13Prescription of ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefits in certain circumstances (Act s 85(7))

13 Prescription of ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefits in certain circumstances (Act s 85(7))

For the purposes of paragraphs 85(7)(a) and (b) of the Act, if a circumstances code is mentioned in the column of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument headed “Circumstances” in relation to a pharmaceutical benefit: (a) the pharmaceutical benefit is a relevant pharmaceutical benefit for the purposes of section 88A of the Act; and (b) the circumstances mentioned in the column of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to this instrument headed “Circumstances and Purposes” in relation to the circumstances code are circumstances in which a prescription for the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit may be written; and (c) if the column of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 4 to this instrument headed “Authority Requirements” in relation to the circumstances code is not blank—it is part of the circumstances that writing the prescription must be authorised by the Chief Executive Medicare in accordance with section 19 of this instrument.