EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
National Health Act 1953
National Health (Epworth and Cabrini Private Hospitals Paperless Prescribing and Claiming Trial) Special Arrangement Amendment Instrument 2016
PB 10 of 2016
Authority
The National Health (Epworth and Cabrini Private Hospitals Paperless Prescribing and Claiming Trial) Special Arrangement Amendment Instrument 2016 (this instrument) is made pursuant to section 100(1) and (2) of the National Health Act 1953 (the Act). Section 100(1) of the Act enables the Minister to make special arrangements for the supply of pharmaceutical benefits. Subsection 100(2) of the Act provides that the Minister may vary or revoke a special arrangement made under subsection 100(1).
Subsection 100(3) of the Act provides that Part VII of the Act, and instruments made for the purposes of Part VII of the Act, have effect subject to a special arrangement made under subsection 100(1).
Purpose
The purpose of this instrument is to update the approval numbers for two of the approved suppliers participating in the National Health (Epworth and Cabrini Private Hospitals Paperless Prescribing and Claiming Trial) Special Arrangement 2015.
Consultation
Written advice was provided to the Department of Health by two of the approved suppliers participating in the National Health (Epworth and Cabrini Private Hospitals Paperless Prescribing and Claiming Trial) Special Arrangement 2015 (Epworth Richmond Hospital and the Epworth Eastern Hospital) that their approval numbers and ownership structure had changed.
General
A provision by provision description of this instrument is contained in the Attachment.
This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
This instrument is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2003.
ATTACHMENT
Details of the National Health (Epworth and Cabrini Private Hospitals Paperless Prescribing and Claiming Trial) Special Arrangement Amendment Instrument 2016 (PB 10 of 2016)
Section 1 Name of instrument
This section provides that this instrument also be cited as PB 10 of 2016.
Section 2 Commencement
This section provides that this instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments..
Section 3 Amendments
This section provides that the National Health (Epworth and Cabrini Private Hospitals Paperless Prescribing and Claiming Trial) Special Arrangement 2015 (No. PB 18 of 2015) is amended as set out in the Schedule.
Schedule – Amendments
[1] Section 4, Definitions
This amendment removes the reference to section 13 of the Legislation Act 2003 as it is outdated and unnecessary.
[2] This amendment updates the approval numbers for two of the approved suppliers participating in the National Health (Epworth and Cabrini Private Hospitals Paperless Prescribing and Claiming Trial) Special Arrangement 2015.