Archived publications
We have archived all publications relating to the Prescribed List. You can find these on the National Library of Australia's web archive.
Resources
Advice on Bundling Arrangements for General Use Items on the Prostheses List
A report from the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) detailing advice on the bundling arrangements for General Use Items currently listed on the Prostheses List (PL).
Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority – General Use item bundles – December 2022
This document contains a breakdown of each General Use Item Bundle. They are shown by Product Branch Code, Product Branch Descriptor, Product Class Code, Product Class Description, Variant Branch Code, Variant Branch Description, Bundle Variant Code, Bundle Variant Description and Bundle Benefit.
Cost Recovery Implementation Statement – Administration of the Prostheses List – 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023
This statement describes how the Department of Health recovers the costs of administering the Prostheses List.
Health Products Portal
The Health Products Portal provides a single digital channel for industry to interact with us about regulated and reimbursed health-related products and services.
Advice on the Prostheses List adjusted benefit amounts
This collection of document contains the advice on the Prostheses List adjusted benefit amounts resulting from the public benchmarking undertaken by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA). Each document shows the March 2022 benefits and the new benefits from 1 July 2022.
Benchmark Price for Prostheses in Australian Public Hospitals 2020–21
This report was prepared by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) to establish a benchmark price for prostheses in Australian public hospitals.
General use items to be removed from the Prostheses List by group
Updated final list of general use items from part A to be removed from the Prostheses List which includes data from the published March 2022 PL.
Hospital Establishment – Type by Prostheses list product group
A list of all the items in the Prostheses list by private hospital type.
Prostheses list reforms – Consultation No. 1 – Executive summary
The executive summary shows the stakeholder views to improvements to the Protheses List (PL) as announced in the 2021–22 Federal Budget.
Historical background of the Prostheses list reform 2021–2025
This fact sheet lists reviews of the Prostheses List since we established it in 1985.
Memorandum of Understanding for the policy parameters of the Prostheses list reforms
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Minister for Health and Aged care and the Medical Technology Association of Australia.
Prostheses List purpose definitions and scope – frequently asked questions
This document outlines frequently asked questions regarding the Consultation Paper No 1 – Prostheses List (PL) purpose, definitions and scope.
Prostheses List purpose definitions and scope – consultation paper
The purpose of this paper is to clarify details of the government’s decision to better define the PL purpose, definitions, and scope and explore how this might be implemented in delegated legislation and the guidance.
Prostheses List purpose, definitions and scope – webinar presentation
This webinar discussed the Prostheses List purpose, definitions and scope consultation paper and features a panel of experts who have answered questions regarding its content.
MBS listing – general miscellaneous items by individual principal
This dataset provides general miscellaneous items by individual principal for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item listing.
Modernising and Improving Private Health Insurance Prostheses List - General Use Items
The Australian Government is investing $22 million over 4 years to modernise and improve the Prostheses List (PL). This includes addressing issues raised by recent reviews of the scope and operation of PL.
Cost Recovery Implementation Statement – Administration of the Prostheses List – 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
This statement describes how the Department of Health recovers the costs of administering the Prostheses List.
Private Health Insurance – Modernising and improving the private health insurance Prostheses List
A Budget 2021–22 fact sheet.
Options for a revised framework for setting and reviewing benefits for the Prostheses List report
This report describes the proceedings of the Revised Benefit Setting and Review Framework Industry Working Group (BSRIWG) over 8 meetings held between April 2018 and February 2020.
Review of the General Miscellaneous Category of the Prostheses List report
This document reports on the outcomes of the Review of the General Miscellaneous Category of the Prostheses List.
Prostheses List Cost Recovery Implementation Statement – 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021
This statement describes how the Department of Health recovers the costs of administering the Prostheses List.
Hibernation of Agreement with the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA)
Find out about the hibernation of all Prostheses List reform work covered under the Agreement with the MTAA. The work will pause for up to 12 months.
Prostheses List Grouping Schemes
View the grouping schemes for each product category in the Prostheses List, effective from 1 March 2020. They include suffixes and definitions.
Review of the General Miscellaneous Category of the Prostheses List terms of reference
This document is the terms of reference for the review of the General Miscellaneous Category of the Prostheses List.
Trans-Aortic Valve Implantation Clinical Advisory Group Guideline
This guideline lists the 13 parameters you must address when applying to add a Trans-Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) device to the Prostheses List.
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