CLOSING The Gap ChangeX: The Department of Health has released information about the changes to the CTG Co-payment Relief, effective 1 July.
The changes include:
Introduction of a centralised patient registration database managed by Services Australia.
Hospital PBS prescriptions can be dispensed as CTG by community pharmacies and private hospital pharmacies.
It is no longer mandatory for prescribers to annotate CTG on prescriptions, however it is recommended to alert pharmacies when dispensing.
New PBS Online alerts added for CTG dispensing and claiming to send an alert if patient status is submitted incorrectly compared to patient registration.
CTG claiming is based on date of dispense and not the date on prescription. This means that existing PBS prescriptions and repeats can be dispensed as CTG after a person has been registered.
Pharmacists can confirm if a patient is listed on the CTG register through HPOS. Members should ensure that the pharmacy, owner and pharmacist staff members have linked their PRODA to HPOS.
Further details can be obtained HERE.
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