Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

Medicare provider number (MPN) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber number eligibility

This module provides an overview of health professional eligibility and understanding of how to apply for a MPN or prescriber number from Services Australia.

Eligibility requirements

This module provides an overview of the eligibility requirements for patient access to the PBS/RPBS, prescribing PBS/RPBS items and supplying PBS/RPBS items.

Using the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits

This module introduces the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits (the Schedule).

Sections 48, 49 and 51

This module outlines the requirements for prescribing and supplying under Sections 48, 49 and 51 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017.

Authority Required items

This module outlines requirements for applying for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) Authority Required and Authority Required (STREAMLINED) items..

Highly Specialised Drugs

This module provides an overview of the Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD) program.

Approved and unapproved pharmacies

This module outlines approved and unapproved pharmacy requirements.

Dispensing and supplying

This module outlines requirements for dispensing and supplying Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) items.

Claiming

This module outlines information for pharmacists about the electronic claiming of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Benefits Scheme (RPBS) medicines.

Medical Practitioners prescription requirements

This module outlines the requirements for writing Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) prescriptions for Medical Practitioners.

Authorised Optometrists prescription requirements

This module outlines the requirements for writing Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) prescriptions for authorised Optometrists.

Prescription requirements for authorised Nurse Practitioners and authorised Midwives

This module outlines the requirements for writing Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) prescriptions for authorised Nurse Practitioners and authorised Midwives.

Prescription requirements for Dentists

This module outlines the requirements for writing Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) prescriptions for Dentists.

Prescription requirements for Approved Suppliers

This module outlines the requirements valid Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) prescriptions.

Prescriber bag supplies

This module provides information on prescriber bag eligibility.

PBS costs and the Safety Net

This module provides information on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net and associated costs.

How to Find a patient using Health Professional Online Services (HPOS) for pharmacies

This module provides a guide for pharmacies to use??Health Professional Online Services (HPOS)??to verify patient Medicare and Department of Veterans??? Affairs (DVA) details. It also demonstrates how to verify concessional entitlements and obtain associated details for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claiming purposes.

Adding and linking to Health Professional Online Services (HPOS) for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for pharmacies

This simulation will run for approximately 6 minutes.