12Authority required procedures

12 Authority required procedures

(1) This section applies to a chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit if the circumstances mentioned in Schedule 3 for a circumstances code mentioned in Schedule 1 for the chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit include any of the following:

(a) Compliance with Authority Required procedures;

(b) Compliance with Written Authority Required procedures;

(c) Compliance with Telephone Authority Required procedures;

(d) Compliance with Written or Telephone Authority Required procedures.

(2) A prescription written in accordance with paragraph 10 (1) (a) for the supply of the chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit must be:

(a) submitted by the eligible medical practitioner to the Chief Executive Medicare in accordance with section 13; and

(b) authorised by the Chief Executive Medicare in accordance with section 14.

(3) A medication chart prepared in accordance with paragraph 10 (1) (b) for the supply of the chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit must be:

(a) submitted by a pharmacist employed by the approved hospital authority to the Chief Executive Medicare in accordance with section 15; and

(b) authorised by the Chief Executive Medicare in accordance with section 16.