National Health Act 1953 Amendment special arrangements under subsection 100(1) Highly Specialised Drugs Program (No. PB 12 of 2009) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Instrument number PB 12 of 2009

Amendment special arrangements under subsection 100(1) of the National Health Act 1953

I, ADRIANA PLATONA, Acting Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make this instrument under subsection 100(1) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated  30 January 2009

ADRIANA PLATONA

Acting Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch

Department of Health and Ageing

Amendment Special Arrangements — Highly Specialised Drugs Program

1              Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 March 2009.

2              Amendment of PB 120 of 2008

Schedule 1 amends PB 120 of 2008.

Schedule 1        Amendments

1. Schedule 1, item dealing with Tacrolimus

omit all text from the column headed “Circumstances” and substitute:

Management of rejection in patients following organ or tissue transplantation, under the supervision and direction of a transplant unit, where management includes initiation, stabilisation and review of therapy as required