Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00083:reg:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 2/6)
Character Range: 9279–12365

a registered Friendly Society Dispensary; or
 (c) an Approved Hospital Authority; or
 (d) an Approved Medical Practitioner.
concessional beneficiary has the same meaning it has in section 84 of the National Health Act 1953, in force from time to time.
concessional beneficiary safety net has the same meaning it has in section 99F of the National Health Act 1953, in force from time to time.
concession card has the meaning given by subsection 84 (1) of the National Health Act 1953.
continued dispensing supply means the supply of Pharmaceutical benefits in the circumstances in paragraph 16A.
co‑payment, in respect of a pharmaceutical benefit, means that part of the price of a pharmaceutical benefit that is borne by the Eligible Person in relation to a Pharmaceutical benefit made available under the Scheme.
deferred supply authorisation means the situation described in section 53 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017.
Note:  generally a deferred supply authorisation occurs where a prescription contains a direction to supply more than 1 Pharmaceutical benefit and the Community Pharmacist to whom the prescription is presented, at the request of the person for whom the prescription is written, defers the supply of one or more of the Pharmaceutical benefits.
Department means the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
dependant, in relation to a concessional beneficiary, has the meaning given by Part VII of the National Health Act 1953.
dispensed price has the meaning it has in the RPBS.

       DRCA disability means an injury (within the meaning of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988):

           (a)  for which the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission has accepted liability to pay compensation under that Act; and

           (b)  for which the person with the injury is entitled to be provided with treatment under Part 3 of Chapter 6 of the Act.

            Note 1:  In the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 the definition of injury includes a disease (see section 5A of that Act).

            Note 2:  Section 280A of the Act provides eligibility for treatment of a person with an injury under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.
Drugs or Medicines means goods for therapeutic use as defined for human use by the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
electronic medication chart has the meaning given by subsection 11B(8).
electronic prescription means a prescription that is prepared and submitted:
 (a) in accordance with approved information technology requirements (if any), by means of an eligible electronic communication; and
              (b) in accordance with the appropriate form approved by the Secretary  under:
                (i) subparagraph 40(2)(c)(ii) (prescriptions other than medication chart prescriptions) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017; or
                (ii) subsection 41(5) (medication chart prescriptions) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical