28Modifications to claim rules

28 Modifications to claim rules

(1) Subject to subsection (2), if an eligible medical practitioner prescribes a chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit in a medication chart prepared in accordance with paragraph 10 (1) (b), the approved hospital authority must make a claim for the payment of the supply of the chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit in accordance with section 99AAA and the rules determined by the Minister under subsection 99AAA (8) of the Act.

(2) For a claim mentioned in subsection (1), the requirements in section 99AAA and the rules determined by the Minister under subsection 99AAA (8) of the Act are modified by the following requirements:

(a) the approved hospital authority is not required to supply the medication chart prepared in accordance with paragraph 10 (1) (b) with the claim;

(b) the approved hospital authority must keep an electronic version of the information supplied with the claim in accordance with the rules determined by the Minister under subsection 99AAA(8) for 1 years from the date the chemotherapy pharmaceutical benefit is supplied;

(c) if requested by the Chief Executive Medicare — the approved hospital authority must give the Chief Executive Medicare a copy of:

(i) the medication chart mentioned in paragraph (a); and

(ii) the information mentioned in paragraph (b).

(3) A reference in the rules determined by the Minister under subsection 99AAA(8) of the Act to an authority prescription is to be read as including a prescription that has been authorised under Regulation 13 as modified by this Special Arrangement.

Division 2 Payments to approved hospital authorities