I, TONY WYND, Acting Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Access Branch, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this instrument under subsections 100(1) and (2) of the National Health Act 1953.  

Dated 24 JUNE 2016

1 Name of Special Arrangement

 (1) This Special Arrangement is the National Health (IVF Program) Special Arrangement Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 1).  

 (2) This Special Arrangement may also be cited as PB 58 of 2016.

2 Commencement

This Special Arrangement commences on 1 July 2016. 

3 Amendment of PB 60 of 2015

Schedule 1 amends the National Health (IVF Program) Special Arrangement 2015 (PB 60 of 2015). 

Schedule 1 Amendments

National Health (IVF Program) Special Arrangement 2015    (PB 60 of 2015)

[1]                 Section 4 [Definitions]

Before the definition of “Act”, insert the following definition:

accredited ART centre has the same meaning as the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 .

[2]                 Section 4 [Definitions]

After the definition of “Regulations”, insert the following definition:

RTAC Accredited Unit Number means the number by which the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee of the Fertility Society of Australia identifies a person or body as being an accredited ART centre.

[3]                 Part 7

Repeal the Part, substitute:

Part 7 — Claiming

19  Claim for payment

 (1) An approved supplier who wants to receive payment from the Commonwealth for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit under this Special Arrangement must make a claim for payment to the Chief Executive Medicare on behalf of the Secretary.

 (2) The claim must be made in accordance with the rules made under subsections 98AC(4) and 99AAA(8) of the Act with the following modifications:

 (a) must include the RTAC Accredited Unit Number.