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1.1.P.240 Pharmaceutical allowance rate (PhA)

Definition

For the purposes of PhA, the 'PhA rate' is the yearly amount of PhA that would have been added to a person's MBR if a PhA advance was not being paid to the person.

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.8.2 PhA - qualification & payability, 5.4.3 PhA advance payment

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