Commonwealth price (Pharmaceutical benefits supplied by approved pharmacists) Amendment Determination 2017 (PB 51 of 2017) (Cth)

PB 51 of 2017

Commonwealth price (Pharmaceutical benefits supplied by approved pharmacists) Amendment Determination 2017

National Health Act 1953

We, the members of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal, make this Determination under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 20 June 2017                   

JONATHAN HAMBERGER
Chairperson

ANTHONY HARRIS
Member

JEREMY SAMMUT
Member

HARRY ZAFER
Member

ANDREW BLYTH
Member

1.             Name of Determination

(1)   This Determination is the Commonwealth price (Pharmaceutical benefits supplied by approved pharmacists) Amendment Determination 2017.

(2)   This instrument may also be cited as PB 51 of 2017.

2.             Commencement

This Determination commences 1 July 2017.

3.             Authority

This Determination is made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the National Health Act 1953.

4.             Schedule

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule                  Amendments

Commonwealth Price (Pharmaceutical benefit supplied by approved pharmacists) Determination 2015

[1]           Part 1, section 6 (definition of dangerous drug fee)

omit:

$2.95

substitute:

$3.01

[2]           Part 1, section 6 (definition of extemporaneously-prepared dispensing fee)

omit:

$9.06

substitute:

$9.19

[3]           Part 1, section 6 (definition of ready-prepared dispensing fee)

omit:

$7.02

substitute:

$7.15

[4]           Part 2, paragraph 13(1)(a) (table)

repeal the table,

substitute:

AHI Tier	Price to pharmacists for maximum quantity	Administration, handling and infrastructure fee for maximum quantity
1	< $180	$3.94
2	≥ $180, ≤ $2 089.71	$3.94 + 3.5% of the amount by which the price to pharmacists for maximum quantity exceeds $180
3	> $2 089.71	$72.43

[5]           Part 3, section 21 (table)

repeal the table

substitute:

AHI Tier	Price to pharmacists for maximum quantity	Administration, handling and infrastructure fee for maximum quantity
1	< $180	$3.94
2	≥ $180, ≤ $2 089.71	$3.94 + 3.5% of the amount by which the price to pharmacists for maximum quantity exceeds $180
3	> $2 089.71	$72.43