Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01298:reg:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01298
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11
Character Range: 7322–8068

11  Persons without a medicare number who an approved supplier considers are entitled to pharmaceutical benefits
  An approved supplier must be satisfied of the following matters before being satisfied that a person is in the class mentioned in paragraph 7(d):
 (a) the person is an eligible person (but not a person treated as an eligible person under a reciprocal health agreement);
 (b) either:
 (i) there is no reason to believe that the person has a medicare card or document issued by the Chief Executive Medicare that shows a medicare number applicable to the person; or
 (ii) it is not reasonable to require the person to otherwise provide, or give the approved supplier permission to obtain, a medicare number applicable to the person.