Time is Running Out – have you claimed your final PCI payment?
May 25, 2010
The Pharmacy Connectivity
Incentive Program (PCI), funded by
the Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing
through the Fourth Community
Pharmacy Agreement, concludes on
30 June 2010 and is not continuing
under the Fifth Agreement.
Claim forms must reach Medicare
Australia on or before 30 June to be
eligible for payment. The claim
form, and other information
regarding the program, is available
from www.guild.org.au/pci.
Pharmacies can only lodge one
claim every 12 month period. For
example, if your previous PCI claim
form was signed on 10 June 2009
the signature date on your next
claim form cannot be before 10
June 2010. If your last claim was
signed on or after 1 July 2009, you
are not eligible for any further
incentive payments during the
remainder of the program. If you
are unsure of whether or not you
have submitted your claim, or
received payment, please contact
Medicare Australia on 1800 818 111
or pci@medicareaustralia.gov.au.
Pharmacies will not be eligible for
an incentive unless they are
connected to a plan that is listed on
the PCI website as an Eligible
Service Plan. Pharmacies must also
be under a 12 month contract for
the service unless they are
connected to a Telstra Bigpond,
Chariot, Optus (OBB, Business
Broadband, and Yes plans),
OntheNet, TPG or Westnet service.
For further information, please
visit the website, call Meagan
Edward on 03 9810 9940 or email
pci@guild.org.au.
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