National Health (Prescriber Bag Supplies) Determination 2024
Summary
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has issued the National Health (Prescriber Bag Supplies) Determination 2024 under the National Health Act 1953. This legislative instrument authorizes certain practitioners to supply pharmaceutical benefits from prescriber bags and specifies maximum quantities. Schedule 1 lists the pharmaceutical benefits that may be supplied by authorized suppliers. The determination takes effect on 1 April 2026.
What changed
This determination establishes the framework for prescriber bag supplies under Australia's National Health Act 1953. Part 1 covers preliminary matters including definitions and references to pharmaceutical benefits with relevant drug forms. Part 2 authorizes practitioners to supply pharmaceutical benefits and specifies maximum quantities. Schedule 1 lists the pharmaceutical benefits eligible for supply by authorized suppliers.
Healthcare providers and authorized practitioners should review the determination to ensure compliance with updated authorization requirements and maximum quantity limits when supplying pharmaceutical benefits from prescriber bags.
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National Health (Prescriber Bag Supplies) Determination 2024
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- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
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- National Health Act 1953 Latest version View as made version F2026C00333 C09 01 April 2026
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- Part 1—Preliminary
- 1 Name
- 3 Authority
- 4 Definitions
- 5 References to a pharmaceutical benefit that has a drug in a relevant form
- Part 2—Authorisation of practitioners and maximum quantity (number of units)
- 6 Authorisation of practitioners to supply pharmaceutical benefits
- 7 Maximum quantity (number of units)
- Schedule 1—Pharmaceutical benefits that may be supplied by authorised suppliers
- Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history
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