Should the Medication Management Plan be used? The PBS HMC should be used in maximum period of 1, 4 or 12 months from conjunction with the Medication the date the item is prescribed. Management Plan. Will supplies’ ‘deferred How will medications be ordered be allowed? from the hospital pharmacy? No. Deferred supply from the PBS HMC is Once a medication order has been not allowed. completed by an approved prescriber, the original PBS HMC (or a copy) should be sent to the pharmacy subject to local policy. An approved supplier can then dispense the required medicines up to the Will supplies’ be allowed? ‘repeat relevant PBS quantities. The PBS HMC allows for ongoing supply up to the HMC expiry date as authorised by the prescriber. The re-supply of items Where can medicines prescribed from the PBS HMC is not managed on the PBS HMC be dispensed? through the use of repeat Supply from the PBS HMC will at the authorisation forms. pharmacy service attached to the hospital Original supplies of up to the maximum by whatever arrangement is in place. quantity of an item may be supplied and Section 94 (approved hospital authorities) claimed on an ongoing basis from the and Section 90 (approved pharmacists) PBS HMC: are eligible to supply and submit claims for eligible PBS/RPBS items from the the same date of prescribing for PBS HMC. the item, and Until the PBS HMC expires. Can PBS medications be dispensed from the PBS HMC at PBS approved community pharmacies? Will Regulation 24 apply? PBS approved community pharmacies can Regulation 24 does not apply under these only dispense from the PBS HMC if PBS HMC arrangements. (Regulation 24 contracted to provide pharmacy services to means that a doctor can write a PBS the hospital at which the PBS HMC prescription so that all the repeats are is used. supplied at the same time, in certain circumstances.) My patient prefer to attend What will happen if a patient is their local pharmacy. Can I give discharged outside of normal them a copy of the PBS HMC with pharmacy service business the discharge section completed A separate PBS/RPBS prescription will to take to their local pharmacy? need to be prepared in this instance by the PBS prescriber discharging the patient (as per the current practice).
maximum period of 1, 4 or 12 months from the date the item is prescribed. Will ‘deferred supplies’ be allowed? No. Deferred supply from the PBS HMC is not allowed. Will ‘repeat supplies’ be allowed? The PBS HMC allows for ongoing supply up to the HMC expiry date as authorised by the prescriber. The re-supply of items from the PBS HMC is not managed through the use of repeat authorisation forms. Original supplies of up to the maximum quantity of an item may be supplied and claimed on an ongoing basis from the PBS HMC: the same date of prescribing for the item, and Until the PBS HMC expires. Will Regulation 24 apply? Regulation 24 does not apply under these PBS HMC arrangements. (Regulation 24 means that a doctor can write a PBS prescription so that all the repeats are supplied at the same time, in certain circumstances.) Should the Medication Management Plan be used? The PBS HMC should be used in conjunction with the Medication Management Plan. How will medications be ordered from the hospital pharmacy? Once a medication order has been completed by an approved prescriber, the original PBS HMC (or a copy) should be sent to the pharmacy subject to local policy. An approved supplier can then dispense the required medicines up to the relevant PBS quantities. Where can medicines prescribed on the PBS HMC be dispensed? Supply from the PBS HMC will at the pharmacy service attached to the hospital by whatever arrangement is in place. Section 94 (approved hospital authorities) and Section 90 (approved pharmacists) are eligible to supply and submit claims for eligible PBS/RPBS items from the PBS HMC. Can PBS medications be dispensed from the PBS HMC at PBS approved community pharmacies? PBS approved community pharmacies can only dispense from the PBS HMC if contracted to provide pharmacy services to the hospital at which the PBS HMC is used. What will happen if a patient is discharged outside of normal pharmacy service business A separate PBS/RPBS prescription will need to be prepared in this instance by the PBS prescriber discharging the patient (as per the current practice). My patient prefer to attend their local pharmacy. Can I give them a copy of the PBS HMC with the discharge section completed to take to their local pharmacy?
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