1National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations - Determination under regulation 18 (16/07/1996)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

National Health Act 1953

National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations

PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS

DETERMINATION UNDER REGULATION 18

I, DAVID TREVOR GRAHAM, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Branch, Depart-

ment of Health and Family Services and Delegate of the Minister for Health and Family Services, pursuant to regulation 18 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations, hereby make the following Determination:

1. This Determination shall come into operation on 1 August 1996.

2. The Determination under regulation 18 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits)
Regulations made on 18 July 1991 with effect from 1 August 1991 is hereby revoked.

3. Payment by the Commonwealth to an approved pharmacist for a pharmaceutical benefit
supplied to a medical practitioner for the purpose of section 93 of the National Health Act
1953 shall be at the rate of the Commonwealth price ascertained in accordance with the
determination under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the National Health Act 1953 which is in force
when the benefit is supplied.

4. Payment by the Commonwealth to an approved pharmacist for a pharmaceutical benefit
supplied to a medical practitioner for the purpose of the section 93 of the National Health

Act 1953 shall, as far as applicable, be subject to the same conditions as those which would apply to the supply of the benefit other that to a medical practitioner, in accordance with the determination under paragraph 98C(1)(b) of the National Health Act 1953 which is in force when the benefit is supplied.

Dated this sixteenth day of July 1996.

D. GRAHAM

Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Benefits Branch

Department of Health and Family Services

Delegate of the Minister for Health and Family Services