1 July 2018 - The recovery of fees associated with the evaluation and listing of medicines, vaccines and other products or services on the PBS and NIP commenced on 1 January 2010.
The prescribing regulations that underpin PBS and NIP cost recovery are the National Health (Pharmaceutical and Vaccines – Cost Recovery) Regulations 2009.
Part 4.7 of the regulations provides for the annual indexation of fees based on increases in the Consumer Price Index.