PB 53 of 2017

National Health (Remote Aboriginal Health Services Program) Special Arrangements Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 1)

National Health Act 1953

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I, JULIANNE QUAINE, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Access Branch, Department of Health, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Amendment Instrument under subsections 100(1) and 100(2) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated     13  June 2017

JULIANNE QUAINE

Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Access Branch

Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Department of Health

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1 Name of Instrument

(1)                This Instrument is the National Health (Remote Aboriginal Health Services Program) Special Arrangements Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 1).

(2)                This Instrument may also be cited as PB 53 of 2017.

2       Commencement

    This Instrument commences on 1 July 2017.

3 Amendment to PB 65 of 2010

  Schedule 1 amends the National Health (Remote Aboriginal Health Services Program) Special Arrangements Instrument (PB 65 of 2010).

Schedule 1 Amendment

[1]                Definitions (3)

omit:

insert:

• Act means the National Health Act 1953.
• AHS means Aboriginal Health Service.
• approved pharmacist means a business supplying pharmaceutical benefits, at or from, the particular premises in respect of which a pharmacist is approved or deemed to be approved, under Section 90 of the Act.
• approved hospital authority means a hospital authority or a multi-purpose service/centre that:
  • operates a pharmacy;
  • has an approval number allotted for an approval (that has not been suspended or revoked) under section 94 of the Act for the supply of pharmaceutical benefits.
• DHS means the Australian Government Department of Human Services
• pack quantity has the same meaning as in subsection 84(1) of the Act.
• prescriber bag provisions means sections 93, 93AA and 93AB of the Act.
• ready-prepared pharmaceutical benefit means a brand of a pharmaceutical item for which there is a determination under subsection 85(6) of the Act.

[2]                Obtaining pharmaceutical benefit items (6)

omit:

Medicare Australia (MA)

substitute:

the Department of Human Services

[3]                Claims system (8)

omit:

MA

substitute:

DHS

[4]                Remuneration (9) Paragraph (c)

omit:

$2.96

substitute:

$3.00