Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
11CWriting prescriptions—additional requirements for all electronic prescriptions
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11C Writing prescriptions—additional requirements for all electronic prescriptions
An RPBS prescriber writes an electronic prescription in accordance with this section if the RPBS prescriber:
(a) includes in the metadata of the prescription:
(i) the conformance identifier provided to the Australian Digital Health Agency in relation to the software used to prepare the prescription; and
(ii) a unique identifier for the prescription generated by that software; and
(b) states in the prescription:
(i) the healthcare identifier (if any) assigned to the RPBS prescriber; and
(ii) the healthcare identifier assigned to a healthcare provider organisation to which the RPBS prescriber is linked (within the meaning of the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010).