General user experience enhancements
- Addition of new ‘Reports’ tile under the services tab in portal for industry users
Updates to Prescribed List functionality
- Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) integration for PL lodgements
- Billing code level progress status is now visible to applicants for PL submissions on the Portal
- Invoices can now be paid through the HPP
- PL billing code list history report is now available in portal
- Correspondence notifications to sponsor on update to billing code application ‘evaluation status’ for prescribed list applications
Updates to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme functionality
- Authorised Representatives require a company domain email address
- Invoices can now be paid through the HPP
Updates to Medicare Benefits Schedule functionality
- ARTG integration for MSAC lodgements
- Update Notice of Intent (NOI) form for MSAC resubmission applications
- Ability to provide original application number and supporting documentation
- Update NOI form for co-dependent applications
- Allow users to choose Integrated or Streamlined subcategories
- Addition of text to clarify applicant developed assessment report (ADAR) lodgement deadlines for streamlined co-dependent submissions
Updates to API functionality
- New PBS API web pages have been created - please visit data.pbs.gov.au/api/pbs-api.html for PBS API information and all future API updates
- Embargo API Access Renewal process is now automated
- Please visit PBS API - Frequently Asked Questions ‘When do my API access credentials expire?’ for further information
Bug fixes and minor enhancements
- Company details under the company information section have been made mandatory
- Visibility on application details (Reference, Title and Type) on creating the new correspondence for respective lodgement
- Digital identity ‘myGovID’ has changed its name to ‘myID’
If you have any questions about this release, please reach out to HPP.Support@Health.gov.au.