Commonwealth price (Pharmaceutical benefits supplied by approved pharmacists) Determination 2015 (PB 64 of 2015)
13Ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefits—administration, handling and infrastructure fee
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13 Ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefits—administration, handling and infrastructure fee
(1) For sub‑subparagraphs 11(1)(a)(i)(C) and 11(1)(c)(i)(C), and Step 1 of section 15, the administration, handling and infrastructure fee for a pack quantity of a ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefit is: (a) if the pack quantity to which the administration, handling and infrastructure fee is to be applied under this section is equal to a maximum quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit, the administration, handling and infrastructure fee is the amount mentioned in the table below for the price to pharmacists for that quantity.
| AHI Tier | Price to pharmacists for maximum quantity | Administration, handling and infrastructure fee for maximum quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | < $180 | $4.09, per dispense |
| 2 | ≥ $180, ≤ $2 089.71 | $4.09, plus 3.5% of the amount by which the price to pharmacists for maximum quantity exceeds $180 |
| 3 | > $2 089.71 | $74.79 |
(b) if the pack quantity for which an administration, handling and infrastructure fee is to be calculated under this section is not equal to a maximum quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit, the administration, handling and infrastructure fee is calculated as follows:
(i) calculate the price to pharmacists for the maximum quantity by applying the following formula:
PTP for PQ x (MQ/PQ) where:
PTP for PQ is the price to pharmacists for the pack quantity (calculated in section 12);
PQ is the pack quantity; and
MQ is the maximum quantity;
(ii) if the administration, handling and infrastructure fee that would apply to the maximum quantity is shown in the table in paragraph (a) as a monetary amount—the administration, handling and infrastructure fee for the pack quantity is that monetary amount adjusted proportionately for the relative quantities; and
(iii) if the administration, handling and infrastructure fee that would apply to the maximum quantity is shown in the table in paragraph (a) as a monetary amount and a percentage of the price to pharmacists—the monetary amount of the administration, handling and infrastructure fee for the pack quantity will be adjusted proportionately for the relative quantity and the percentage will be 3.5% of the amount by which the price to pharmacists for the pack quantity exceeds $180.