Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

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Department of Veterans' Affairs

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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

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F2017C00032 C04

01 January 2017 - 30 June 2017

Table of contents

1A Name of Scheme
1C Transitional-General
1D Transitional-pharmaceutical reimbursement
1 Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
2 Purpose of the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Part 1—Interpretation
Part 2—Prescribing of Benefits Procedure by Medical Practitioners
Part 3—Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits
Part 4—Claims by Community Pharmacists
- 24 Lodgement of Claims by Community Pharmacists
- 25 Claims Requirements and Payment
Part 5—Payments to Community Pharmacists
Part 5A—Pharmaceutical Reimbursement
Part 5B—Under Co-payment Data Collection
- 40A Giving information
Part 6—Miscellaneous
SCHEDULE 1 – INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS List A The following documents are incorporated-by-reference into the Scheme in the version in which they exist on 1 January 2017: Explanatory Notes RPBS Explanatory Notes PBS or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme RPBS Schedule Note: “RPBS Schedule” is defined to mean the Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits which is further defined. Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement the British Pharmacopoeia the United States Pharmacopoeia the European Pharmacopoeia the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary a prescribed Pharmacology text of international standing the Pharmaceutical Codex as amended and authorised by regulations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. List B The following documents are incorporated-by-reference into the Scheme in the version in which they exist on the date on which each previous edition of the listed documents was published: previous editions of the British Pharmacopoeia which describe drugs and medicinal preparations previous editions of the Pharmaceutical Codex as amended and authorised by regulations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 which describe drugs and medicinal preparations previous editions of the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary which describe drugs and medicinal preparations.
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Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

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