescribe a pharmaceutical benefit under the National Health Act 1953;

  "Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits" means all that writing in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for the part "Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits";

  Note: as at 1 September 2014 the part comprised pages 1077-1082.

  "residential care service" has the meaning given by the Aged Care Act 1997;

  "RPBS Explanatory Notes" means the document forming part of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that is the: RPBS Explanatory Notes – being the version of the document as it exists on the date for the document in Schedule 1;

    Note: as at 1 September 2014 the part comprised pages 1079-1082.

  2 Part 1 – Interpretation (Section 3)

  omit the definition "Approved Hospital Authority", substitute:

    "Approved Hospital Authority" has the meaning given by subsection 84(1) of the National Health Act 1953.

  omit the definition "Authority Prescription Form", substitute:

    "Authority Prescription Form" means a prescription in the form, if any, for an "authority prescription" under the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960;

  omit the definition "electronic prescription", substitute:

       "electronic prescription" means a prescription that is prepared and submitted:

         (a) in accordance with approved information technology requirements (if any), by means of an approved electronic communication; and
    (b) in accordance with the appropriate form under:

         (i) sub-subparagraph 19(1)(a)(iia)(B) (prescriptions other than medication chart prescriptions) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960; or

         (ii) subregulation 19AA(7) (medication chart prescriptions).of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960.

omit the definition "Explanatory Notes", substitute:

    "Explanatory Notes" means:

      (a) the document forming part of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that is: SECTION