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16  Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits — Procedure by Community Pharmacists
  Subject to paragraph 16AAA (special arrangements) and paragraph 16A (continued dispensing), a Community Pharmacist is required to supply a Pharmaceutical benefit only upon the surrender of:
 (a) a valid Standard Prescription Form; or
 (b) a valid Authority Prescription Form; or
 (c) a valid repeat authorisation form presented with a duplicate prescription in accordance with the requirements under the PBS; or
 (d) a valid medication chart prescription;
Note: The Commonwealth introduced medication chart prescribing (MCP) in stages.  Firstly there was a trial of MCP in certain residential care services and then it was adopted for residential care services.  Secondly, on 1 April 2015, a trial of MCP at certain hospitals commenced.  The intention in the RPBS is to ensure MCP under the RPBS can only occur for patients in residential care services or hospitals where it could occur in respect of those patients under the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017.
  provided that such documents are in accordance with State or Territory law and this Scheme and the Explanatory Notes, and with any requirements which the Department or the Commission, from time to time, notifies.