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National Health Act 1953 - Rules under subsection 99AAA(8) (No. PB 49 of 2008)
Part 4PRESCRIPTION RECORD
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PART 4 — PRESCRIPTION RECORD
| Column 1Field | Column 2Start | Column 3End | Column 4Specifications for field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record Type | 1 | 1 | One byte alphabetic, value “P”, to identify this record as being a prescription record; there will be one of these for each prescription |
| Card Issue Number | 2 | 2 | One byte numeric, being the tenth digit of the medicare number or special number that applies to the person for whose treatment the prescription was written |
| Individual’s Reference Number | 3 | 3 | One byte numeric, being the eleventh digit of the medicare number or special number that applies to the person for whom the prescription was written |
| First Two Digits of Hospital Provider Number | 4 | 5 | Two bytes numeric, being the second and third characters of the hospital provider number where the pharmaceutical benefit was supplied by a public hospital authority; otherwise “00” |
| Form Category | 6 | 6 | One byte numeric, using the following values:Original prescription 1repeat authorisation 2Original authority prescription 3repeat authorisation relating to authority prescription 4deferred supply authorisation 5prescription written by a participating dental practitioner 6emergency drug supply form 7 |
| Payment Category | 7 | 7 | One byte numeric, using the following values:general benefit 1entitlement card 2concessional benefit and concession card 3emergency drug supply form 5 |
| Serial Number | 8 | 12 | Five bytes numeric, right justified, zero filled, marked upon the prescription in respect of the pharmaceutical benefit supplied by the approved supplier, that uniquely identifies that pharmaceutical benefit within the payment category, pursuant to subsubparagraph 3(g)(iii) of these Rules |
| Prescriber Number | 13 | 19 | Seven bytes numeric, right justified, zero filled, being the prescriber number issued by the Medicare Australia CEO to a PBS prescriber, except in respect of a prescription that was written by a medical practitioner where that prescriber number was not available to the approved supplier at the time of the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit, in which case the field shall be zero filled |