4Definitions

4 Definitions

  In this Instrument:

ABN has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.

Act means the National Health Act 1953.

authorised prescriber for a pharmaceutical benefit, means a kind of person identified by a prescriber code mentioned in the column in Schedule 1 headed ‘Authorised Prescriber’ for the benefit.

CFC means chlorofluorocarbon.

CFU means colony forming unit.

circumstances code means the letter ‘C’ followed by a number.

electronic communication has the meaning given by subsection 5 (1) of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999.

extemporaneously-prepared pharmaceutical benefit means a pharmaceutical benefit other than a ready-prepared pharmaceutical benefit.

General Statement for Lipid-Lowering Drugs means the statement set out in Part 2 of Schedule 4.

GP Management Plan means a comprehensive written plan for the treatment of a patient, prepared by a medical practitioner, that includes a description of the patient’s health care needs, management goals, actions to be taken by the patient and treatment and services the patient is likely to need.

I.M. means intramuscular.

I.U. means international unit.

I.V. mean intravenous.

mmol means millimole.

palliative care patient means a patient with an active, progressive, far-advanced disease for whom the prognosis is limited and the focus of care is the quality of life.

PBS means Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

prescriber code means any of the following codes identifying the kind of person mentioned for the code:

 (a) MP — medical practitioner;

 (b) PDP — participating dental practitioner;

 (c) AO — authorised optometrist;

 (d) MW — authorised midwife;

 (e) NP — authorised nurse practitioner.

purposes code means the letter ‘P’ followed by a number.

ready-prepared pharmaceutical benefit means a brand of a pharmaceutical item in relation to which a determination under subsection 85(6) of the Act is in force.

Regulations means the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960.

Streamlined Authority Code means the words ‘Streamlined Authority Code’ followed by a number.

Team Care Arrangements means a document prepared by a medical practitioner, following consultation with collaborating providers, that includes a description of the treatment and service goals for the patient, the treatment and services that all collaborating providers will provide and the actions to be taken by the patient.