Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01066:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01066
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 3426–6319

5  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Chief Executive Medicare;
(b) Veterans' Affairs Department.
 (1) In this instrument:
Act means the National Health Act 1953.
actual contribution means the actual amount a patient pays for each prescription, including a special patient contribution.
Note: This amount does not include any charge for delivery, or for supply of a pharmaceutical benefit outside normal trading hours.
allowable discount has the meaning given by subsection 87(2AAAA) of the Act.
Note: The allowable discount may be greater than $1.00 in the limited cases where subsection 92A(2) of the Act applies to the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit by a friendly society, or by a friendly society body, to an eligible member.
approved private hospital means a private hospital that has an approved hospital authority.
approved public hospital means a public hospital that has an approved hospital authority.
A section means:
 (a) in respect of a prescription that is an authority prescription, a repeat authorisation, a deferred supply authorisation or a prescriber bag supply form—the section of the form on which the prescription is written that is provided for the purpose of recording the information required by the provision of this instrument in which the expression occurs; or
 (b) in respect of any other prescription—the section of the stamp format marked "A" on the prescription.
authority prescription has the meaning given by subsection 5(1) of the Regulations.
claim means information given, and procedures followed by, an approved supplier to make a claim for payment under section 99AAA of the Act for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit.
Claims Transmission System has the meaning given by subsection 99AAA(1) of the Act.
Note: See the procedures in section 8 of this instrument.
continued dispensing means a supply of a pharmaceutical benefit by an approved pharmacist without a prescription in accordance with subsection 89A(1) of the Act and the Regulations.
Note: See also the legislative instruments in force under subsection 89A(3) of the Act and Part 5 of the Regulations.
contribution discount for a supply of a pharmaceutical benefit (other than an early supply of a specified pharmaceutical benefit) means:
 (a) if the supply is not eligible for increased discounting—the amount of the allowable discount for the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (b) if the supply is eligible for increased discounting—the amount worked out by reducing the general patient charge amount by the amount charged for the supply under paragraph 87(2)(e) of the Act.
deferred supply authorisation means a deferred supply authorisation prepared under section 53 of the Regulations on the basis of which a pharmaceutical benefit was supplied.
early supply of a specified pharmaceutical