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National Health (Emergency Treatment Program) Revocation Instrument 2012 (No. PB 74 of 2012)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This instrument cancels (revokes) a previous legal arrangement called the National Health (Emergency Treatment Program) Special Arrangements Instrument 2010 (PB 41 of 2010).

What this means: The 2010 instrument created special rules under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) that allowed certain medicines to be supplied in emergency situations—likely permitting pharmacists to provide PBS medicines without a standard prescription under specific conditions. This 2012 instrument ends those special arrangements effective 1 October 2012.

Who is affected:

Pharmacists who were using the 2010 emergency provisions to supply medicines
Patients who might have accessed PBS medicines under those emergency rules
Healthcare providers involved in emergency medicine supply

Practical effect: From 1 October 2012 onwards, the legal authority for the Emergency Treatment Program special arrangements no longer exists. Supply of PBS medicines must follow standard PBS prescribing and dispensing rules, or other valid special arrangements.

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National Health (Emergency Treatment Program) Revocation Instrument 2012 (No. PB 74 of 2012)

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PB 74 of 2012

National Health (Emergency Treatment Program) Revocation Instrument 20121

National Health Act 1953

I, KIM BESSELL, First Assistant Secretary (Acting), Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Instrument under section 100(2) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 25 September 2012

KIM BESSELL

First Assistant Secretary (Acting)

Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Department of Health and Ageing

1 Name of Instrument

(1) This Instrument is the National Health (Emergency Treatment Program) Revocation Instrument 2012.

(2) This Instrument may also be cited as PB 74 of 2012.

2 Commencement

This Instrument commences on 1 October 2012.

3 Revocation of PB 41 of 2010

The National Health (Emergency Treatment Program) Special Arrangements Instrument 2010 (PB 41 of 2010) is revoked.

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