Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Repatriation Commission
Authorised under section 91 of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
1. The Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is authorised by, and subject to, section 91 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Dated 27 November 1995
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A D HAWKE PRESIDENT |
K LYON DEPUTY PRESIDENT |
A J FITTOCK COMMISSIONER |
Purpose of the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
2. The Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme enables Community Pharmacists to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits to Eligible Persons.
Part 1 - Interpretation
3. For the purposes of this Scheme, unless a contrary intention appears:
"Approved Hospital Authority" means a hospital authority approved under section 94 of the National Health Act 1953 for the purposes of supplying Pharmaceutical Benefits;
"Approved Medical Practitioner" means a medical practitioner approved under section 92 of the National Health Act 1953 for the purposes of supplying Pharmaceutical Benefits;
"Authority Prescription Form" means the form approved under:
(i) subregulation 13(2) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations; or
(ii) paragraph 14 of declaration No. PB 10 of 1993 made under subsection 85(2) of the National Health Act 1953;
"Commission" means the Repatriation Commission continued in existence by section 179 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
"Community Pharmacist" means:
(a) a registered pharmacist approved for the purposes of section 90 of the National Health Act 1953 in charge of a community pharmacy; or
(b) a registered pharmacist approved for the purposes of section 90 of the National Health Act 1953, being the manager of a registered Friendly Society Dispensary; or
(c) an Approved Hospital Authority; or
(d) an Approved Medical Practitioner;
"Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs;
"Diagnostic Agents" means Agents intended to facilitate the determination of human disease and/or human physiological states;
"Drugs" or "Medicines" means "goods for therapeutic use" as defined for human use by the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989;
"Eligible Person" means:
(a) a person who holds a Repatriation Health Card - For All Conditions; or
(b) a person who holds a Repatriation Health Card - For Specific Conditions;
"Explanatory Notes" means the text entitled "Explanatory Notes" and the text entitled "RPBS Explanatory Notes" that is published in the document, Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits for Approved Pharmacists and Medical Practitioners, having the International Standard Serial Number 1037-3667, and dated 1 November 1997, to the extent that that text is not inconsistent with this Scheme;
"Medical Practitioner" has the same meaning as "medical practitioner" has in the Health Insurance Act 1973;
"PBS" means the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme authorised under the National Health Act 1953;
"PBS Schedule" means the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits constituted by determinations and declarations under Part VII of the National Health Act 1953 by the Minister who administers that Act that are in force as at 1 November 1997;
"Pharmaceutical benefits" has the same meaning as "pharmaceutical benefits" in subsection 91(9) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
"Repatriation Health Card - For All Conditions" means an identification card, or written authorisation, provided to:
(a) a person eligible under section 85 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for treatment, subject to the Treatment Principles, for all injuries or diseases; or
(b) a person eligible under section 86 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for treatment, subject to the Treatment Principles, for all injuries or diseases;
"Repatriation Health Card - For Specific Conditions" means an identification card, or written authorisation, provided to a person eligible under section 85 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for treatment, subject to the Treatment Principles, for war-caused or defence-caused injuries or diseases, and certain specified conditions;
"RPBS Schedule" means the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits prepared by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, entitled "Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits" and dated 1 November 1997;
"Standard Prescription Form" means the form approved under paragraph 19(1)(a) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations;
"Treatment Principles" is the written document prepared by the Repatriation Commission and approved by the Minister under section 90 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Notification of certain matters in the Explanatory Notes
4. Where it is provided for the Department or the Commission to notify of certain matters, the publication of the Explanatory Notes shall be taken to constitute such notification to the extent that the Explanatory Notes are relevant and are not inconsistent with other notification given by the Department or the Commission.
Department to notify of certain matters as agent of the Commission
5. Where it is provided that the Department may notify of certain matters, the Department may only do so for and on behalf of the Commission, as its agent.
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