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National Health (Highly Specialised Drugs Program) Special Arrangement 2021

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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

This item is authorised by the following title:

National Health Act 1953

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F2025C00771 C53

01 August 2025 - 31 August 2025

Table of contents

Part 1—Preliminary
Part 2—Special arrangement supplies of HSD pharmaceutical benefits
Part 3—Payment for special arrangement supplies of HSD pharmaceutical benefits
- Division 1—Supplies by approved hospital authorities for public hospitals
  - 28 Rates of payment for approved hospital authorities for public hospitals (Act s 99(4))
  - 29 Dispensed price for approved hospital authorities for public hospitals
- Division 2—Supplies by other approved suppliers
Part 3A—Supply to CTG registered patients by CTG suppliers
- 34A Application of this Part
- 34B Application of the CTG Special Arrangement—co-payment and payment etc.
Part 4—Claims for payment for special arrangement supplies of HSD pharmaceutical benefits
- 35 Rules for providing information about supplies—definition of under co-payment data
- 35A Claim for payment if an eligible patient is a CTG registered patient
Part 5—Miscellaneous
- 36 Compliance and audit arrangements
- 37 Value for safety net purposes for supplies
Part 6—Application, saving and transitional provisions
Schedule 1—HSD pharmaceutical benefits and related information
- 1 Highly specialised drugs and HSD pharmaceutical benefits
Schedule 2—Maximum quantities and repeats for certain HSD pharmaceutical benefits
- 1 Maximum quantity or number of units and maximum number of repeats
Schedule 3—Circumstances and purposes
- 1 Circumstances and purposes
Endnotes