Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This section applies in relation to:
(a) the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit to a person (the patient ) by an approved pharmacist (the supplier ) under subsection 89A(1) of the Act; and
(b) the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit by an approved supplier (the supplier ) on the basis of a medication chart prescription written for a person (the patient ).
(2) The supplier must collect the following information at the time of supply:
(a) information about whether the patient is, at the time of the supply:
(i) a concessional beneficiary or a dependant of a concessional beneficiary; or
(ii) the holder of a concession card or entitlement card;
(b) for a person referred to in subparagraph (a)(i)--the number specified on a card, issued by the Commonwealth, as an entitlement number (however described) in relation to the person;
(c) for a person referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii)--the number of the concession card or entitlement card.
(3) The supplier must include the information collected under subsection (2) in the claim for a payment from the Commonwealth in relation to the supply using the Claims Transmission System, within the meaning given by subsection 99AAA(1) of the Act.