National Health Act 1953 - Special Arrangements under subsection 100(1) - Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program (No. PB 82 of 2008)
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- Where, on behalf of a medical practitioner, a pharmacist employed by an approved hospital authority submits details of a medication chart to the Medicare Australia authority notification computer system in accordance with paragraph 16, and it is received by that computer system, the computer system may send a message, in a manner and form approved by the Medicare Australia CEO, to the approved hospital authority, and:
(a) if the message indicates that authorisation has been granted, the pharmacist employed by the approved hospital authority must complete the medication chart in accordance with the instructions contained in the message; or
(b) if the message indicates that authorisation has not been granted, or the Medicare Australia authority notification computer system fails to send a message indicating whether or not authorisation has been granted, the medical practitioner may, if the medical practitioner so wishes, resubmit the details of the medication chart to the Medicare Australia CEO in accordance with the determination in force under subsection 85(2A) of the Act or regulation 13 of the Regulations, as the case may be.