19Variation to maximum quantity or number of units

19 Variation to maximum quantity or number of units

(1) If an eligible medical practitioner prescribes a supply of a chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit that is greater than the maximum quantity or number of units permitted under section 18, the supply of a chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit must be:

(a) if the prescription was written in accordance with paragraph 10 (1) (a) — authorised in accordance with the procedures mentioned in regulation 13 of the Regulations as modified by subsection (2); and

(b) if a medication chart was prepared in accordance with paragraph 10 (1) (b) — authorised in accordance with the procedures mentioned in section 15.

(2) A reference in regulation 13 of the Regulations to a determination in force under paragraph 85A(2)(a) of the Act is to be read as a reference to the maximum quantity or number of units of the chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit as described in section 18.