Alternative Arrangements for Medicines
Aboriginal Health Services and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
The following page contains information on improving access to essential medicines by clients of remote Aboriginal Health Services through the special PBS supply arrangements enacted under the provisions of section 100 of the National Health Act 1953.
These links provide access to more specific PBS s100 information.
>> Eligibility Criteria
>> Distribution of approved services
>> Obtaining pharmaceutical benefit items
>> Dispensing
>> Remuneration and claims system for Pharmacists
>> Frequently Asked Questions
>> s100 Information Sheet
>> Application Form
>> RRMA Search
Provision of Pharmacy Services to Aboriginal and Islander Health Services
>> S100 Pharmacy Support Allowance
>> Guidelines and standards for pharmacists
To address identified barriers in accessing the PBS, special arrangements were introduced in 1999 for the supply of PBS medicines to clients of eligible remote area Aboriginal Health Services (AHSs). Under the provisions of section 100 of the National Health Act 1953, clients of approved remote area AHSs are able to receive medicines from the AHS, without the need for a normal PBS prescription form, and without charge.
Clients of around 170 remote area AHSs, including Aboriginal community controlled AHSs and remote services operated by the States and Territories, benefit from improved PBS access through these arrangements.
The links to the right of the page provide access to more specific PBS s100 information.
For further information about PBS access by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, please contact the Department via e-mail: pbs-indigenous@health.gov.au
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