I’m a Nurse Practitioner, my employer has told me I don’t need a legislated collaborative arrangement to prescribe PBS medications anymore. Is that true?

Yes. From 1 November 2024 nurse practitioners and eligible midwives do not need to have specified collaborative arrangements with medical practitioners to prescribe PBS medications and provide Medicare subsidised care, which supports nurses and midwives to work to their full scope of practice. If you would like to learn more FAQs – Click here