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National Health (Concession or entitlement card fee) Determination 2012 (No. PB 102 of 2011)

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PB 102 of 2011
 
National Health (Concession or entitlement card fee) Determination 2012
 
National Health Act 1953
                           
 
I, Kim Bessell, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Access Branch, Department of Health and Ageing and delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, pursuant to subsection 84HA(1) of the National Health Act 1953 (the Act), having in accordance with subsection 84HA(2) of the Act obtained the agreement of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, hereby make this determination.
 
 
Dated 08 December 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kim Bessell
 
______________________________________        
Kim Bessell
Assistant Secretary
Pharmaceutical Access Branch
Department of Health and Ageing
 
 
 
1     Name of Determination
 
(1)     This Determination is the National Health (Concession card or entitlement card fee) Determination 2012.
(2)     This Determination may also be cited as PB 102 of 2011.
 
2     Commencement
 
This Determination commences on 1 January 2012.
 
3     Amount Payable
 
The amount payable by the Commonwealth to an approved pharmacist, an approved medical practitioner or an approved hospital authority in respect of each safety net concession card, each pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card, and each additional or replacement card in relation to any of those cards, issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of the National Health Act 1953 and the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 by an approved pharmacist, an approved medical practitioner or an approved hospital authority is $8.88.
 
Note
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