Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:86b:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 86B (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 156851–159647

a number:
 (i) endorse the prescription with the medicare number so provided or included as a number applicable to the person; or
 (ii) insert the number so provided or included in the CTS claim relating to that prescription; and
 (c) if the approved supplier has also been provided with, or has, in the approved supplier's records, the expiry date in relation to the medicare number ultimately supplied to the Chief Executive Medicare—confirm that the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit authorised by the prescription is not being sought after the expiry date.

Approved supplier's powers in respect of prescription (other than communicated prescription) covering person included in class determined under subsection 86E(1)
 (4) If:
 (a) the prescription for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit that is presented to the approved supplier does not contain a medicare number as a number applicable to the person to whom the prescription relates; and
 (b) despite a request under subsection (1), a medicare number is not provided to the approved supplier as such a number; and
 (c) a medicare number is not retained in the approved supplier's records in accordance with section 86D as such a number; and
 (d) the approved supplier is satisfied that the person to whom the prescription relates is included within a class of persons identified by the Minister under subsection 86E(1);
the approved supplier may:
 (e) endorse on the prescription the special number applicable to the person as a member of that class; or
 (f) insert that number in the CTS claim relating to that prescription.

Approved supplier's powers in respect of written version of communicated prescription not containing medicare number
 (5) If:
 (a) a prescription for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit is not presented to an approved supplier as described in subsection (1) but is communicated to the approved supplier in circumstances set out in regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 89(a); and
 (b) the approved supplier later receives a written version of the prescription that does not contain a medicare number as a number applicable to the person to whom the prescription relates;
the approved supplier may, after the written version of the prescription is received, endorse on the written version, or insert in the CTS claim relating to the prescription:
 (c) if a medicare number is already retained in the approved supplier's records in accordance with section 86D as a number applicable to the person to whom the prescription relates—that medicare number; or
 (d) if a medicare number is not so retained as a number applicable to the person to whom the prescription relates—the special number applicable to the person under subsection 86E(1) as a person in respect of whom a prescription has been so