Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS 1960 - REG 5F

                The Secretary may, in writing, approve information technology requirements for 1 or more of the following purposes:

                (a)    preparing and submitting an electronic prescription;

               (b)    giving information, for the purposes of these Regulations, in relation to an electronic prescription, an authorisation that relates to an electronic prescription or an electronic order form;

                (c)    giving or presenting an electronic prescription to an approved pharmacist or an approved medical practitioner under these Regulations;

               (d)    lodging an order with an approved pharmacist to obtain a pharmaceutical benefit for the purpose of section 93 of the Act;

                (e)    submitting a receipt for a pharmaceutical benefit received under paragraph 16 (1) (b);

                (f)    giving an acknowledgment under these Regulations for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit under an electronic prescription or an authorisation that relates to an electronic prescription;

               (g)    doing any other thing that is required or permitted to be done for the purposes of these Regulations.