Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:84e
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 84E
Character Range: 121593–124280

84E  Issue of pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card
 (1) Where:
 (a) a person applies, either personally or through the person's agent, to the Secretary for a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and
 (b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person is eligible to be issued with a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card in respect of that period;
the Secretary shall issue a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card to the person in respect of that period.
 (2) Where:
 (a) a person applies, either personally or through the person's agent, to an approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority for a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and
 (b) the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority is satisfied that the person is eligible to be issued with a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card in respect of that period;
the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority may issue a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card to the person in respect of that period.
 (3) An application under subsection (1) or (2) shall:
 (a) be in accordance with the form approved by the Secretary;
 (b) contain such particulars, and be accompanied by such documents, as are prescribed; and
 (c) be signed by the person making the application or by the person's agent.
 (4) Where an application is made to a person for the issue of an entitlement card, the person to whom the application is made shall, in determining whether to issue an entitlement card, have regard to:
 (a) the matters contained in the application;
 (b) any record form or other document that accompanies the application; and
 (c) such other matters as the person considers relevant.
 (5) Where:
 (a) a person applies, either personally or through the person's agent, to an approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority for a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card in respect of a relevant entitlement period; and
 (b) the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority issues a pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card to the person in respect of that period;
the pharmacist, medical practitioner or authority shall submit the application, and all relevant documents that accompanied or supported the application, to the Secretary by lodging them at a prescribed office within one month (or such longer period as is prescribed) after the day on which the entitlement card is issued.
 (7) In subsection (5), relevant document means a document accompanying an application under subsection (1) or (2).