Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2018
PBS legislative amendments – 1 June 2018
6 June 2018 - Amendments to the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017 and the National Health (Subsection 84C(7)) Determination 2010 commence on 1 June 2018.
The changes clarify the values for safety net purposes of charges for pharmaceutical benefits and introduce into legislation the ‘additional patient charge’ provided for under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
The amendments do not change the way patient charges or safety net amounts are calculated in practice. The provisions commencing on 1 June 2018 have the same effect and result in the same outcomes as achieved previously using a combination of legislative provisions and relevant clauses of successive Community Pharmacy Agreements.
