National Health Act 1953 Amendment Rules under subsection 99AAA(8) 2011 (No. 1) (No. PB 13 of 2011) (Cth)

PB 13 of 2011

Amendment Rules under subsection 99AAA(8) 2011 (No.1)

National Health Act 1953

I, ROGER BUSCH, Acting Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make these rules under subsection 99AAA(8) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 28 January 2011

ROGER BUSCH

Acting Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch

Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Department of Health and Ageing

Part 1  Preliminary

1              Name of Rules

(1) These Rules are the Amendment Rules under subsection 99AAA(8) 2011 (No.1).

(2) These Rules may also be cited as PB 13 of 2011.

2              Commencement

These Rules commence on the day after registration.

3              Amendment of Rules under subsection 99AAA(8) (PB 49 of 2008)

Schedule 1 amends the Rules under subsection 99AAA(8) (PB 49 of 2008).

Schedule 1                  Amendments                   (section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, Part 4 – Prescription Record

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Price 45 50 Six bytes numeric, right justified, zero filled, value in cents; for prescriptions priced by the approved supplier in accordance with
an election pursuant to paragraph 39 of the determination made under paragraph 98B(1) a) of the Act or priced by the approved supplier as exceptional prescriptions

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Price 45 50 Six bytes numeric, right justified, zero filled, value in cents; for prescriptions priced by the approved supplier in accordance with an election pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the determination made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the Act or priced by the approved supplier as exceptional prescriptions

[2]           Schedule 3, Part 2 – PBS Input elements

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EntitlementId 11 A/N Preassessment:
M/C
Claiming: M/C
Cancellation: N Values: Must match the appropriate format for the entitlement identifier being used. Constraints: This field is not required for payment categories 1 (General) and 5 (Doctor’s Bag Order Forms). Use: Preassessment, Claiming
Level: Prescription Record
Indicates the number of the Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Repatriation Health Card (Specific or All Conditions), Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Card, or free Safety Net Entitlement or Safety Net Concession card.

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EntitlementId 11 A/N Preassessment:
M/C
Claiming: M/C
Cancellation: N Values: Must match the appropriate format for the entitlement identifier being used. Constraints: This field is not required for payment categories 1 (General) and 5 (Emergency drug supply forms). Use: Preassessment, Claiming
Level: Prescription Record
Indicates the number of the Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Repatriation Health Card (Specific or All Conditions), Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Card, or free Safety Net Entitlement or Safety Net Concession card.

[3]       Schedule 3, Part 2 – PBS Input elements

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NumberOfRepeats 2 N Preassessment:
M
Claiming: M
Cancellation: N Use: Preassessment, Claiming
Level: Prescription Record
Indicates the number of repeats ordered by the prescriber. Zero is an acceptable value for this field, if applicable.

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NumberOfRepeats 2 N Preassessment:
M
Claiming: M
Cancellation: N Use: Preassessment, Claiming
Level: Prescription Record
Indicates the number of repeats ordered by the PBS prescriber. Zero is an acceptable value for this field, if applicable.