National Health Act 1953 - Determination under subsection 84HA (1) (22/12/2005)
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
National Health Act 1953
PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS
DETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION 84HA (1)
I, SARAH JANE MAJOR, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Access and Quality Branch, Department of Health and Ageing and delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, pursuant to subsection 84HA (1) of the National Health Act 1953, having in accordance with subsection 84HA (2) of National Health Act 1953 obtained the agreement of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, hereby make the following determination:
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This determination commences on 1 January 2006.
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The amount payable by the Commonwealth to an approved pharmacist, an approved medical practitioner or an approved hospital authority in respect of each safety net concession card, each pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card, and each additional or replacement card in relation to any of those cards, issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of the National Health Act 1953 and the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 by an approved pharmacist, an approved medical practitioner or an approved hospital authority from 1 January 2006 shall be $7.43.
Dated this 22nd day of December 2005.
SARAH JANE MAJOR
Assistant Secretary
Pharmaceutical Access and Quality Branch
Department of Health and Ageing
Delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing