Military Rehabilitation and CompensationMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

This compilation was prepared on 4 April 2012 taking into account amendments up to the

MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Under Co-payment Data Collection) Determination 2012 (2012 No.M20) (F2012L00743)

Prepared by the Legal Services Group,

Department of Veterans' Affairs, Canberra

CONTENTS

1. Commencement of MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 5

2. Purpose of the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.....................5

Part 1 — Interpretation

3. Definitions………………………………………………………………………….....5

4. Notification of certain matters in the Explanatory Notes ……………………….....…8

5. Department to notify of certain matters as agent of the Commission.............9

Part 2 — Prescribing of Benefits Procedure by Medical Practitioners...................9

6.. Prior Approval......................................................9

7. Restrictions........................................................9

8. Prescribing provisions................................................10

9. Application of PBS Schedule restrictions and MPBS Schedule restrictions......11

10. Prescriptions to conform with State or Territory Law......................11

11. Form of prescriptions................................................11

12. When prescriptions are invalid.........................................11

13. Maximum quantity and repeats allowed..................................12

14. Prescribing outside the MPBS Schedule or PBS Schedule....................12

15. Medical Practitioner subject to this Scheme...............................12

Part 3 — Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits......................................12

16. Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits — Procedure by Community Pharmacists....12

17. Substitution of lesser priced alternative brand of drug.......................13

18. Community Pharmacist to be satisfied as to entitlement.....................13

19. Dispensing of deleted items...........................................13

20. Use of forms as notified by the Department or the Commission...............13

21. Financial responsibility...............................................13

22. Refund in certain circumstances........................................14