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a supply and receipt otherwise than under Part VII of the Act (other than for the purposes of Division 1A of that Part).  Normally, an approved supplier does not make a claim for payment for supply of a pharmaceutical benefit.  When this Special Arrangement applies, a CTG supplier may make a claim in accordance with section 14 of this Special Arrangement.

Special patient contribution

 (3A) Subsection (3B) applies where:
 (a) a CTG supplier that is an approved pharmacist or approved medical practitioner supplies a pharmaceutical benefit that is a listed brand of a pharmaceutical item in relation to which a determination under subsection 85B(3) of the Act is in force; and
 (b) the supplier is not entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth an amount equal to that special patient contribution under subsection 99(2AA) of the Act.

 (3B) In addition to any amount that may be charged for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit under this Special Arrangement in accordance with subsections (2) and (3), the approved pharmacist or approved medical practitioner may charge the person to whom the benefit is supplied an amount equal to the special patient contribution for the benefit.

 (3C) Subsection (3D) applies where:
 (a) a CTG supplier that is an approved hospital authority supplies a pharmaceutical benefit that is a listed brand of a pharmaceutical item in relation to which a determination under subsection 85B(3) of the Act is in force; and
 (b) the supply is not an early supply of a specified pharmaceutical benefit prescribed for a patient who is the holder of an entitlement card.

 (3D) In addition to any amount that may be charged for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit under this Special Arrangement in accordance with subsections (2) and (3), the approved hospital authority may charge the person to whom the benefit is supplied an amount equal to the special patient contribution for the pharmaceutical benefit if the supply had been made by an approved pharmacist.

 (3E) Nothing in this section prevents a CTG supplier that is an approved pharmacist or approved medical practitioner from charging an amount in accordance with subsection 87(4) of the Act.

The general patient safety net or concessional beneficiary safety net

 (4) For the purpose of calculating an amount for the general patient safety net or concessional beneficiary safety net (within the meaning of section 99F of the Act), and despite subsections (2) and (3):
 (a)  if the concessional beneficiary charge or the general patient reduced charge would otherwise have applied to the supply — the amount charged is taken to be the concessional beneficiary charge or the general patient reduced charge respectively (without any allowable discount); and
 (b) if the general patient charge would