17Patient contributions

17 Patient contributions

(1) This section applies if an approved pharmacist, an approved medical practitioner, or an approved hospital authority supplies a pharmaceutical benefit to a patient and makes a claim for payment.

Note: However, see Part 5A in relation to the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit to a CTG registered patient by a CTG supplier.

(2) The approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner or approved hospital authority may charge the patient an amount equivalent to the amount that may be charged under section 87 of the Act for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit to the patient.