13Application and transitional provisions for the National Health (Claims and under co‑payment data) Amendment (Discount co-payment and patient charges data) Rule 2015

13 Application and transitional provisions for the National Health (Claims and under co‑payment data) Amendment (Discount co-payment and patient charges data) Rule 2015

(1) If: (a) an approved supplier gives information for the purposes of subsection 98AC(1) or section 99AAA of the Act in relation to the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit; and (b) at least one of the supplies to which the information relates was made on or after 1 January 2016, but before 1 March 2016, by an approved pharmacist or approved medical practitioner, or before 1 July 2016 by an approved hospital authority, or a later date determined for the approved supplier under subrule (2); then, the approved supplier may give the information: (c) in accordance with the old Claims Rules; or (d) in accordance with the new Claims Rules. (2) For paragraph (1)(b), the Chief Executive Medicare may, by writing, determine a later date for an approved supplier if the Chief Executive Medicare is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist in relation to the approved supplier. The date must be before 1 February 2018. Definitions (3) In this rule:

new Claims Rules means these Rules as in force on 1 January 2016.

old Claims Rules means these Rules as in force immediately before 1 January 2016.