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NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 93

Supply of certain pharmaceutical benefits by medical practitioners

             (1)  Except as prescribed, a medical practitioner is authorized to supply such pharmaceutical benefits as the Minister determines to persons who are entitled under this Part to receive those pharmaceutical benefits.

             (2)  For the purpose of this section, the Minister may determine the maximum quantity or number of units of a pharmaceutical benefit which may be obtained by a medical practitioner during a specified period and a medical practitioner shall obtain the pharmaceutical benefit as prescribed.

          (2A)  A copy of each determination made by the Minister in pursuance of this section shall be published in the Gazette .

             (3)  Payment by the Commonwealth in respect of the supply of pharmaceutical benefits under this section shall be made as prescribed.



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